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How to Build a Social Value Strategy. To find the complete list Great Start videos please visit Great Start: What is it? - Essex County Council.

Backing Essex

Backing Essex Business fully funded by Essex County Council and delivered by Let’s Do Bus ine s s Group, Backing Essex Business provides help for your business to grow through advice, access to business finance, and training.

Visit the Essex County Council Support for Business webpage to explore the wide range of services the council can offer you, see some examples below:

Growth and funding opportunities
Information and advice
Apprenticeships Levy Transfer
Training and apprenticeships
Venue hire
Knowledge transfer partnerships
Disclosure and Barring Service

The guidance below can help you understand the particularities of tendering processes with public sector and ways of getting the most from Social Value.

How to bid for Government contracts as an SME effectively: if you are new to bidding for public sector contracts, this is a useful guide on how to bid effectively developed by the Cabinet Office.
SME Tender Support Guide: guidance developed by Connected Places Catapult provides introductory information for SMEs new to procurement, bids and tenders with public sector.
SME Guide to doing business with public sector: guidance developed by Tussel with practical advice to help businesses overcome barriers that might be presented in tendering processes with public sector.

We are providing links to external resources to aid general knowledge development only; these links do not imply endorsement of particular products, services or organisations.

When bidding for ECC contracts always read the tender documents provided and follow the instructions carefully.

If you have any questions about ECC social value approach or if you need information on this website in a different format, please email social.value@essex.gov.uk .