Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Advance Northumberland Limited
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
Contact
Mr Dan Warnock
daniel.warnock@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3456006400
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC21 - Northumberland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Northumberland Small Business Service Provision of Technical Specialists and 1:2:1 support
Reference number
DN694814
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £381,150
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC21 - Northumberland
two.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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-030511
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Northumberland Small Business Service Ltd
6 Esther Court, Wansbeck Business Park, Rotary Parkway,
Ashington
NE63 8AP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC21 - Northumberland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £381,150
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom