Contract

GROW - consultancy and mentor support for growing North Tyneside businesses

  • North Tyneside Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012727

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fc7d

Published 3 April 2025, 11:01am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Tyneside Borough Council

Quadrant

North Tyneside

NE270BY

Contact

Yazmine

Email

yazmine.baddoo@northtyneside.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1916431455

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://my.northtyneside.gov.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

GROW - consultancy and mentor support for growing North Tyneside businesses

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

Further Competition carried out under NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region. Bespoke 1-2-1, consultancy and mentoring support for established businesses, with a specific goal in mind, across North Tyneside.

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: £105,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Further Competition carried out under NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region.

Contract to deliver the GROW theme of the Business Factory programme. The supplier will be required to provide bespoke 1-2-1, consultancy & mentoring support for some early stage and established businesses, with a specific 'growth' goal in mind, across North Tyneside.

The project has a remit covering the whole of the Borough of North Tyneside. The contract will be performance linked and is expected to deliver a minimum of 3hrs, maximum of 12 hours, of support to 55 businesses from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

The contract will also include a flexible fund to support the procurement of additional consultancy that may be required over the 12-month period.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Below threshold further competition carried out under a DPS. NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


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

1 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Umi Commercial Limited

North East

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
Companies House

07227157

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: £105,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £105,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

North Tyneside Council

North Tyneside

Country

United Kingdom