# Kent & Medway Business Support Workshops

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [KENT COUNTY COUNCIL](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Smarter Society Limited](/contract-winners/smarter-society/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £60,100
- Tender value: £60,100
- Award date: 5 December 2024
- Published: 16 January 2025
- Contract start: 9 December 2024
- Contract end: 9 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 99c2de0a-a95b-480e-a253-a0954152e9fe-816519
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fc197475-967c-44ce-ae49-413153c37282

## Description

The Kent and Medway Growth Hub \("KMGH"\) is a government funded service that enables small and medium sized businesses in Kent and Medway to access local and national business support\. Funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade \(DBT\), the Growth Hub provides a one stop shop for business support services that offers: • Information, navigation, and signposting via a coordinated, multi-channel service\. • Structured support to small and medium enterprises, incorporating a diagnostic assessment of business needs and advice and guidance\. Kent County Council \(KCC\) are the Accountable Body for the Kent & Medway Growth Hub service\. The Kent and Medway Growth Hub's Business Support Workshops will be funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade \(DBT\) and will expand the local Growth Hub Core offer to include themed workshops for small businesses on a range of topics where local intelligence confirms that businesses would benefit from such support\. To procure a provider of this service, the Council identified 8 potential bidders, who were emailed the procurement documents\. All 5 of the tenderers who responded to this opportunity were assessed against the criteria that was shared in the procurement documents\. The award decision for the project can be found in Section 6 of this notice\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99c2de0a-a95b-480e-a253-a0954152e9fe-816519)