SC22223 - C-Care Technology Resilience Voucher Scheme
A Contract Award Notice
by KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £1K
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 07 Feb 2023
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Kent:
1 buyer
- Kent County Council Maidstone
1 supplier
- Kent County Council Maidstone
Description
C-Care is cross-Channel Interreg project which aims to respond to some of the socio-economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. C-Care is led by Kent County Council and involves 3 other English and 3 French partner organisations who are jointly implementing the project. C-Care will provide support to businesses and individuals at risk of exclusion in the France-Channel England area to aid economic recovery. As part of this project, the Growth & Communities Division within GET is leading on a technology resilience voucher pilot scheme to provide support to Kent businesses. The scheme was launched in November 2021 when Kent SMEs could start to apply for vouchers. A framework of suppliers was procured during the summer of 2021 which resulted in seven suppliers being selected and approved to provide services to Kent businesses under the voucher scheme. A total number of 385 applications were received between November 2021 and June 2022 and 320 were approved.
Lot Division
| 1 | Web-based Activities Enhancements to existing web sites or new landing pages facilitate online sales / bookings Interconnectivity with e-commerce and supply chain platforms |
| 2 | Remote Working Technologies Pivoting to cloud storage to help with remote team management and operational efficiency Online collaboration tools / CMS / CRM systems |
| 3 | Software solutions & Apps Development of apps / software solutions to better connect with customers Cyber security & data protection solutions (excluding statutory obligations linked to the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR |
| 4 | Digital Marketing & Promotional Activities E-commerce activities (including international) Digital marketing / video / social media / SEO activity to expand customer reach or provide assurance of ‘Covid-secure’ operations Virtual product / business showcasing (including virtual tours, 3D models, VR, AR etc.) |
| 5 | Skills & Capacity Building Staff training / digital upskilling including transitioning to hybrid working, programming, cyber & data security etc Virtual meeting tools and training for improving efficiency / connecting to customers |
| 6 | Equipment & small Investments to facilitate digital activity Investments or equipment to facilitate a new digital process or improve digital resilience including spatial computing Digital infrastructure solutions for click & collect, invoicing etc., infrastructure systems including remote working solutions / VOIP |
Award Detail
| 1 | Kent County Council (Maidstone)
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Award Criteria
| Price | 100 |
CPV Codes
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Other Information
However, 74 (23.12%) of these which have been withdrawn - the main reason being given by SMEs was a lack of a suitable supplier on the framework to deliver the service they wanted. Not every lot was filled by suppliers and only 4 of the 7 suppliers have actually been selected by beneficiary SMEs to complete a voucher project. Some current suppliers have also indicated that they are very near to reaching full capacity to deliver voucher projects. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-035855
- FTS 003656-2023