Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Devon County Council
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
Contact
Miss Chloe Staddon
Telephone
+44 1392383000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK4 - Devon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Shared Prosperity Fund – Business Support
Reference number
DN659368
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
Devon County Council (DCC) is running a business support programme funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) until March 2025. This will offer a range of support to businesses and start ups in Mid Devon, East Devon, and Exeter. Support will be delivered through a mixture of in-person and online support, on either a 1-2-1 or workshop basis. Support is to be split into four Lots:
Lot 1: General business support
Lot 2: Green business support
Lot 3: Start up support
Lot 4: Job creation and safeguarding support
These lots will support DCC and it’s local authority partners to meet the aims of SPF and achieve specific SPF outputs and outcomes.
Devon County Council will be hosting a virtual Tender Launch Event via Microsoft Teams on Monday 12th June at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. This will be an opportunity to discuss the service provision, ask questions and help bidders navigate around the tender documentation and the procurement process. This event will be recorded and will be uploaded to ProContract alongside the presentation shortly afterwards.
If you would like to attend this event, please complete the following Tender Launch Event Form so that we can send you an invite link. NB each attendee must complete a form to receive an invitation.
The bidder’s total contract price must not exceed:
£83,100 for Lot 1
o £36,900 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £13,000 for Enterprises adopting new to the firm technologies or processes
o £18,200 for Enterprises with improved productivity
o £11,700 for Enterprises engaged in new markets
o £3,300 for Enterprises adopting new or improved products or services
£118,900 for Lot 2
o £63,000 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £31,200 for Enterprises adopting new to the firm technologies or processes
o £24,700 for Enterprises with improved productivity
£64,800 for Lot 3
o £26,100 for Potential entrepreneurs assisted to be enterprise ready
o £38,700 for New enterprises created as a result of support
£131,450 for Lot 4
o £33,750 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £96,000 for Jobs created as a result of support
o £1,700 for Jobs safeguarded as a result of support
Any bidders that exceed these amounts will not be taken forward to further evaluation and will be rejected for the lot (s) in which the requirement was not met, unless all bids do not meet these requirements.
Bids must also confirm a commitment to provide at least the minimum quantity of outputs and outcomes outlined in column B of the pricing schedule document in respect of each description for each lot. Any Bid that does not meet these minimum requirements will not be taken forward to further evaluation and will be rejected for the lot (s) in which the requirement was not met, unless all bids do not meet these requirements.
If all bids fail to provide these commitments, all bids except those who do not allow for each district to obtain the correct share of outputs and outcomes they require for the overall budget they have allocated individually, will be evaluated.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-015966
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.4
Place of text to be modified
Short description
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Devon County Council (DCC) is running a business support programme funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) until March 2025. This will offer a range of support to businesses and start ups in Mid Devon, East Devon, and Exeter. Support will be delivered through a mixture of in-person and online support, on either a 1-2-1 or workshop basis. Support is to be split into four Lots:
Lot 1: General business support
Lot 2: Green business support
Lot 3: Start up support
Lot 4: Job creation and safeguarding support
These lots will support DCC and it’s local authority partners to meet the aims of SPF and achieve specific SPF outputs and outcomes.
Devon County Council will be hosting a virtual Tender Launch Event via Microsoft Teams on Monday 12th June at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. This will be an opportunity to discuss the service provision, ask questions and help bidders navigate around the tender documentation and the procurement process. This event will be recorded and will be uploaded to ProContract alongside the presentation shortly afterwards.
If you would like to attend this event, please complete the following Tender Launch Event Form so that we can send you an invite link. NB each attendee must complete a form to receive an invitation.
The bidder’s total contract price must not exceed:
£83,100 for Lot 1
o £36,900 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £13,000 for Enterprises adopting new to the firm technologies or processes
o £18,200 for Enterprises with improved productivity
o £11,700 for Enterprises engaged in new markets
o £3,300 for Enterprises adopting new or improved products or services
£118,900 for Lot 2
o £63,000 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £31,200 for Enterprises adopting new to the firm technologies or processes
o £24,700 for Enterprises with improved productivity
£64,800 for Lot 3
o £26,100 for Potential entrepreneurs assisted to be enterprise ready
o £38,700 for New enterprises created as a result of support
£131,450 for Lot 4
o £33,750 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £96,000 for Jobs created as a result of support
o £1,700 for Jobs safeguarded as a result of support
Any bidders that exceed these amounts will not be taken forward to further evaluation and will be rejected for the lot (s) in which the requirement was not met, unless all bids do not meet these requirements.
Bids must also confirm a commitment to provide at least the minimum quantity of outputs and outcomes outlined in column B of the pricing schedule document in respect of each description for each lot. Any Bid that does not meet these minimum requirements will not be taken forward to further evaluation and will be rejected for the lot (s) in which the requirement was not met, unless all bids do not meet these requirements.
If all bids fail to provide these commitments, all bids except those who do not allow for each district to obtain the correct share of outputs and outcomes they require for the overall budget they have allocated individually, will be evaluated.
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Devon County Council (DCC) is running a business support programme funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) until March 2025. This will offer a range of support to businesses and start ups in Mid Devon, East Devon, and Exeter. Support will be delivered through a mixture of in-person and online support, on either a 1-2-1 or workshop basis. Support is to be split into four Lots:
Lot 1: General business support
Lot 2: Green business support
Lot 3: Start up support
Lot 4: Job creation and safeguarding support
These lots will support DCC and it’s local authority partners to meet the aims of SPF and achieve specific SPF outputs and outcomes.
Devon County Council will be hosting a virtual Tender Launch Event via Microsoft Teams on Monday 12th June at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. This will be an opportunity to discuss the service provision, ask questions and help bidders navigate around the tender documentation and the procurement process. This event will be recorded and will be uploaded to ProContract alongside the presentation shortly afterwards.
If you would like to attend this event, please complete the following Tender Launch Event Form so that we can send you an invite link. NB each attendee must complete a form to receive an invitation.
The bidder’s total contract price must not exceed:
£83,100 for Lot 1
o £36,900 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £13,000 for Enterprises adopting new to the firm technologies or processes
o £18,200 for Enterprises with improved productivity
o £11,700 for Enterprises engaged in new markets
o £3,300 for Enterprises adopting new or improved products or services
£118,900 for Lot 2
o £63,000 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £31,200 for Enterprises adopting new to the firm technologies or processes
o £24,700 for Enterprises with improved productivity
£64,800 for Lot 3
o £26,100 for Potential entrepreneurs assisted to be enterprise ready
o £38,700 for New enterprises created as a result of support
£131,450 for Lot 4
o £33,750 for Enterprises receiving non financial support
o £96,000 for Jobs created as a result of support
o £1,700 for Jobs safeguarded as a result of support
Any bidders that exceed these amounts will not be taken forward to further evaluation and will be rejected for the lot (s) in which the requirement was not met, unless all bids do not meet these requirements.
Bids must also confirm a commitment to provide at least the minimum quantity of outputs and outcomes outlined in column B of the pricing schedule document in respect of each description for each lot. Any Bid that does not meet these minimum requirements will not be taken forward to further evaluation and will be rejected for the lot (s) in which the requirement was not met, unless all bids do not meet these requirements.
If all bids fail to provide these commitments, all bids except those who do not allow for each district to obtain the correct share of outputs and outcomes they require for the overall budget they have allocated individually, will be evaluated.
seven.2) Other additional information
The correct Microsoft Forms link referenced above is: