Published date: 31 July 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising campaign services - 79341400

  • Marketing services - 79342000

  • Public relations services - 79416000

    • Public relations management services - 79416100

    • Public relations consultancy services - 79416200

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

QU135 - AWARD

Published date

31 July 2018

Closing date

25 July 2018

Contract start date

31 July 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2018

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

Birmingham City Council wishes to appoint suppliers for the provision of generation of grant applications for the Business Growth Programme (BGP).

This contract will be for a duration of up to 5 months until 31/12/2018.

We are looking to appoint an external pool of companies to generate 200 completed applications eligible for BGP funding and deliver a Marketing/PR campaign on behalf of BCC across the 3 LEP areas. The objective of the campaign is to fully allocate the £4m remaining grant funding and develop a pipeline of SMEs for BGP 2.

BGP is currently promoted on the BCC website (www.birmingham.gov.uk/bgp) and we have publicised the programme through events, marketing literature, adverts, banner campaigns, e-mailers, newsletters, partner websites, presentations, case studies and via social media.

Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation documentation.

Your completed quotation documentation should be returned by 4pm on 25 July 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Award information

Awarded date

31 July 2018

Contract start date

31 July 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2018

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Support for businesses ltd

Address

Inglewood, Northern Heights, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, SL8 5LE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

The Insight Works

Address

Coventry University Technology Park , West Midlands , United Kingdom, B72 1BP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Manjit Samrai

Address

10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 0349

Email

manjit.samrai@birmingham.gov.uk