Published date: 28 June 2021

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: 5 July 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP606135056

Published date

28 June 2021

Closing date

5 July 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

2 August 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2023

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

The Council requires the services of an organisation/business which can provide relevant expertise in Food and Drink cluster development. The organisation should be appropriately resourced and should have a track record in designing successful self-sustaining clusters combined with a good knowledge the food and drink sector, relevant stakeholders and practitioners to inform the findings/report.

The Council is seeking the following specific services as part of the agreement:

•Brief analysis of cluster development specialist literature suggesting proven methodologies which could be explored;
•Segmentation of businesses to engage including groupings of businesses across other sectors which work exclusively or largely in the food sector (e.g. logistics/ wholesalers) - suggesting categorisation and identification approaches;
•Design of a bespoke Food and Drink cluster for both large businesses and SMEs alike;
•Identify key businesses within Norfolk and Suffolk that have the potential to be cluster anchors;
•List prestigious businesses/ individuals that must be engaged as a draw to involve other relevant businesses;
•List at least 5 key investors in food businesses in the region which should be engaged in the project;

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

procurement@s-norfolk.gov.uk

Address

Thorpe Lodge
1 Yarmouth Road
Norwich
NR7 0DU
UK

Telephone

01508533934

Email

procurement@s-norfolk.gov.uk