Published date: 9 November 2021
This notice was replaced on 17 November 2021
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Opportunity (published 17 November 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Training services - 80500000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£40,000 to £100,000
Procurement reference
T21028
Published date
9 November 2021
Closing date
25 November 2021
Closing time
1pm
Contract start date
4 January 2022
Contract end date
30 September 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?
No
Description
The GC Business Growth Hub wishes to appoint a number of service providers to enter into a Framework Agreement for the delivery of specialist services; the opportunity has been divided into eleven lots as detailed below.
The Workshops are to be delivered by experts in their field and this invitation to tender is to create a panel of such experts which the GC Business Growth Hub can use throughout the programme.
We plan to run each Workshop every two months and bookings will be taken for up to 16 delegates, made up of people in the process of establishing a business.
Lot 1 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Taking a Product to Market
Lot 2 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Sales
Lot 3 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Tendering for Contracts
Lot 4 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Social Media
Lot 5 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Digital Marketing
Lot 6 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Understanding Employment Law
Lot 7 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Understanding Commercial Law
Lot 8 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Market Research
Lot 9 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Marketing and Promotion
Lot 10 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Pitching
Lot 11 - Specialist Workshop Delivery - Finance
Bidders can bid for one or a number of the Lots available
The Framework will be for an initial period commencing from the 4th January 2022 until the 30th September 2023, with an option to extend for 2 further periods of one year each.
More information
Additional text
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You are required to make your ITT submission via The Growth Company In-tend e-tendering platform. Intitially you will need to complete a basic registration as a supplier on the In-tend Supplier Platform (see link above). Please note that all mandatory fields (highlighted in yellow on the In-Tend Portal) must be completed in order to register your organisation.
Once registered, you must log into the system, express your interest in the opportunity on In-Tend and automatically download the ITT documentation. Your ITT submission will be made on the In-tend Portal.
About the buyer
Contact name
Nick Batty
Address
Lee House
90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M1 5JW
England
Telephone
0161 237 4044
Nick.Batty@businessgrowthhub.com
Website
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