Published date: 1 March 2017

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: 22 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Performance review services - 79313000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP241551906

Published date

1 March 2017

Closing date

22 March 2017

Contract start date

1 May 2017

Contract end date

31 May 2019

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

Be Inspired Staffordshire University (biSU) is a project aimed at supporting current Students, Graduates or associates of the University who want to start their own business, freelance or commission their work. This £1M project began in June 2016 and will continue until March 2019. The project is part funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and University Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) allocation.

The project runs for three years and it is conditional upon the grant that the University undertakes a thorough Annual Review.

We are now seeking to appoint a suitable partner able to provide such a review and be able to report on the findings. Reports are required as follows:
•Yearly Report for cohort 1 2016/2017: immediately
•Yearly Report for cohort 2 2017/2018: Jan 2018
•Final Report for cohort 3 2017/2018: Mar 2019

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

David Glover

Address

Leek Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DF
UK

Telephone

01785353313

Email

t.d.glover@staffs.ac.uk