Published date: 23 January 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: 30 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

CV1 5FB

Value of contract

£22,000

Procurement reference

ERDF-PD-433-DD

Published date

23 January 2018

Closing date

30 January 2018

Contract start date

19 February 2018

Contract end date

18 February 2019

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

Coventry University Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Coventry University are seeking to appoint a number of suppliers to a framework via a quotation exercise, to deliver a number of activities during 2018 for the ERDF funded Coventry & Warwickshire Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) growth programme (06R15P00184) - technology based business start-up support.

The project aims to support budding entrepreneurs and those who have recently registered a business (within 12 months of registering a business) and have an innovative, technological or knowledge based business idea. The support offered includes workshops of varying duration and one-to-one advice sessions on a variety of topics.

The project will deliver the following indicators:

o 60 potential entrepreneurs undertaking activities (12 hours support per individual)
o 36 newly registered SMEs undertaking activities (12 hours support per business)

Activities are aimed at an audience of Prestart and new SME companies operating within the technology sector within Coventry and Warwickshire.


Due to the range of activities being included in this Framework the activities will be broken into Lots. It is not necessary to bid for all lots. Please indicate your interest against each lot.

o Lot 1: Workshop - 12 hour duration
o Lot 2: Workshop - 3 hour duration
o Lot 3: Workshop - 6 hour duration
o Lot 4: One to one business advice sessions - of varying duration
o Lot 5: One to many (max 6) business advice sessions - of varying duration.

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Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : ESIF, ERDF

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

ADMINISTRATOR

Address

Coventry University
Coventry
England
CV1 5FB
United Kingdom

Telephone

024 77659326

Email

purtend.pur@coventry.ac.uk

Website

www.coventry.ac.uk