Social Economy Growth
Details
- Supplier(s)
4 suppliers
- Aston University
- Enterprise Nation Ltd
- LOCALITY (UK)
- School for Social Entrepreneurs
- Value
- £808,645
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Business development consultancy services
- Published
- 30 May 2024
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The objective of this programme is to manage this grant to increase the business skills and confidence of the participants to enable them to build sustainable social enterprises (or trading arms of charities) capable of growth. The programmes are designed to enable growth in the social economy sector and their success will be measured through increases in participant business skills, trading revenue, volunteer support, confidence in taking on more social investment and securing more public/ private sector contracts. To deliver this programme to participants, "Provider" organisations (i.e., the awarded suppliers) will be appointed through this tender who have demonstrated they have the necessary experience, skills and understanding in grant management, recruiting participants, maintaining peer networks and reporting data on KPIs in real time. We are looking for multiple business support grant administrators to deliver this programme under different Lots, the Business Support providers need to demonstrate their ability to support trading Social Economy organisations in the West Midlands, who are at varying stages of development.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 March 2024
- Completed: Award published30 May 2024Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025
About the buyer
West Midlands Combined Authority runs regional transport, growth and skills programmes for seven West Midlands councils, and buys as a local authority with its own procurement team. Transport for West Midlands, the authority's transport arm, procures local transport policy and delivery on its behalf. The Mayor and the leaders of the seven constituent councils sign off major contracts through the authority's board.
A rolling pipeline lists larger opportunities expected over the next eighteen months.
Over the past 5 years, most of the West Midlands Combined Authority's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and IT services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov |
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