Published date: 11 July 2019
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Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£42,154
Procurement reference
SWINDON001-DN421883-81079245
Published date
11 July 2019
Closing date
25 July 2019
Contract start date
5 August 2019
Contract end date
31 July 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
An exciting opportunity exists to coordinate Switch On To Swindon's inaugural TechSwindon project. We are looking for someone with a passion for Swindon's business growth, good local network connections, excellent understanding of the digi-tech industry and proven organisational project and event management skills to turn this great idea with some sponsorship interest, into a fully-funded long term campaign to support development of the TechSwindon industry cluster, with small and large events and promotion of key messages.
The Project aims are:
• to work with partners to develop the local digi-tech cluster;
• to showcase Swindon's digi-tech capability to attract inward investment and a pipeline of additional skilled staff.
Activity will include working with the Swindon Borough Council Business & Economy Team and a small Switch On To Swindon working party to plan and deliver the project and campaign; liaise with local digi-tech support programmes and the industry to encourage collaboration across the industry. The Coordinator must sign-up financial contributors, and plan and promote a 12 month campaign culminating in a major event.
The Coordinator contract is suitable for a self-employed individual or company and will have flexible hours to fit with the programme.
Swindon Borough Council will host and manage the contract, which is funded by locally-based companies as part of a TechSwindon sponsorship package.
The initial contract term will be for 6 weeks (phase 1), which of successful and both parties agree wilbe extended to the 31st July 2020, as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is £5,000 in phase 1, then £37,154 across the remainder of the potential contract term.
Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id:DN421883
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About the buyer
Contact name
Julia Stuckey
Address
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England
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