Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
UK
Contact person: Mr Daniel Warnock
Telephone: +44 7592271110
E-mail: Daniel.Warnock@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.procontract.due-north.com
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
Northumberland Small Business Service Provision of Technical Specialists and 1:2:1 support
Reference number: DN693065
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Northumberland Small Business Service is delivered by Advance Northumberland delivering on behalf of Northumberland County Council. The project is part funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority Investment Fund and by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund with the North of Tyne Combined Authority as the lead authority.
The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS) Programme will be delivered over a 3-year period from 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2026 which will deliver business diagnostic and brokerage services available to all small and micro businesses across Northumberland.
Advance Northumberland wishes to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists to work alongside the NSBS programme. The selected supplier will facilitate the provision of 1-2-1 advice to eligible businesses identified by the project and accepted onto the NSBS Programme.
In order to deliver the 1-2-1 specialist support effectively, we wish to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists specialised in the following themes:
• Business planning
• Financial planning/modelling
• New product development support
• Resilience planning
• Taxation and exemption
• Sales strategies and work winning
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Enablement and Transformation
• Subsidy control and procurement guidance
• Market opportunities and demand
• Supply chain efficiencies and requirements
• Succession planning.
• Legal structures
• Innovation
This support will equate to between 3-12 hours of eligible support per business depending upon their requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northumberland Small Business Service is delivered by Advance Northumberland delivering on behalf of Northumberland County Council. The project is part funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority Investment Fund and by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund with the North of Tyne Combined Authority as the lead authority.
The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS) Programme will be delivered over a 3-year period from 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2026 which will deliver business diagnostic and brokerage services available to all small and micro businesses across Northumberland.
Advance Northumberland wishes to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists to work alongside the NSBS programme. The selected supplier will facilitate the provision of 1-2-1 advice to eligible businesses identified by the project and accepted onto the NSBS Programme.
In order to deliver the 1-2-1 specialist support effectively, we wish to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists specialised in the following themes:
• Business planning
• Financial planning/modelling
• New product development support
• Resilience planning
• Taxation and exemption
• Sales strategies and work winning
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Enablement and Transformation
• Subsidy control and procurement guidance
• Market opportunities and demand
• Supply chain efficiencies and requirements
• Succession planning.
• Legal structures
• Innovation
This support will equate to between 3-12 hours of eligible support per business depending upon their requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
06/11/2023
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:
06/11/2023
Local time: 12:05
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
High Court of England and Wales
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/10/2023