Published date: 20 June 2017

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


Closing: 2 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

LA1 3JD

Value of contract

£0 to £17,800

Procurement reference

17-016 S/EBD - AWARD

Published date

20 June 2017

Closing date

2 June 2017

Contract start date

26 June 2017

Contract end date

30 November 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cumbria Innovations Platform is an ERDF funded 4-year programme to help SMEs increase R&D and innovation activity through accessing knowledge and facilities of two universities.

The programme aims to develop an innovation eco-system for the county where SMEs are supported with technical facilities and academic knowledge of both universities. The University of Cumbria will deliver a series of workshops across the timescale to help SME owners and teams with softer creativity skills and more technical product and process knowledge.

The free to access workshops will help SMEs to consider and develop new products, processes and services. More intensive interventions include access to undergraduate, masters and PhD level support to complete research projects.

Through research, innovation and the development of higher-level skills, it will enable businesses to grow capability in developing new products and markets thereby enhancing the growth of the wider Cumbrian economy and the ranking of the county in national innovation scales.

The project is led by Lancaster University (LU) with University of Cumbria (UoC) as a partner. All events will take place within Cumbria and the majority will be at UoC sites.

The programme has a full time project manager who will oversee UoC activity and act as the key point of contact for partner universities, beneficiary clients and the successful tenderer. Roles and responsibilities are set out in Section E of the ITT, including the requirements of the successful contractor.

Award information

Awarded date

20 June 2017

Contract start date

26 June 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Total value of contract

£17,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Centre for Leadership Performance

Address

1st Floor Town Hall, Market Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom, CA13 9NP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Brett Dixon

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 3JD
United Kingdom

Telephone

01228 616265

Email

brett.dixon@cumbria.ac.uk