Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bef-145a-7251-b59c-11c9f974fa4a/cp1178-15-business-support-framework awarded GB open procedure # CP1178-15 Business Support Framework [Devon County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/devon-county-council) Estimated value £500,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 8 Feb 2016 ## Who can bid - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Local authorities across the Heart of the South West LEP area are committed to supporting businessesto prosper and grow. We recognise that good quality advice and support is one of the key ways to do this,encouraging people to start up, grow and be innovative in their business thinking. There are a wide variety of economic strategy documents relating to the geographies that make up the HOTSWarea, at district, county and unitary authority level. The LEP itself has distilled much of this information, toinform the development of its Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), which analyses the strengths, weaknesses andopportunities in the local economy and where further support may be required. All local authorities work closelywith the LEP to try and ensure that the work to support the local economy is well co-ordinated, structured andmakes sense to residents and businesses. When considering the business support needs of the area, it isimportant, therefore, to ensure that whatever is put in place takes account of local needs in each area, but alsothe strategic approach developed by the LEP and its partners. Further details of the analysis and conclusionscarried out by the LEP into the business support needs of the area are outlined within the tender documentation,and this has been used to inform the development of this tender framework, alongside local knowledge andintelligence of business needs. Additional information: This is an award notification. This framework will also be available to Somerset County Council, Members of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP) and the Devon and Cornwall Procurement Partnership. Read full description ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/83cf4678-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Devon County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/devon-county-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Graphic design services – MAGAZINE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE - LOT1 MISE EN PAGE · Région des Pays de la Loire · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd94-7139-b774-287bdb24987c/france-graphic-design-services-magazine-des-pays-de-la-loire-lot1-mise-en)