Published date: 11 September 2023

This notice was replaced on 9 October 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 October 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£20,000 to £56,875

Procurement reference

BLMan0923

Published date

11 September 2023

Closing date

25 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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?

Yes

Description

East Midlands Business Ltd (EMB) is a private company which provides a range of business consultancy, research and programme management services to the public sector.

EMB is seeking to procure an adviser to deliver specialist business advice to Manufacturing sector Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Greater Lincolnshire.

EMB is contracted by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) to deliver the Growth Hub advice services under the Business Lincolnshire brand. The programme provides support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) located in the Greater Lincolnshire area to help their businesses to thrive and grow.

EMB employs a small team of generalist business advisers which are further supported by specialist advisers for key sectors, such as agriculture, the visitor economy, low carbon and energy efficiency or critical subject areas such as digital adoption and marketing.

EMB is seeking to appoint a Manufacturing sector specialist consultant, referred from this point onwards as the 'Specialist Adviser', to work alongside our generalist Business Advisers. The Specialist Adviser will deliver advice and support to manufacturing sector SMEs. The contract is envisaged to start in October 2023 and continue until the end of March 2025.

The Specialist Adviser will proactively engage SMEs within the Manufacturing sector in the Greater Lincolnshire area on behalf of the Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub.

The role will include acting as the Account Manager for the manufacturing sector in Greater Lincolnshire, working alongside the existing team of generalist Growth Hub Advisers, to engage with manufacturing sector businesses, identifying those with growth potential and referring them into support and initiatives that will support them in their growth.

Contract duration: The contract will start immediately on award and continue until 31st March 2025 or the available funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first.

More details on the specification and requirements is set out in the attached tender specification.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

5 MERUS COURT
LEICESTER
LE191RJ
England

Email

tenders@emb-group.co.uk

Website

https://www.emb-group.co.uk/