Published date: 4 April 2022

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 April 2022, 11:59am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

B19 3SD

Value of contract

£0.01 to £60,000

Procurement reference

IT-198-264-2022-WMGC-FDLGDE

Published date

4 April 2022

Closing date

21 April 2022

Closing time

11:59am

Contract start date

1 May 2022

Contract end date

30 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) is helping to create new jobs, expand existing businesses and attract new businesses and investment to the region, aligned to the ambitions set out in the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Strategic Economic Plan.
The WMGC is owned by the WMCA and its Constituent Members, with governance that heavily involves the private sector in the majority. Its core WMCA and local authority funding will be used to attract significant additional funding from the private sector and other sources, such as future Devolution Deals.

The aim of this project is to appoint a supplier for inward investment lead generation to the West Midlands Growth Company aimed at securing inward investment projects and new direct jobs created from these businesses from German Speaking Markets in Europe. The lead generation activity will be fully aligned with West Midlands Growth Company's strategic direction and will target potential investors for the West Midlands. Geographically targeted within this to appropriate areas of German speaking Europe with specific lead generation activity focussed on prioritising:
Future (Smart) Mobility:
o Transport Technologies -
o Automotive including connected and autonomous vehicle technology
o Aerospace
o Advanced manufacturing
o Rail
o Industry 4.0
o Energy storage

The above are considered priority sectors with opportunities from this geographic market. However, lead generation more reactively can also be considered from other priority and secondary sectors including for example, food technology, materials and construction technologies, Data-driven healthcare including medical technologies, Creative and Tech and Financial & Professional Services.

The project will also create or build on any existing FDI pipeline in the designated territory of German speaking Markets in Europe.

The list of target geographies and sectors is by no means exclusive.

In this programme, West Midlands Growth Company will strategically target potential investment of both small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger enterprises.

More information

Links

Additional text

All suppliers must visit and register interest via the In-Tend system prior to submitting the tender.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/Home
Once you have expressed interest, the tender bid will be available to download from the "Brief Stage" tab. We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the submission process on the website prior to the submission deadline.
If you are experiencing any technical difficulties or require any help, you should contact West Midlands Growth Company at the earliest possible point prior to the deadline in order to resolve any issues. Failure to communicate with us prior to the deadline will result in your company being removed from the procurement process.
Telephone 0121 202 5115 - please quote the tender reference number.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Jones

Address

16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B19 3SD
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 202 5115

Email

paul.jones@marketingbirmingham.com