Official UK procurement notice
West Midlands Combined Authority
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this programme is to manage this grant to increase the business skills and confidence of the participants to enable them to build sustainable social enterprises (or trading arms of charities) capable of growth.
We are looking for multiple business support grant administrators to deliver this programme under different Lots, the Business Support providers need to demonstrate their ability to support trading Social Economy organisations in the West Midlands, who are at varying stages of development.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Start – peer learning & grant for the leaders of 42 social economy trading…
Start – peer learning & grant for the leaders of 42 social economy trading organisations started since the outbreak of Covid with income between £15k & £50k pa
Lot #2Build – peer learning & grant for the leaders of 21 social economy trading…
Build – peer learning & grant for the leaders of 21 social economy trading organisations over 2 years old with income between £50k and £100k pa
Lot #3Grow – peer learning & grant for the leaders of for 42 social economy trading…
Grow – peer learning & grant for the leaders of for 42 social economy trading organisations with income of between £100k and £500k pa
Lot #4Accelerate – peer learning & grant for the leaders of for 15 social economy trading…
Accelerate – peer learning & grant for the leaders of for 15 social economy trading organisations with income in excess of £500k pa
Lot #5Sustain – one to one follow-on support for the 120 participants from Lots 1 to 4
Lot #6Readiness – training for at least 40 leaders of social economy trading organisations…
Readiness – training for at least 40 leaders of social economy trading organisations who are ready to bid for public sector contracts and/or take on social investment plus awareness building for public sector commissioners and/or social investment providers.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jul 2023, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2023, 14:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Aug 2023 – …
- Authority reference
04787-2023- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019639- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e047Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Please refer to the ITT document for information on the review and escalation process.
Publisher note: The point of contact for all companies throughout this procurement process is via West Midlands Combined Authority’s Bravo eTendering system (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk) using the message/correspondence feature except as otherwise advised by West Midlands Combined Authority from time to time. Bidders should refrain from using any other forms of direct communication other than the Bravo. Once registered, please search for Project_698, ITT_1275, Social Economy Growth, in order to gain access to the tender documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Aug 2023, 14:01 BST
Timeline
10 Jul 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published10 Jul 2023, 14:30 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Aug 2023, 14:01 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.