Published date: 9 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Performance review services - 79313000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP532362390

Published date

9 October 2020

Closing date

4 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

The Marches LEP is seeking to procure provider(s) to deliver the Peer Network programme to support a maximum of 8 cohorts. The cohorts are expected to include sector-based groupings which should include a focus on some of the following key sectors:
•Visitor economy
•Retail
•Manufacturing
•Cyber security
•Health and social care
•Business and professional services
•Food and drink/agritech
•Environmental technologies
•Construction
•Logistics
The contract period will be from the award date until 31 March 2021.
The Peer Networks Programme is funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in response to a commitment made in the 2019 Business Productivity Review.
The Marches LEP (and its Accountable Body Shropshire Council), working with its Marches Growth Hub partners, will be responsible for implementation of this programme in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK

Telephone

+441743252051

Email

procurement@shropshire.gov.uk