Published date: 28 February 2023

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: 21 March 2023, 11:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Economic impact assessment - 79311410

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP763995744

Published date

28 February 2023

Closing date

21 March 2023

Closing time

11:30pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

9 June 2023

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?

Yes

Description

The Cheshire and Warrington (CW4.0) project is a digital transformation project that has been supporting 156 small and medium size enterprises ("SMEs") in the Cheshire and Warrington Region.

The project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund ("ERDF") and has been delivered by the Virtual Engineering Centre (University of Liverpool) in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Science Technology Facilities Council (STFC), and the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA).

The £5.6 million initiative has provided business support to manufacturing SMEs for accelerating opportunities for growth and investment using digital technologies. This support aims to enable manufacturers to develop smarter processes and products, solve their business challenges through digital solutions, remain competitive and seize opportunities.

The project builds on the programmes predecessor LCR4.0, which provided intensive technical support for companies in the manufacturing sectors within the Liverpool City Region and has now been extended to a wider geographical cohort of businesses and SMEs.

More information

Links

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.The tender documentation is located on the following web site https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni Select 'Tenders' from the top menu bar, select 'current', then click 'view details' button. To gain full access to this website and tender documentation you need to log in using your existing registration details or click the 'Register' button if you have not registered before. When registering PLEASE make sure the 'publish e-mail address' field is completed accurately as this will receive all automated correspondence. Please return your tender as detailed in the document. The submitted tender will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria stated in the invitation to tender documents and companies may be invited to attend for interview as part of the process. All dates, time periods and quantities indicated in this Notice are provisional only and the university reserves the right to change the same if circumstances so dictate. The University reserves the right not to enter in to any contract pursuant to this Notice and to withdraw from this procurement exercise at any time.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mr Mark Walton

Address

Procurement
Foundation Building
Liverpool
L69 7ZX
UK

Telephone

01517942000

Email

m.r.walton@liverpool.ac.uk