Tender

Business Productivity Growth Advisors

  • Sheffield City Council

F01: Prior information notice (call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015750

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03442b

Published 8 June 2022, 12:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sheffield City Council

Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

S1 2HH

Contact

Tim Dent

Email

tim.dent@sheffield.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 01142053646

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE32 - Sheffield

National registration number

(GB) 173 5488 38

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=48019&B=UK

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=48019&B=UK

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

Business Productivity Growth Advisors

Reference number

54241

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

We are looking to appoint a small team of consultant Productivity Growth Advisors, to support the delivery of the South Yorkshire Business Productivity project by maximising the take up of the productivity grants available to Sheffield SME’s and undertaking support to businesses to help them identify their productivity challenges and how to solve them. The contract will run from July 2022 to March 2023 with the possibility of an extension should the funding become available.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £96,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE32 - Sheffield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

We are looking to appoint a small team of consultant Productivity Growth Advisors, to support the delivery of the South Yorkshire Business Productivity project by maximising the take up of the productivity grants available to Sheffield SME’s and undertaking support to businesses to help them identify their productivity challenges and how to solve them. The contract will run from July 2022 to March 2023 with the possibility of an extension should the funding become available.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £96,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

18 July 2022

End date

31 March 2023

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

European Regional Development Fund (EDRF)


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

29 June 2022

Local time

4:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk