Published date: 21 September 2018

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 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial information systems - 48812000

  • Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services - 66170000

  • Financial consultancy services - 66171000

    • Financial systems software development services - 72212442

    • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

    • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

    • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

    • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

    • Financial management consultancy services - 79412000

    • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

Location of contract

B4 7DJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

QU165

Published date

21 September 2018

Closing date

5 October 2018

Contract start date

29 October 2018

Contract end date

30 April 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Growth Hub is the single point of contact for business advice, funding and support for any business across Greater Birmingham.

We bring together all services and partners offering business support in our region through a web portal and expert advisers. We will either provide support directly to businesses or refer them to specialist advice through partner organisations.

The GBSLEP Growth Hub requires a supplier for the provision of The Growth Hub Access to Finance Advisory service for small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across the Greater Birmingham and Solihull region.

The Growth Hub Access to Finance service provides:

• Access to Finance website - our online platform designed to simplify the process for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to find professional advisors that can support their finance plans, as well as being able to access the finance required to fulfil those plans.

• Access to Finance Business Finance Advisor - help of a specialist access to finance advisor who is there to help explain the different types of funding available, help SMEs to prepare the required documentation and assist them to approach the relevant prospective funders.

• Access to Finance Portal - our finance search tool provides a list of many funders that are active in the GBSLEP region.

• Angel Investment Portal - dedicated service that promotes equity investment opportunities to angel investors seeking to support the growth of small businesses.

• GBSLEP Angel Investment Hub - forthcoming service designed to help increase the level of angel investment support, for businesses across the region.

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 tender documentation.

Your completed tender documentation should be returned by noon 5th October 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Manjit Samrai

Address

1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7DJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 0349

Email

manjit.samrai@birmingham.gov.uk