# Provision of business support services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Medway Council](/buyers/medway-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £60,000
- Published: 26 June 2017
- Planned start: 1 September 2017
- Planned end: 31 August 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: dc00978a-bf62-4fed-9e15-b92b688351a6-156596
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f428c603-3040-42ef-bd67-3c40fc890536

## Description

Medway Council Economic Development provides business support services to individuals and small & medium sized businesses located within the Medway Council administrative area \(Postcodes ME1 - ME8 not including ME6\)\. These services seek to:- • Add value to existing business support services provided by national initiatives and Kent & Medway Growth Hub\. • To provide tailored interventions to meet specific local needs\. • Encourage Medway individuals, in particular those from economically inactive groups, to consider starting their own business\. • Support new businesses with Partners for Growth Business Start Up Grants\. • To provide ongoing support to successful Partners for Growth Start up Grant recipients during first year of trading\. • To assist growth businesses applying to Medway Council for financial support through the Partners for Growth Loan Scheme\. • To monitor and provide ongoing support to successful Partners for Growth loan recipients\.

## Related contract awards

- [Provision of an Assessment Bed Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ba0939b7-7217-424e-a0b0-a8389c878280): Medway Council
- [GB-Chatham: TPPL Medway Council NEPO HGV Lot 2 - 46 x RCVs \(20302\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a2798e0b-29e9-4468-acdb-83f45e70bd05): Medway Council
- [Support to Live at Home Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-01b96ec3-ee75-4b2c-8587-22f34534e3cb): Medway Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc00978a-bf62-4fed-9e15-b92b688351a6-156596)