New support to help more Notts companies win lucrative supply chain work

A Sutton-in-Ashfield paving business has welcomed new support to help smaller firms 'get a foot in the door' when bidding for national supply chain work.
Dave with the team at  DJ & M Bower Tarmac Surfacing Ltd.Dave with the team at  DJ & M Bower Tarmac Surfacing Ltd.
Dave with the team at DJ & M Bower Tarmac Surfacing Ltd.

Small and medium-sized businesses across Nottinghamshire are set to receive more support when bidding for national infrastructure project work and other large-scale contracts thanks to a new £10,000 online supply chain opportunities programme.

This new programme is one of many Nottinghamshire County Council initiatives supporting local growth, and offers expert advice and support on how to be ‘tender ready’ as well as highlighting national contract opportunities.

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One small company benefiting from council contacts is family-run DJ & M Bower Tarmac Surfacing Ltd, based in Sutton in Ashfield.

Dave Bower, one of the five-strong team at the business, said: “These county council contracts have helped us remain very busy over this last year, despite the pandemic.

“We may be a small firm, but we have big ambitions and these contracts have helped us earn our professional, reliable reputation over the years.

"We take great pride in the work we do at local schools around the county.

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“Any extra help and support that can be offered to help smaller companies like ours to tender for larger scale work or to sub-contract for national contracts would be welcomed.

“Often tendering processes can be very lengthy and can be where smaller companies with less resources can come unstuck.”

The online programme aims to help at least 450 companies and will run over the next few months as part of ongoing Covid-19 support, with face-to-face events taking place when practical.

Councillor Kay Cutts, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Where public money is being invested in infrastructure locally, it is only right that we ensure that it brings the greatest benefit to the county’s businesses and to local labour, goods and services which have been hard-hit by the pandemic.”