London Growth Hub: Hub & Spoke Business Support Programme GLA 81366

The Greater London Authority (the 'GLA' or 'Contracting Authority') is seeking to appoint a Supplier to developand deliver a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded business support programme ('Project').To deliver the services the Supplier will appoint a minimum of 5 business advisors with Small Firms EnterpriseDevelopment Initiative (SFEDI) or equivalent qualifications, and an administrator and a programme manager, allpositions are to be full time and working exclusively on this Project. The Supplier selected through this procurement process will deliver a business support programme in locations across London's sub regions, with one central hub and four spokes across north, south, west and east London.Each location will have additional satellite locations for recruitment of beneficiaries and delivery of workshops.The Project will provide the opportunity for businesses across London to enquire and learn about businesssupport and programmes available locally and across London, to support them on their journey from start upto growth, although most of the activity will be focused on established businesses with capacity to increase productivity or growth. The services provided will be sector agnostic in order to support 'everyday economy sectors', that want to unlock growth, investment and make productivity improvements The Supplier must ensure that project activities are ERDF compliant and that an audit trail of expenditure and project activities is kept at all times. The Contracting Authority will initially allocate £1,500,000 for a 27 month project. During the initial projectlifetime the GLA may request the supplier to increase the scope (additional staff and additional outputs) of theproject if additional funding is secured and/or may extend the project lifetime for an additional period of up to 24months. If the project is augmented and/or extended to a maximum period of up to 24 months the project value will increase to a maximum of £3,500,000. Please note that organisations interested in participating in this opportunity are invited to attend a briefing event being organised for clarification questions on the 22nd of July 2019 from 8.30 to 10.00 at the GLA, City Hall,The Queens Walk, London, SE11 2AA. Places must be pre-booked and are limited to a maximum of 2 people directly associated with the potential bidder. Organisations interested in attending the event must pre-register via the contact details in Section 4 Contact Details

Additional information: The GLA reserves the right, subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to change without notice the basis of any part of the procurement process or to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with the award of any contract at any stage of the procurement process. Organisations who are not registered on TfL's e-procurement system should register as a new supplier on TfL's e- procurement system https://procontract.due-north.com Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of any deadline to avoid any last minute problems. Tenders and supporting documentation must be priced in sterling and all payments under the contract will be in sterling. All correspondence will be conducted in English. Responsible Procurement Policy: the GLA group has defined 'responsible procurement' as the purchase of goods, works and services in a socially and environmentally responsible way that delivers value for money and benefits to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority encourages their suppliers, and those companies interested in tendering for its contracts to undertake their activities in line with the principles contained in its Responsible Procurement Policy. Further information on the GLA's Responsible Procurement work can be obtained from the following web-site: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gla_group_rpp_v7.12_final_template_for_web.pdf Tenderers will be required to agree to be audited by the UK audit bodies, the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors. TfL and the Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any bidder in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender or otherwise in connection with this procurement.