Birmingham City Council · Awarded contract
Awarded

Award of Associates Framework Agreement Tranche 5 to Bid Writer Consultancy, Castlewhite Solutions, and SG Transport Innovation

Awarded 03 Sep 2015

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Awarded03 Sep 2015
Value£0.00
RegionWest Midlands
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Ended 10y 7mo ago7mo term
Awarded 3 Sept 2015Expired 30 Mar 2016

Birmingham City Council awarded a contract to Bid Writer Consultancy, Castlewhite Solutions Limited, and SG Transport Innovation Ltd.

for the Associates Framework Agreement Tranche 5, which provides the Council with a mechanism to engage individual specialist contractors for niche professional resources.

The framework covers panels in Strategy, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, Property, ICT, Acivico (PPD), Transportation, and Safeguarding & Development, Customer Relations services.

Associates are defined as off-payroll individuals who are self-employed, sole traders, or limited company owners without additional employees, and must be qualified and experienced professionals providing advice and guidance for time-limited projects.

The framework commenced on 30th June 2014 for a 2-year period, ending on 31st March 2016, with no provision to extend.

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