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Contract Award Notice

Growth Service for Businesses in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Contract

  • First published: 20 October 2021
  • Last modified: 20 October 2021

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth Company
Authority ID:
AA79154
Publication date:
20 October 2021
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

This procurement is to appoint an organisation to administer — a capital Growth Investment Fund of grants and

equity investments, as well as an innovation and relocation grant.

The contract is to appoint a single company or prime contractor/consortia type arrangement to support the

CPCA in delivering the local industrial strategy by way of four specific areas of growth.

These include:

• an inclusive growth service:

To engage our highest potential growth firms to better support them to accelerate their growth, increase their

capacity and capability for growth, sustain their period within growth, or all three.

• an inward investment service:

To extend our reach into key global markets, to engage and persuade overseas firms to locate into our economy

or invest in our strategic projects to increase our employment space, develop our transport infrastructure or

establish a new university.

• a skills service:

To provide an effective brokerage between young talent and those retraining or progressing in a career, our

employers and our skills providers, to improve the supply of skills to enable growth.

• a capital growth or innovation and relocation grant:

To co-invest with small firms in the cost of contracting experts to help either through GBP 50 000 grants or

equity investments:

— to provide access to R&D funding from UK and EU agencies for new product growth and increased

productivity;

— to provide access to fast-track planning, partners and investment for new build employment space.

These service will be delivered in each of our three subeconomies in a tailored manner to better spread growth

more evenly across our total economy.

Changes since the previous notice

The CPCA is procuring this contract as agent for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth

Company (CPBGC) which is a wholly own subsidiary of the CPCA established for the sole purpose of delivering

this contract. The CPCA is in the process of incorporating the CPBGC. The contract will be entered into by the successful bidder and the CPBGC. The CPCA will provide ad-hoc support to the CPBGC during the

procurement process and during the term of the contract.

Also, a new requirement for FCA Authorisation has been added into the SSQ stage.

In addition, the procurement timescales have been extended to address the current commercial challenges

surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Finally, we are inviting bidders to consider in their response how they will tailor the delivery of those services (as

set out in the existing specification) to take into account the current economic situation and any future, unknown

business challenges the local businesses may face in the future caused by the pandemic. Further information is

set out in the adaptability and future agility document.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth Company

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 72 Market Street

Ely

CB7 4LS

UK

Contact person: Miss Chantel Allott

Telephone: +44 1480277180

E-mail: chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

NUTS: UKH1

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Growth Service for Businesses in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Contract

Reference number: DN577040

II.1.2) Main CPV code

66000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This procurement is to establish a Growth service that through a prime contractor/consortia arrangement

provides the following:

• an inclusive coaching service to support resilience and growth,

• an inward investment scheme,

• a skills service,

• a grants and equity investment administrative service.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 26 840 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79000000

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKH1

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement is to appoint an organisation to administer — a capital Growth Investment Fund of grants and

equity investments, as well as an innovation and relocation grant.

The contract is to appoint a single company or prime contractor/consortia type arrangement to support the

CPCA in delivering the local industrial strategy by way of four specific areas of growth.

These include:

• an inclusive growth service:

To engage our highest potential growth firms to better support them to accelerate their growth, increase their

capacity and capability for growth, sustain their period within growth, or all three.

• an inward investment service:

To extend our reach into key global markets, to engage and persuade overseas firms to locate into our economy

or invest in our strategic projects to increase our employment space, develop our transport infrastructure or

establish a new university.

• a skills service:

To provide an effective brokerage between young talent and those retraining or progressing in a career, our

employers and our skills providers, to improve the supply of skills to enable growth.

• a capital growth or innovation and relocation grant:

To co-invest with small firms in the cost of contracting experts to help either through GBP 50 000 grants or

equity investments:

— to provide access to R&D funding from UK and EU agencies for new product growth and increased

productivity;

— to provide access to fast-track planning, partners and investment for new build employment space.

These service will be delivered in each of our three subeconomies in a tailored manner to better spread growth

more evenly across our total economy.

Changes since the previous notice

The CPCA is procuring this contract as agent for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth

Company (CPBGC) which is a wholly own subsidiary of the CPCA established for the sole purpose of delivering

this contract. The CPCA is in the process of incorporating the CPBGC. The contract will be entered into by the successful bidder and the CPBGC. The CPCA will provide ad-hoc support to the CPBGC during the

procurement process and during the term of the contract.

Also, a new requirement for FCA Authorisation has been added into the SSQ stage.

In addition, the procurement timescales have been extended to address the current commercial challenges

surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Finally, we are inviting bidders to consider in their response how they will tailor the delivery of those services (as

set out in the existing specification) to take into account the current economic situation and any future, unknown

business challenges the local businesses may face in the future caused by the pandemic. Further information is

set out in the adaptability and future agility document.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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: Yes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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:

2020/S 072-173477

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

02/02/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GEG SERVICES LIMITED

Birmingham

UK

NUTS: UKG31

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 26 840 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/10/2021

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Other Services
66000000 Financial and insurance services Finance and Related Services
98000000 Other community, social and personal services Other Services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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