Published date: 14 June 2019

This notice was replaced on 15 August 2019

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Awarded contract (published 15 August 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£50,000 to £120,000

Procurement reference

T19036

Published date

14 June 2019

Closing date

24 June 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

GC Business Growth Hub (BGH) wishes to appoint a service provider for the delivery of specialist support to the Innovation Service. The service is directed at owners, directors and senior leaders that will develop their skills, knowledge and expertise to enable innovation within their business. The programme will target businesses that employ five or more staff and have the capacity to create jobs and increase turnover/sales.

The provider will be required to:
• Provide expertise in the specific topic area of Innovation and network/relationship building
• Mobilise their own networks to identify and recruit key experts/stakeholders
• Have a deep understanding of product/service development
• Commission web developers, designers and marketers
• Attend meetings and progress (where required) key expert, and stakeholder relationships to encourage collaboration and increase membership of the knowledge exchange.

A key deliverable for this programme is to establish collaborative partnerships between business and academia and as such we will be involving universities and research establishments where appropriate. We envisage that providers will have the necessary experience and skills in developing collaborative relationships and can demonstrate where they have developed similar networks or communities of innovators.


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About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Batty

Address

Lee House,
90 Great Bridgewater St
Manchester
M1 5JW
England

Email

nick.batty@growthco.uk

Website

https://www.businessgrowthhub.com/tenders