Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf7-065e-723c-82f7-bff936aa5e1d/business-support-offer awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs # Business Support Offer [Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council) Estimated value £38,500 Published 22 Mar 2024 Deadline Closed 19 Mar 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender - To help SMEs/VCSEs/Charitable or Not for Profit organisations ("Businesses") grow their business with the public sector and create an enduring community designed to be supportive, collaborative, and interactive. - To help the Council's procurement community to grow their local supplier base at primary and secondary levels. - To provide information, data and analysis on current and future challenges in the Business community The 3 year contract term, is on the basis of an initial 1 year, with an optional 2 year extension. - To help Businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and embed more resilience into local economic areas. - To enable innovation to be developed at product, service and process levels to improve outcomes and value for money procurement. - To enable (over time) linking of local economic development activity to social outcomes (for example measuring the impact that spend with local Businesses has on social issues such as homelessness, worklessness and poverty) ## CPV classification Business and management consultancy and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e5360706-1d1d-4d25-aea1-7d0fe5e69c75) 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 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rotherham-metropolitan-borough-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 · 29 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)