Expired contract

Kent & Medway Business Support Workshops

Details

Value
£60,100
Duration
3 months
Topic
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published
16 January 2025

Tender description

The Kent and Medway Growth Hub ("KMGH") is a government funded service that enables small and medium sized businesses in Kent and Medway to access local and national business support. Funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Growth Hub provides a one stop shop for business support services that offers: • Information, navigation, and signposting via a coordinated, multi-channel service. • Structured support to small and medium enterprises, incorporating a diagnostic assessment of business needs and advice and guidance. Kent County Council (KCC) are the Accountable Body for the Kent & Medway Growth Hub service. The Kent and Medway Growth Hub's Business Support Workshops will be funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and will expand the local Growth Hub Core offer to include themed workshops for small businesses on a range of topics where local intelligence confirms that businesses would benefit from such support. To procure a provider of this service, the Council identified 8 potential bidders, who were emailed the procurement documents. All 5 of the tenderers who responded to this opportunity were assessed against the criteria that was shared in the procurement documents. The award decision for the project can be found in Section 6 of this notice.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date9 December 2024
  2. Completed: Award published16 January 2025
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date9 March 2025

About the buyer

Kent County Council is the local authority for Kent, and advertises its tenders through the Kent Business Portal. Opportunities above a set value threshold appear there, and each listing carries a summary, key dates and the contract period. Suppliers register on the portal before expressing interest in an opportunity. The council follows a fully auditable process that complies with public procurement legislation. Unsuccessful bidders can request feedback on their submission once a decision is made. The Commercial Strategy for 2026 to 2028 aims to simplify procurement processes and engage Kent-based businesses, SMEs and VCSEs early.

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 Kent County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79900000 · Miscellaneous business and business-related services
  • 80500000 · Training services
  • 98300000 · Miscellaneous services

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