Published date: 30 July 2021

This notice was replaced on 24 November 2021

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Awarded contract (published 24 November 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£10,000 to £22,500

Procurement reference

2021-Jul-03

Published date

30 July 2021

Closing date

31 August 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

6 September 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2023

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?

Yes

Description

The Universities Economic Development Unit Ltd ("UEDU") and partners are seeking quotations for the provision of two Summative Assessments Reports for the Cheshire & Warrington Business Growth Programme ("CWBGP"), including a) an interim Summative Assessment covering the period to 30th September 2021 and b) a Final Summative Assessment Report covering the period to 31st May 2023. These reports must comply with and satisfy the prevailing requirements and guidelines of the European Regional Development Fund ("ERDF"), which part-funds the CWBGP: ERDF Project Reference No. 03R16P00627.

UEDU Ltd is hosted by and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Chester.

The Cheshire & Warrington Business Growth Programme (CWBGP) provides a range of support to both potential entrepreneurs wishing to start a business, as well as new and established businesses within the Cheshire and Warrington area that meet the SME definition and ERDF eligibility criteria. Registered beneficiaries receive support which includes a bespoke 365 review of the business/proposed business idea; barriers being faced and provides an assessment of their needs and activities under the project (and any referral to outside support). Support could be access to either stand-alone and/or a programme-linked series of workshops around thematic topics, such as leadership and management, business planning, marketing etc., as well as one to one mentoring and networking opportunities.

Further details are provided within the RfQ documents. To download the RfQ documents, all applicants must register on the University of Chester's "In-Tend" e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester. RfQ documents must be completed and returned via In-Tend by 10.00am on Tuesday 31st August 2021.

More information

Links

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Registration to this site is free for suppliers.

There is also Help/Guidance on how to use the supplier site on the 'Help' section of the site: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/Help

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Services

Address

Parkgate Road
CHESTER
CH14BJ
England

Telephone

01244512910

Email

procurement@chester.ac.uk