Published date: 15 December 2021
This notice was replaced on 26 July 2022
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Awarded contract (published 26 July 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£50,000
Procurement reference
MERTVL001-DN587777-54044530
Published date
15 December 2021
Closing date
10 January 2022
Closing time
9am
Contract start date
31 January 2022
Contract end date
30 April 2022
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?
Yes
Description
The overall purpose of this brief is to engage suitable consultants to provide an evidence-based assessment of what is needed to achieve 5% of GVA invested in R&D in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) by 2030, and fulfil the following ancillary purposes:
(a) Refresh and update the 2017 LCR+ SIA, assessing and evidencing, new areas of opportunity, be that within the existing 3 priority areas or emerging world-class competitive strengths, taking account of all major subsequent strategic/policy and practical/project achievements and developments, national and local, not least re. net zero carbon.
(b) Review the LCR's live and pipeline innovation project portfolio, identifying any gaps/new potential projects in view of the SIA refresh process.
(c) Translate the outline asset-based innovation cluster development work into an actionable programme.
(d) Add value to the ongoing CA-led innovation/R&D economic benefit modelling work.
(e) Support efforts to provide a pioneering, evidence-based, economic case to UK Government for a place-based "innovation deal""
(f) Feed into all elements of the associated comprehensive innovation comms programme currently being developed.
(g) Inform the CA-led LCR Plan for Prosperity and all other key forward LCR innovation and wider economic development strategies, policies, and action plans.
(h) Inform the forward individual organisational aims and strategies of other LCR innovation ecosystem stakeholders, both local land external.
(i) Inform efforts to secure public and private investment for individual projects and other investment proposals by all LCR stakeholders.
More information
Additional text
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This opportunity is advertised on The Chest under reference DN587777. To express an interest and access the tender documents please use the following link:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=aa75dffa-025d-ec11-8110-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21
About the buyer
Contact name
Procurement
Address
1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England
tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
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