Interim 'Go For It' Business Start-Up Programme for Mid and East Antrim Area

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Following the Review of Public Administration, responsibility for Business Start-up provision transferred to local Councils from 1 April 2015. All 11 Councils are in the process of developing a collaborative approach proposal to provide a high quality, generic business start provision across Northern Ireland. Until this is agreed and in place the Councils have been delivering the ‘Go for It’ programme through an extended service level agreement with Invest Northern Ireland and a delivery partner. This temporary arrangement is due to terminate on the 21 October 2016 and each Council is now required to put in place their own local interim business start provision to cover the gap until a new collaborative programme is operational. Invest NI has transferred ownership of the ‘Go for It’ brand to the Councils to take forward as a new programme. Mid & East Antrim Borough Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified company/consortium to provide a ‘Go for It’ Programme across the Borough commencing from 24 October 2016 – to 31 March 2017, with an option to extend for up to 6 months from 1 April 2017 on a monthly basis (any extension will be at the discretion of the Council).