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# Provision of Business Support Consultants for DRIVE Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-business-support-consultants-for-drive-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02a54f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Affilius Limited: "Provision of Business Support Consultants for DRIVE Project". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Affilius Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/affilius-limited-coh-08516327)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a54f`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-business-support-consultants-for-drive-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02a54f#tl-md)

## Description
To secure the drive Project Affilius have joined forces with Selnet Ltd, the Social Enterprise
Network for Lancashire. Selnet are nationally recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 Social
Enterprises and the lead body representing social enterprise in the Lancashire sub-region.
Selnet provide a range of business support services delivered through partners that build
capacity, provide resources and opportunities to help increase competitiveness,
sustainability and impact of the business supported. Selnet have many years’ experience in
contract management and are the lead partner in the delivery of the drive project.
At Affilius we aim to provide an enjoyable service which guides our clients through a digital
evolution to increase competitiveness, profitability, employee engagement and client
satisfaction. We are a small team that gives clients flexibility and high levels of personal
responsibility, expertise supported by a strong network of industry partners.
“drive” is a new, bespoke, stand-alone programme for Lancashire enterprises and
entrepreneurs that fills a gap in both business start-up and growth support provision across
Lancashire.
As a trusted project partner Affilius have agreed with Selnet to deliver specialist business
support through a team of advisers, support activity will focus in Lancashire districts:
Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn Ribble Valley and Blackburn with Darwen. Affilius
have committed private match funding to enable the partnership to access ERDF grant
funding and are committed to achieving the project deliverables for the Lancashire economy.
Over the lifetime of the project we will reach over 200 Businesses including social enterprise
that will benefit from support tailored to their individual business needs.
Through a blend of one-to-one and one-to-many activities, drive will cater to the specific
needs of both new enterprises and to established enterprises looking to grow;
• Provision of specialist start-up support to potential entrepreneurs and to new (under 12
months) SMEs and social enterprises, and;
• Provision of development, growth and capacity building support to established
entrepreneurs, SMEs and social enterprises.
As part of the drive countywide partnership, the Affilius team will work across East
Lancashire supporting project beneficiaries to improve the competitiveness and productivity
of SMEs by increasing their capacity and capability and promoting entrepreneurship, with a
particular emphasis on Social Enterprise (SE).
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced business advisers to operate
on a consultancy basis as part of the Affilius supply team. To provide business planning
support to drive beneficiaries from specified Boroughs within East Lancashire (Burnley,
Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley). In order to encourage positive
engagement in all Boroughs we are seeking to appoint up to 3 experienced advisers who
have knowledge of the area, links to local busine...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-business-support-consultants-for-drive-project-ocds-h6vhtk-02a54f)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced business advisers to operate
on a consultancy basis as part of the Affilius supply team. To provide business planning
support to drive beneficiaries from specified Boroughs within East ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Business Support Consultants for DRIVE Project (active)
  - Award id: `007646-2021-n/a-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mike Wilson, The Support Platform Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12091`, `GB-FTS-12092`
  - Value: £214,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Business Support Consultants for DRIVE Project (active)
  - Signed Value: £214,000
  - Signed Date: 08/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007646-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-12T16:32:41.000Z
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