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UK Shared Prosperity (UKSPF) & Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) Supporting Local Business
Business development consultancy services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Central Bedfordshire Council: "UK Shared Prosperity (UKSPF) & Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) Supporting Local Business". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Central Bedfordshire Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Central Bedfordshire Council
Market Analytics
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Published history for Central Bedfordshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1.4Bids / Report
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Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 11 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published13 Oct 2023, 10:25 BST | Last source update13 Oct 2023, 10:25 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBusiness development consultancy services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-040ba2 | ||
What is being bought
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) was launched by the government in 2022 and is central to its 'levelling up' agenda, with £2.6 billion of funding set aside nationally for local investment by March 2025. The Government's aim of the fund is to invest in domestic priorities by targeting funding where it is needed most - building pride in place - supporting high-quality skills, training and pay and investing in employment opportunities, innovation and productivity.
Central Bedfordshire Council was allocated funding through both UKSPF and also the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) through an addendum to deliver projects in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
The Council has committed some of this funding to the Supporting Local business theme, which aims to create jobs and boost community cohesion through investment in existing industries and institutions, support for those starting businesses, sharing knowledge and expertise, improvement in retail, hospitality and leisure facilities, networking and collaboration and stimulating innovation and growth
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
13 Oct 2023, 10:25 BST - Official notice release published
13 Oct 2023, 10:25 BST - Buyer information updated
13 Oct 2023, 10:25 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedDelivery of the following 5 Supporting Local Businesses interventions: Summary of each intervention Project: E21: Business Innovation - Engagement and provision of innovation and technological support to Central Bedfordshire Businesses with the intention of improving their performance. Enterprises will receive expert business advice, guidance, training and mentoring to support them with improved productivity, and assistance to adopt new or improved products or services. E24A: Business Start Up & Entrepreneurship (including support for Social Enterprises) - This intervention is to support Entrepreneurship (those in the process of starting up) & Start Up businesses (including social enterprises). Delivery will be aimed at assisting potential entrepreneurs to be business ready/self-employment and resulting in businesses being set up as a result of support received as well as newly established businesses E24B: Business Growth - Scale up & Resilience - Supporting established businesses with growth potential through the adoption of new or improved products or services E28: Export Support with Grants - Delivery of export-readiness activity as a result of UKSPF support, resulting in local businesses engaged in new markets following support. Export Grants to support Businesses to grow their overseas trading, supporting local employment Support for businesses in developing their export strategy E29: Local Business De-carbonisation - Delivery Supporting decarbonisation, net zero initiatives and improving the natural environment whilst growing the local economy through direct advice, guidance, mentoring and training resulting in a new or improved de-carbonisation/net zero plan. Overall - All Supporting local business Interventions to be underpinned by: Direct business support, advice, guidance, mentoring and trainingContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
13 Oct 2023, 10:25 BST - Award active
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Signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £461,451 - Contract active
Signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £178,931 - Contract active
Signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £495,160 - Contract active
Signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £495,160 - Contract active
Signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · £432,874
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards University of Bedfordshire Not published · Not published · active Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce Not published · Not published · active WENTA Not published · Not published · active Cranfield University Not published · Not published · active Cranfield University Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Business Innovation £461,451 · signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active Export support £178,931 · signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active Business Entrepreneurship and Start Up £495,160 · signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active Business Scale Up & Resilience £495,160 · signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active Local Business Decarbonisation £432,874 · signed 12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Central Bedfordshire Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-707Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe procurement involves the provision of highly specialised professional services.
The aim is to partner with experienced, specialised local business support intermediaries who understand the local geography, have existing relationships with the local SME community and who are best placed to engage with eligible businesses at pace, deliver high quality support across the 5 interventions (innovation, entrepreneurship, business growth, exporting and decarbonisation) alongside capital grant delivery to enhance the tangible impacts.
There is a significant possibility that any underspend from the current financial year may not be carried forwarded to next year, based on current guidance from Government. This could result in a substantial loss of funding and much needed support for our business community. By enabling partnership with local organisations, we are maximising spend in 2023/24 and reducing the risk of losing funding from Government.
Within Central Bedfordshire, we have existing, highly specialised business support intermediaries who have significant relationships with our business community and understand the local geography and SME ecosystem to enable them to deliver at pace. |