Published date: 1 October 2019

This notice was replaced on 18 November 2019

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Awarded contract (published 18 November 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Event services - 79952000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£10,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

MID2019/2

Published date

1 October 2019

Closing date

16 October 2019

Contract start date

28 October 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2020

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

MIDAS wishes to engage a full-service agency to deliver between eight & ten innovation-focussed events, which we envisage will be an equal mix of two different formats:
1. Large "Big-Ticket" events - aimed at engaging a large audience of around 50 -100 attendees from a mix of GM-based large companies, SMEs and academics, these events will tackle key emerging innovation themes and promote GM's science and innovation assets. Knowledgeable and engaging speakers, moderators and panellists will be identified and sourced by the winning bidder. The aim of these events is to excite the audience about the opportunities to innovate in Greater Manchester and provide a pipeline of companies interested in the innovation & collaboration opportunities discussed to be progressed to the Design Sprints.
2. Design Sprints - aimed at a smaller audience of 15-25 large companies and SMEs identified from the Big-Ticket events as being interested in collaboration opportunities, these expert-facilitated project development workshops will guide participants through the collaboration process from company match-making to developing project propositions. The key output will be the production of project propositions with a clear project brief/objective and a defined commercial opportunity.
The event topics will need to be agreed and approved by MIDAS in advance. Each event should be aligned to one of MIDAS's priority sectors, and we expect at least one event per sector during the programme. MIDAS' four priority sectors are:
• Digital, creative and technology (E.g. Fintech, Industry 4.0)
• Advanced Manufacturing/Materials
• Life Sciences and Healthcare
• Smart energy / low carbon

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kate Simcock

Address

Lee House,90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M15JW
England

Telephone

0161 237 4470

Email

kate.simcock@midas.org.uk

Website

www.investinmanchester.com