Self Employment and Enterprise Support Programme

{
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PPYP-9821-RZGJ",
    "name": "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham"
  },
  "date": "2025-08-07T20:46:09+01:00",
  "id": "047084-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0583c8",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Barking",
        "postalCode": "IG11 7LU",
        "region": "UKI52",
        "streetAddress": "Town Hall"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "edna.amolo@lbbd.gov.uk"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government",
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ],
        "url": "http://www.lbbd.gov.uk"
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PPYP-9821-RZGJ",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PPYP-9821-RZGJ",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "aboveThreshold": false,
    "description": "The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham its ancillary arms (such as arm\u2019s length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) is seeking a delivery partner (or consortium) to design and deliver a comprehensive, inclusive self-employment and micro-enterprise support programme for economically inactive residents. This programme forms a key strand of our wider Economic Inactivity Trailblazer activity.\nThe programme aims to support a minimum of 35 economically inactive residents from Barking \u0026 Dagenham who are currently out of work\u2014particularly women with caring responsibilities, disabled people, and individuals furthest from the labour market to explore and move into self-employment or set up sustainable small businesses. To either register as self-employed and/or register a new business on Companies House.\nAlso to support the delivery of a small grants programme in conjunction with the council.\nThe contract will include provision for information sessions, 121 support and workshops to help residents develop the key skills and knowledge required to enable them to explore and then move into self-employment or set up a sustainable business. The Council, at its sole discretion, reserves the option to extend the Contract in such period or periods as the Council deems appropriate.\nThe contract will run from September 2025 (mobilisation) to March 2026 (delivery complete), with programme activity to going live by September/ Early October 2025. \nThis programme is funded by the Government\u2019s Trailblazer Funding and will be subject to strict monthly monitoring and evidence requirements in line with the requirements of the funders. \nFurther 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.\nClosing date 4pm on Friday 5th September 2025",
    "documents": [
      {
        "datePublished": "2025-08-07T20:46:09+01:00",
        "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "tenderNotice",
        "format": "text/html",
        "id": "047084-2025",
        "noticeType": "UK4",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047084-2025"
      }
    ],
    "enquiryPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-08-29T16:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0583c8",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Provision of services to the community",
            "id": "75200000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom",
            "region": "UKI52"
          }
        ],
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "description": "Quality (60%), Price (20%), Social Value (10%), Interviews and presentation (10%) split. The three highest scoring bidders will be invited for a presenttaion / interview to the evaluation panel"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2026-06-30T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2025-09-29T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "hasOptions": true,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "1",
        "options": {
          "description": "As per original contract"
        },
        "renewal": {
          "description": "3 months at the discretion of the Council"
        },
        "status": "active",
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true,
          "vcse": true
        },
        "value": {
          "amount": 97000,
          "amountGross": 116400,
          "currency": "GBP"
        }
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - open competition",
    "status": "active",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml",
    "submissionTerms": {
      "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed"
    },
    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-09-05T16:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "title": "Self Employment and Enterprise Support Programme",
    "value": {
      "amount": 97000,
      "amountGross": 116400,
      "currency": "GBP"
    }
  }
}