Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
Before modification:
After modification:
- £25,000 excluding VAT
- £30,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract modification date
12 August 2025
Effective date of the modification
12 August 2025
Justifications for contract modification
- Additional goods, services or works
Reason that these justifications apply
Department of Business and Trade, as part of the Growth Hub contract, have provided an additional amount of funding to Growth Hubs with the request to support mutual/cooperative and high street businesses to align with their Backing Essex Business plan and their aspiration to support alternative and high street businesses.
The service provider will use the additional funding to target and provide support to the required alternative and high street businesses.
The change enacted was covered in the initial specification but as funding rules had not been confirmed at the point of tender it was an option to be exercised at a later date once the rules on funding were known.
Change enacted under permissible change permissible on the basis of section 8 (1) from PA23 regulations
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Supplier
Smarter Society Limited
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Email: hello@smartersociety.org
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Essex County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWVM-4844-NRQH
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
Region: UKH36 - Heart of Essex
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government