Published date: 2 December 2020

Last edited date: 3 December 2020

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: 8 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

  • Banking and investment services - 66100000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0 to £50,000

Procurement reference

WCC 00002126

Published date

2 December 2020

Closing date

8 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 January 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2022

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

BetaDen is Worcestershire's only dedicated technology accelerator. Supported by Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP) and launched in September 2018, it has delivered two pilot cohorts of 6-8 technology-based entrepreneurs with the final pilot, Cohort 3.0, scheduled to complete at the end of February 2021.

To date, the Betaden offer to cohorts has been a nine-month programme, valued up to c.£50k, providing specialist mentoring, business coaching, funding and premises, located at Malvern Hills Science Park (MHSP). The Betaden offices are co-located with Worcestershire's 5G Testbed consortium project. This dovetails strategically with the key technological areas upon which Worcestershire's economic growth will increasingly depend; namely Industry 4.0; Edge computing; Internet of Things (IoT); and Cyber Security.

Betaden's ambition is to be the catalyst for an expanding Worcestershire technology and innovation ecosystem, leveraging its growing reputation to raise private finance; attract valuable industry partnerships; licence its brand; and expand its physical presence to new locations, both within Worcestershire and beyond.

The key business plan objective is to become a 50/50 public/private funded entity by 2025, through a transition process away from reliance on public funding towards commercial partnerships, private investment, and grant funding on a national basis.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Allonby

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 843619

Email

sallonby@worcestershire.gov.uk