# Social Enterprise Support Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000
- Published: 17 January 2018
- Planned start: 1 April 2018
- Planned end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0c51b3af-da99-4840-88cf-7611362b3bc4-192033
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a82bee88-6c29-4986-b203-1e4c4a220f1a

## Description

The Council seeks to commission an appropriate organisation to deliver a Social Enterprise Support Service to support the development of social enterprises in Leicestershire\. The service will include providing one-to-one advice and support to potential, emerging and existing social enterprises/social businesses, along with other community based \(not-for-private-profit\) organisations, who are exploring alternative methods of generating income/investment\. The service will also include the provision of strategic advice to Leicestershire County Council around specialist areas such as: service devolution and alternative service delivery models \(including employee-led 'spin-outs', mutual and co-operatives\); embedding the Social Value Act in commissioning; alternative finance models; and social investment and social impact bonds\. The service will also support the Council's objectives around stimulating local economic and business growth, with a particular focus on social businesses\.

## Related contract awards

- [Mainstream Taxi S140 Great Bowden Academy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-98e750fb-e123-477f-bab9-c2386287b431): Leicestershire County Council
- [Musical Instruments - Brass Equipment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7503ebcd-7c00-4609-b508-aaf42476042d): Leicestershire County Council
- [Mainstream Taxi S450 Gaddesby Primary School](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9d070ab0-0522-49d5-8dd2-efe75ecb2d14): Leicestershire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c51b3af-da99-4840-88cf-7611362b3bc4-192033)