Expired contract

Town Centre Occupancy Grants and Support Programme

Details

Buyer: North Somerset Council
Supplier(s): GWE Business West Ltd
Value: £135,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Published: 29 November 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The contract is a pilot project which aims to utilise targeted business support and capital grants (of up to £10,000 per beneficiary) to support existing town centre organisations to remain in their units and encourage new occupiers into vacant units. The town centre support project will be a blend of targeted retail business support and grants. \r \r

Timeline

Completed: Award published29 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date8 January 2024
Completed: Contract expiry date25 March 2025

About the buyer

North Somerset Council buys as a local authority serving Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding district, with its own tenders and procurement service. Higher-value opportunities are advertised on the regional Supplying the South West portal. Contracts meeting government thresholds also appear on the GOV.UK Find a Tender service. Service areas handle smaller opportunities directly and invite at least three organisations to quote. From April 2026, suppliers must register on the government's Central Digital Platform to bid under the Procurement Act 2023. The council's procurement strategy, covering 2026 to 2030, sets out its approach to social value and the local economy.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of North Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov