Award

Provision of SME Business Advisers

  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029051

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052a64 (view related notices)

Published 2 June 2025, 10:52am



Scope

Reference

25045

Description

Provision of advice to small and medium-sized enterprise.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £394,265.25 excluding VAT
  • £473,118.30 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 9 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

Direct Award - Schedule 5, 13 Urgency

To have a contract in place to deliver provision as required in the 2025/26 Inter-Authority Grant Funding Agreement Relating to Integrated Settlement UKSPF Allocation between West Midlands Combined Authority and Dudley Council


Supplier

OXFORD INNOVATION SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 07860991
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDGR-3349-RPQP

Oxford Centre for Innovation, Blue Boar Court, 9 Alfred Street

Oxford

OX1 4EH

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYJ-3537-GLBW

Council House, Priory Road

Dudley

DY1 1HF

United Kingdom

Region: UKG36 - Dudley

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government