Published date: 11 October 2019

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: 21 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

  • Agricultural services - 77100000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP436477499

Published date

11 October 2019

Closing date

21 October 2019

Contract start date

4 November 2019

Contract end date

30 September 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Consultancy Services to project manage and deliver specialist technical and wider business support to food businesses in Greater Lincolnshire and the surrounding LEP area. The service is required 3 days a week from 4th November 2019 to 31st September 2020. The National Centre for Food Manufacturing is a satellite campus of the University of Lincoln which serves the educational, research and innovation needs of the UK's Food and Drink Manufacturing sector. The University has recently secured funding from Research England to support business growth and encourage young and growing food businesses to take advantage of locating to food enterprise zones.
The project aims to provide fledgling, entrepreneurial food and related technology businesses with specialist business incubation services along with scientific and technical support from the University and partners, capital grants and access to knowledge sharing and transfer events and activities.
In scope -
Business engagement - SME food businesses, largely but not exclusively located in Greater Lincolnshire and the surrounding LEP areas.
Business services to be brokered - scientific and technical services relevant to food businesses and wider business support tailored to food industry business need along with capital grants and knowledge transfer activities of relevance to the sector.
Services to business to be delivered - business support specifically tailored to the needs of food businesses and or scientific and technical services of relevance to the food industry.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Vasos Melides

Address

Campus Way
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
UK

Telephone

01522837188

Email

vmelides@lincoln.ac.uk