Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Victoria Robertson
E-mail: victoria.robertson@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2
Reference number: DN709850
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Open tender completed for an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy & Brokerage service.
This is a single lot with three main service areas:
1: General Business Support
2: Business Financial Advice and Support
3: Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service
The service is for a period of 21 months to run from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2026.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 146 636.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
79340000
72221000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Open tender completed for an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy & Brokerage service.
This is a single lot with three main service areas:
1: General Business Support
2: Business Financial Advice and Support
3: Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service
The service is for a period of 21 months to run from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2026.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-008481
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CO0418
Title: Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LET’S DO BUSINESS (SOUTH EAST) GROUP LIMITED
7 Wellington Square
Hastings
TN34 1PD
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 146 636.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/06/2024