Cumbria County Council · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of Business Growth Hub Coordination Services in Cumbria

Awarded 09 Aug 2015

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Awarded09 Aug 2015
Value£237,500.00
RegionNorth West
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Ended 10y 9mo ago6mo term
Awarded 9 Aug 2015Expired 15 Feb 2016

Cumbria County Council awarded a contract to Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd for the provision of services to coordinate business support within Cumbria on behalf of Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

The contract, valued at AUD 237,500, aimed to establish a Business Growth Hub that would map and promote all business support provision, diagnose and signpost business support requirements, support the integration of local, national, public and private business support provision, identify opportunities for rationalisation, and improve the impact and value for money of business support.

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