Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Tender description

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Programme Management team manage the overall SEBB Grants Programme across the SELEP area. East Sussex is a delivery partner in this wider programme and is responsible for generating leads for grants and getting sufficient businesses to apply. Businesses are able to apply for grants directly to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, without receiving any support. The role of the service provider in East Sussex will be to market the available grant offers to SMEs throughout the East Sussex area support eligible businesses through the grant process ensuring a minimum of 156 grants are delivered in East Sussex, provide all necessary reporting to the Programme Management Team at the Lead Authority (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) and the County Council. The budget for the delivery of the grants programme is 75 300 over the lifetime of the contract. This tender has not been divided into lots. The initial contract term is 32 months with a 1-year possible extension depending on funding available at the time. This tender is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement eSourcing portal. https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and potential bidders. The portal allows for tender clarifications and submitting your bid electronically. In order to bid for this opportunity you will need to register your company on the SE Shared Services portal. East Sussex County Council considers social value for all goods, works and services it procures over 100 000 Accordingly, this tender will take into account the social value objectives of the Council relating to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the county. The Council will be actively seeking partners who share this commitment to social value and who are willing to work proactively to deliver social value within the county of East Sussex.