WCC — Tourism and Leisure Business Support

Concepts

• business services
• warwick
• warwickshire county council
• leisure business support
• wider business support offer
• dedicated business support programme
• tourism
• wcc
• industry-specific support
• future growth of the tourism

Location

Warwick

Description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a specialist organisation to establish and deliver a dedicated business support programme to support the recovery and future growth of the tourism and leisure sector.

Total Quantity or Scope

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a specialist organisation to establish and deliver a dedicated business support programme to support the recovery and future growth of the Tourism and leisure sector. This will sit alongside our wider business support offer and also complement the new ‘Visit Warwickshire’ marketing campaign which will promote the county as a safe, open destination for visitors. The project will also build on the survive, sustain and Grow programme which offers industry-specific support to tourism businesses. The service will be part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), subject to the applications for this funding being approved. However, other funding may be introduced throughout the duration of the Contract (both during the initial term and the extension period).

Renewal Options

The initial contract term is for just under 33 months, or 2 years and 9 months. However, the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods up to, but not exceeding, 36 months.

CPV Codes

• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

During the course of the contract the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification/variation as necessary to meet the changing needs/requirements of the Council and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. These changes may include (but are not limited to) increases/decreases in funding, necessary additional services not identified at the time of tendering. The estimated contract values provided within this notice include additional scope for any future funding streams that may become available during the life of the contract. This value is provided for estimation purposes only and is subject to change. The value stated is an aspirational spend figure including for as yet unidentified funding streams.