# AWARDED contract for the use of government funding to support businesses that have been affected by the pandemic

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL](/buyers/north-hertfordshire-district-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: EXEMPLAS LIMITED
- Award value: £89,000
- Tender value: £89,000
- Award date: 12 January 2022
- Published: 8 February 2022
- Contract start: 13 January 2022
- Contract end: 14 January 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: aad6cd22-c57a-459b-ad13-b6586e975452-508185
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cc2f5b66-4896-4304-add8-e55d72711c1b

## Description

The Council has received a top up of ARG funding to a value of £1\.2m which can be used for direct grants to businesses and wider business support\. All funding must be spent by 31 March 2022 and Government is encouraging Councils to spend the money as soon as possible to provide much needed financial support to local businesses\. For the purpose of this programme we will contract with Exemplas\. Exemplas is one of three key partners that between them provide the Herts Growth Hub Service to Hertfordshire SMEs under core funding from the Herts Local Enterprise Partnership \(LEP\) Out of these three partners that provide the Growth Hub service Exemplas are the only Growth Hub consortium member responsible for the business advice aspects of the Growth Hub Service and the grant administration of funds for Business provided by both the LEP and National Government\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aad6cd22-c57a-459b-ad13-b6586e975452-508185)