# E-trading platform for local businesses within the town centre and wider district 2022-23

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Folkestone and Hythe District Council](/buyers/folkestone-and-hythe-district-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Programus Ltd
- Award value: £39,998
- Tender value: £35,000
- Award date: 11 March 2022
- Published: 10 August 2022
- Contract start: 18 March 2022
- Contract end: 17 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: be92a1ee-7655-4df7-9189-695995162f21-562648
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ecaa15d-fb53-4074-917b-34ec6074dc05

## Description

Folkestone & Hythe District Council wishes to support town centre businesses to forward fund a collective e-trading platform for use by local businesses that would:\\r Facilitate online trading by independent local businesses\.\\r Provide a compelling and attractive sales platform that would allow local independent businesses to compete against other online offerings\.\\r Provide a platform that showcases the borough's independent businesses and brings a collective offer together, with borough residents being the principal audience and target market\.\\r Provide a payment, order fulfilment and delivery infrastructure that is competitive with other offerings for borough residents\.\\r Allow aggregation of purchasing and deliveries across participating businesses, providing collective purchasing opportunities\.\\r Align with the Customer's social value and environmental sustainability goals\.\\r Allow possible integration with the business offers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be92a1ee-7655-4df7-9189-695995162f21-562648)