Local Economy - Development
What we do at the Council?
The Economic Development Service aims to support a vibrant and
sustainable local economy in Bath & North East Somerset
by:-
- supporting local businesses and creation/retention of jobs
- promoting investment in communities
- promoting key industries such as Tourism
- developing the local workforce
The Service leads on the implementation and monitoring of
Towards 2013, a ten year Economic Strategy which is shortly to
be revised in light of the Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and
Radstock Vision Work carried out by the Council. The strategy to
date has been developed in partnership with a wide range of local
organisations and partnership is key to the work of the Service
which has strategic delivery arrangements in place covering
business advice and area regeneration.
Over the last three years the Service has attracted
over £2.5 million funding for regeneration initiatives, facilitated
access to training and learning for over 2,000 people, dealt with
in excess of 1,200 business enquiries and worked with 300 film
productions in the area.
Please use the links on the left for further information on our
service areas.
Business Opportunities - Supply to the Public Sector
Supplying to the Public Sector - Thursday 3 April 2008 -
9.30am to 2.30pm.
University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Glendinning
Lecture Theatre
Supplying to the Public Sector offers local businesses an ideal
opportunity to develop and grown their business. Public Sector
organisations have a combine spending in excess of £1.5 billion in
the local area and a need for a diverse range of products and
services. This presents opportunities for many businesses in this
area. But how do you identify these opportunities, how should you
tender for them and what are the expectations of current and
potential suppliers?
The supplying the Public Sector event is designed to help answer
these questions. Taking place on Thursday 3 April 2008 at the
University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Glendinning
Lecture Theatre, speakers from the region's key procurement teams
will provide you with an insight into:
- How to identify business opportunities
- How to address the essential pre-qualification criteria, such
as
- Finance, Insurance, compliance with EU regs
- Health and safety
- Equalities
This event, now in its third year, will focus on what is
required from potential suppliers, particularly in the early stages
of the tender process (pre-qualifiation). This stage is vital for
suppliers to get right as it provides an insight into the
organisations capacity to fulfil a contract. This event is an
invaluable opportyunity to find out what is happening in this area
and how the procurement teams can help small and medium-sized
businesses in this area.
There will be an opportunity to meet the buyers from the local
authorities of Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North
Somerset and South Gloucestershire, as well as procurement
representatives from Avon and Somerset Police, University of the
West of England, University of Bristol, University of Bath and
Further education colleges.
The Event is free but booking is required: to reserve your place
please e-mail for further informationprocurement.support@bristol.gov.uk
or visit www.bristol.gov.uk/business
Supplying to Bath & North East Somerset Council
For further information about supplying specifically to
Bath and North East Somerset Council please contact Val Slack on
01225 477030 and request a 'Selling to Bath & North East
Somerset Council' Booklet
