Scope
Description
A 12-month specialist consultancy service input is required to support the Forest of Dean District Council to directly deliver business support as part of the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network. The consultant(s) must ensure any business information, advice and guidance being provided delivers the expected outcomes and benefits to the Council, Growth Hub Network stakeholders, businesses and the wider community. The consultant(s) will be based Monday to Friday in the Forest Growth Hub, Vantage Point Business Village, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire GL17 ODD.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £38,771 excluding VAT
- £46,525.20 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
15 August 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 8 September 2025 to 7 September 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Information about tenders
- 6 tenders received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
Genuine Translations
10 Primrose Close
Bishops Cleeve
GL52 8GH
United Kingdom
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Forest of Dean District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBWX-1235-CVGZ
High Street
Coleford
GL16 8HG
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@publicagroup.uk
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government