Published date: 14 February 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Mergers and acquisition services - 66121000

  • Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services - 66170000

  • Actuarial services - 66519600

    • Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis - 71241000

    • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

    • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

    • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£180,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN652122-71901988

Published date

14 February 2023

Closing date

2 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2024

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

The scope of this contract is for the provision of prestart, start-up, early-stage and later-stage business advice. The agreement will be for up to 130 days per year depending on budget, to deliver business advice and support. No guarantees are given or implied by the University as to the value, amounts or frequency of works to be called off throughout the term of the Agreement.

In order to successfully deliver this support, you are expected to be engaged in the following duties as a minimum:

 Stimulating entrepreneurial learning using advice and coaching approaches dynamically as the context required
 Take a proactive person-centred and adaptable approach towards the communication and interaction preferences of all clients either in-person, and/ or via telephone/ online meeting.
 Evaluating the business viability of the client's venture
 Support clients to raise finance
 Support clients to register a business or for self-assessment
 Discussing and developing personal action plans with the client
 Providing support with business planning/ modelling, market research, financial forecasting, sales and marketing expertise, operational planning to the client one-to-one and in small groups
 Digital and tech
 Facilitating access to additional and specialist support for the client
 Managing relationships with other stakeholders and contributors to START UP support programmes
 Assisting with the review and revision of START UP support processes and resources
 Maintaining client records, CRM and communication with all active clients.
 Support annually the University's Higher Education Business & Community Interaction Survey (data collection exercise)

Award information

Awarded date

14 February 2023

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2027

Total value of contract

£38,220

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

TEDCO Ltd

Address

Floor 1, north East Business and Innovation Centre, Enterprise Park East, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR5 2TA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Leigh Robinson

Address

Newcastle University
1 Park Tce
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912088618

Email

leigh.anderson@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk