Soft Market Testing for Growth Hub Service a Business Support Service
Buyer: Essex County Council
- Published
- 20 March 2024
- Estimated value
- £100,000
- Place of performance
- UKH3
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 009058-2024
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-044ae3
- Official source
- Official source
Description
Essex County Council (ECC) intends to procure a specialist provider to provide Growth Hub support. Growth Hubs are an established business support service, which provide free and impartial signposting, information, and advice to all businesses looking to succeed, helping them to navigate the national and local support landscape. It is Government grant funded annually by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and provides a one stop shop for business support services that offers: • Information, navigation, and signposting via a coordinated, multi-channel service • One-to-one structured support to small and medium enterprises, incorporating a diagnostic assessment of business needs and advice and guidance. The existing contract expires on 30th June 2024. ECC would like to gauge the interest for a contract that would start on the 1 July 2024 and expire on 31 March 2025. Bids can be from a single organisation, a consortium or a lead entity with sub-contracting; this will be at the supplier’s discretion but is subject to agreement from Essex County Council. The estimated budget for this service is £100,000. The budget is based on previously received grants for the same service, ho…
Official publications
- FTS · 009058-2024 · 20 March 2024
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