Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Braintree District Council
Causeway House, Bocking End
Braintree
CM7 9HB
UK
Contact person: Katrine Sallows
Telephone: +44 7874887128
E-mail: katrine.sallows@braintree.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.braintree.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ephframeworks.org
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Miscellaneous-business-related-services./T572FX54EJ
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/T572FX54EJ
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
NEEB Business Support Delivery
Reference number: PROC22-0165
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79990000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Braintree District Council (BDC), on behalf of the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB), are looking to procure a business support provider to deliver services across two years – 2023/24 & 2024/25 for North Essex businesses and residents (Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon and Tendring Local Authority Areas). The maximum budget available for this service is Year 1 (2023/24) £138,269.31 and Year 2 (2024/25) £287,835.36. Tenders that exceed the maximum annual budgets will be considered non-compliant and be rejected as such.
There is potential for Epping and Harlow Local Authority Areas to join this arrangement prior to contract commencement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
626 105.00
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:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Essex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Funded by UK Shared Prosperity Funding, this is a one-off project estimated to last two years subject to satisfactory performance and continuing receipt of such funding.
Braintree District Council on behalf of NEEB are seeking the provision of a specialist organisation to deliver free business support for the purpose of increasing the number of businesses accessing support services from within the NEEB area. This will include a series of targeted interventions to raise the profile of the NEEB support, such as (as a minimum) workshops, webinars, targeted marketing campaigns and drop-in sessions under the main themes of general business support, digital skills and financial and debt management support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
626 105.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
27/04/2023
End:
31/03/2025
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.paessex.gov.uk/respond/T572FX54EJ
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/03/2023
Local time: 11:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
05/06/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/03/2023
Local time: 11:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
<a href="https://www.paessex.gov.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Miscellaneous-business-related-services./T572FX54EJ" target="_blank">https://www.paessex.gov.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Braintree:-Miscellaneous-business-related-services./T572FX54EJ</a>
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
<a href="https://www.paessex.gov.uk/respond/T572FX54EJ" target="_blank">https://www.paessex.gov.uk/respond/T572FX54EJ</a>
GO Reference: GO-202328-PRO-22080867
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Braintree District Council
Braintree
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/02/2023