Barking and Dagenham Business Support

The Council and its ancillary arms (such as arm's length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) are delighted to be able to offer organisations the chance to bid for a contract the Provision of Barking and Dagenham Business Support to help local businesses in Barking and Dagenham to better understand and access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other local anchor institutions in accordance with this Invitation to Quote, these conditions of contract and your completed Quote.

The Council are looking for one provider to deliver this contract as detailed in the attached Specification in Appendix A

This programme is funded by the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will be subject to strict monthly monitoring and evidence requirements in line with the requirements of the funders.

The overall business support service requirement is split into three main elements as below:

• General business support - As detailed in sections 1 and 4.3 of the specification which includes information/meet the buyer events, skills workshops and 121 mentoring to help businesses to access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other anchor institutions in the borough.
• Care - Building the capacity of local care providers to offer high quality care that supports improved health outcomes and is delivered by a motivated and fairly paid workforce, enabled by efficient and professional operational and working practices;
• Food - Identifying, engaging and supporting early-stage and established food businesses that share our vision for a healthy, affordable and sustainable local food system to understand and access opportunities including a new Food Hub in Barking town centre, new catering and training opportunities, and a small capital grants programme for food businesses that meet the criteria.

The contract shall operate for a total period of up to 18 months with an anticipated commencement date of 4th September 2023.

Further information and tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Any questions regarding the tender should be addressed through the portal in the messaging section.

Closing date 4pm on Tuesday 4th July 2023

Tender Documents

• Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder → — Tender notice