GB-Benfleet: Castle Point Borough Council - Business Support Programme

Castle Point Borough Council are looking to procure a business support provider to deliver a new business support programme for period 2 Jan 24 to 31 Mar 25. The programme must meet the immediate and short-term needs of businesses and entrepreneurs trading in the borough of Castle Point and is specifically designed to deliver levelling up goals in the short term. The maximum budget available for this service is £100,000. Tenders that exceed the maximum annual budgets will be considered non-compliant and be rejected as such.

The Council may consider extending the contract for a further period of up to 12 months, subject to availability of additional funding and positive demonstration of progress and achievement in all quarters by the end of December 2024 of the outputs and outcomes.

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.