Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Tyneside Council
North Tyneside Council, Quadrant, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
UK
Contact person: Ms Yazmine Baddoo
Telephone: +44 1916435651
E-mail: yazmine.baddoo@northtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
North Shields Cultural Quarter mentoring programme
Reference number: DN713250
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
:North Tyneside Council wish to engage with one supplier, with a strong knowledge of and experience of working with creative practitioners and organisations across North Tyneside, to deliver bespoke one-to-one and one-to-many mentoring for Cultural & Creative* practitioners and businesses based in North Tyneside. The types of creative practitioners supported could be (but not limited to) social enterprises, limited companies, and freelancers. The service will offer intensive advice and support to anyone considering establishing a Cultural & Creative business or developing their individual practice, as well as those looking to grow or diversify an existing business or creative practice. The budget for the Mentoring programme is £80,000 to deliver between May 2024 to April 2027. The maximum value of this Contract may be increased by up to £120,000 over the Contract Period should additional funding be made available to the Authority by the Grantor for provision of the Services.
Further information is available to download immediately after registering an interest and response must be received by the deadline stated in the NEPO Portal.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
80 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
:North Tyneside Council wish to engage with one supplier, with a strong knowledge of and experience of working with creative practitioners and organisations across North Tyneside, to deliver bespoke one-to-one and one-to-many mentoring for Cultural & Creative* practitioners and businesses based in North Tyneside. The types of creative practitioners supported could be (but not limited to) social enterprises, limited companies, and freelancers. The service will offer intensive advice and support to anyone considering establishing a Cultural & Creative business or developing their individual practice, as well as those looking to grow or diversify an existing business or creative practice. The budget for the Mentoring programme is £80,000 to deliver between May 2024 to April 2027. The maximum value of this Contract may be increased by up to £120,000 over the Contract Period should additional funding be made available to the Authority by the Grantor for provision of the Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 85
Price
/ Weighting:
15
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
80 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
30/04/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
22/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant East, Cobalt Business Park, The Silverlink North,
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
UK
E-mail: yazmine.baddoo@northtyneside.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2024