Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Engineering and Manufacturing Strand
Durham County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £120,000
Deadline
22 May 2020
Published
22 April 2020
Type
services
Overview
The primary objective of this contract is to provide a programme of intensive support to SMEs within the engineering and manufacturing sector, including supporting engineering and manufacturing businesses recovering from the impact of COVID 19. The purpose of the programme will be to increase their capacity to grow and enable businesses to identify and take advantage of market opportunities.
This will include working alongside the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) to identify common issues within the sector and providing intensive support to address these. The Council has confirmed ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) funding to enable delivery of this Project.
The Council has a commitment of £120,000 of funding to ensure the delivery of the scope and achievement of the strategic objectives in relation to this Contract over the contract period. It is to be noted this is the maximum funding available and meeting the funding constraints will be a requirement of this Contract and of the successful delivery partner.
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- 1
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 27 Jul 2026ends 31 Aug 2026£104,876
total awarded
- 2
AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026ends 21 Aug 2026£59,946
total awarded
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Durham County CouncilKey Dates
Published
22 April 2020
Submission deadline
22 May 2020
Notice type
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