ECC Business Growth Teams Partnership Work Achieves National Recognition
Posted on: August 22, 2022
ECC Business Growth Teams Partnership Work Achieves National Recognition |
| The Business Growth team, in the Sustainable Growth Directorate, are proud to share that the North Essex Economic Board partnership (NEEB) has achieved national recognition, showcasing excellence in public procurement. At the recent Government Opportunities (GO) UK National Excellence in Public Procurement Awards 2022, NEEB was highly commended, putting it in the top three of its category.
The Business Growth team managed ECCs role in establishing the NEEB partnership along with 5 North/Mid Essex Authorities (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Uttlesford, Colchester and Chelmsford) to help local businesses recover from the pandemic. The team recognised that taking a connected approach, across council boundaries, was vital in maximising available funding, acknowledging that people do not see the invisible lines between council areas. The partnership authorities combined some of their Additional Restrictions Grant Funding to establish a Business Support and Skills Programme, procuring a suite of fully funded support packages for businesses and residents, led by the Business Support team. Procuring several support programmes across multiple councils was not easy and to be highly commended in these awards is testament to the dedicated work done by the Business Support team and the NEEB partner authorities to achieve this. The fully-funded business support packages, helping firms with topics such as finance, low carbon and digital skills are now live, along with the skills support for residents. To find out more about the business support on offer funded by NEEB visit: www.tendringdc.gov.uk/north- |
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