Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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.castlepoint.gov.uk
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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
626 105.00
GBP
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
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-003880
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROC22-0163
Title: NEEB Business Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Let's do Business (South East) Group Limited
07422542
7 Wellington Square
Hastings
TN34 1PD
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 426 105.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-2023525-PRO-23048053
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Braintree District Council
Braintree
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/05/2023