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# Social Economy Project Support Provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-economy-project-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-03de3b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West of England Combined Authority: "Social Economy Project Support Provider". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West of England Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-of-england-combined-authority-ons-e47000009)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Services furnished by professional organisations
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-economy-project-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-03de3b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03de3b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/social-economy-project-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-03de3b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-economy-project-support-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-03de3b#participate

## Description
To support and grow the social economy in the region, whilst also addressing the current issues of sustainment in the market and the demand for income diversification from the sector.
An experienced business support provider(s), working in partnership with the Combined Authority (CA), is required.
Importantly, support should be available to organisations to explore growth opportunities, along with sustainment and risk management. This will include developing new income streams, building cash reserves, financial management, and building capabilities.
The service will be broken into five key areas of delivery:
•	A range of themed workshop, responsive to the needs of the recipient organisations
•	Mentoring from experienced social entrepreneur(s)
•	Specialist consultancy where necessary
•	Peer networks with mixed representation of organisational structures
•	An accelerator service (this will be for a limited number of organisations each year).

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** To support and grow the social economy in the region, whilst also addressing the current issues of sustainment in the market and the demand for income diversification from the sector.
An experienced business support provider(s), working in partnershi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036911-2023-C1022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GWE Business West**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-114912`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 036911-2023-C1022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 16/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036911-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-15T10:52:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:25:04.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03de3b