Awarded contract

WP952 UKSPF Business Growth Support

  • WP3952 - UKSPF Business Growth Support

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-006831

Published 4 March 2024, 12:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

WP3952 - UKSPF Business Growth Support

WS1 1TP

Walsall

WS1 1TP

Email

procurement@walsall.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG38 - Walsall

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WP952 UKSPF Business Growth Support

Reference number

WP3952

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council wishes to commission a contract for the provision of a business programme to support Walsall start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities to increase their productivity. Set to be delivered until 31st March 2025, the provision should provide expert advice, guidance and support to businesses in the form of 1-2-1 engagement and events. The provider should work with business leaders to take a forensic look at their business and connect them with support that will best create growth. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, providers should set out how they will deliver against the UKSPF investment priorities of Supporting Local Business, as well as supporting delivery of the overarching Council Plan vision and themes, by identifying priority interventions and activities that can be delivered between 1 January 2024 and March 2025, with an option to extend for further 24 months should further funding be received by Gover

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: £450,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG38 - Walsall

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council wishes to commission a contract for the provision of a business programme to support Walsall start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities to increase their productivity. Set to be delivered until 31st March 2025, the provision should provide expert advice, guidance and support to businesses in the form of 1-2-1 engagement and events. The provider should work with business leaders to take a forensic look at their business and connect them with support that will best create growth. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, providers should set out how they will deliver against the UKSPF investment priorities of Supporting Local Business, as well as supporting delivery of the overarching Council Plan vision and themes, by identifying priority interventions and activities that can be delivered between 1 January 2024 and March 2025, with an option to extend for further 24 months should further funding be received by Government.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 10

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: Yes

Identification of the project

UKSPF


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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-034294


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

WP3952

Title

UKSPF - Business Growth Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 7

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Oxford Innovation Services Limited

Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road, Oxford OX1 1BY

Oxford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG38 - Walsall
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £450,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £428,874


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Walsall

WS1 1TP

Country

United Kingdom