Published date: 12 February 2018
Last edited date: 12 February 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Marketing services - 79342000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£0 to £70,000
Procurement reference
LJMU 1809
Published date
12 February 2018
Closing date
2 March 2018
Contract start date
16 April 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Marketing services required
LCR Activate is a three year project to accelerate the growth of small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the Digital and Creative ('tech') Sector from across the Liverpool City Region (LCR) via the application of cognitive computing, big data/high performance computing, merging data and cloud technologies. This will be delivered via a series of interlinked activities that will lever and maximise the use of under exploited existing and potential LCR digital sector assets.
This ERDF-funded project is led by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in partnership with The Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) and the LCR Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). It will lever the world class capabilities at STFC's Hartree Centre and other key innovation assets, working closely with the Local Growth Hub.
In order to meet its targets, the project need to have a steady stream of SMEs referred into it through whatever channels are available. The delivery staff of the project then deliver an array of business and innovation support to these businesses based on briefs put together at initial scoping meetings.
Therefore the LCR project require Marketing Services, the appointed company will coordinate existing relevant resources at the partner organisations and fill any gaps in provision, in order to attract SMEs to the project. This may entail marketing, PR, communications, events and brand development throughout the duration of the Contract. The supplier will also be required to promote the project's success stories through publicity opportunities, generating interest at local, regional and national level in order to enhance the Liverpool City Region's reputation as a hub for advanced technologies in the Digital and Creative industries.
There are already many existing networks and groups operating in the Digital and Creative sector across the Liverpool City Region and it is important that effort is not duplicated; rather, LCR Activate's marketing and other activities should be woven into what already exists and compliment those things, rather than attempting to compete with them
More information
Links
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- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu
- Tender notice
Additional text
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LJMU use an E-tendering portal - Intend
Any supplier who wishes to either view the documents or submit a response to this ITT must register on Intend
All clarification queries pertaining to this tender must be communicated via Intend - not by contacting the Procurement Officer via email
The last date to access document / submit a clarification is 12 noon 27th February 2018. The ITT submission is no later 12 noon on 2nd March 2018
About the buyer
Contact name
Kathryn Houghton
Address
Exchange Station
Tithebarn Street
Liverpool
L2 2QP
England
Website
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