Published date: 27 January 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: 16 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£20,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

IT-144-1596-SC11374/23

Published date

27 January 2023

Closing date

16 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 February 2023

Contract end date

7 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Smart Factory Hub (SmartFub) branded as AMTECAA Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Create, Activate and Automate is an ERDF-supported programme for the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire LEP regions. In this document AMTECAA and SmartFub are the same project and from hereon in the document will be referred to as AMTECAA (SmartFub).

AMTECAA (SmartFub) programme started in October 2018, and will run until June 2023 supporting SME businesses involved in manufacturing within various industry sectors.

In line with latest ERDF guidance (Summative Assessment Guidance - ESIF-GN-1-033, version 4), the University of Birmingham invites tenders to undertake an evaluation of the AMTECAA (SmartFub) Project and provide a final summative/evaluation assessment report together with a summary (both word and pdf document) in line with the requirements of the ERDF summative assessment guidance and further requirements noted within the tender document. The Summative assessment is intended to provide insights into project performance and impact. The summative assessment should help us to understand the difference that the AMTECAA (SmartFub) Project has made in the local economy, communities and beneficiary groups.

The budget for the evaluation service is up to a maximum of £30,000 inclusive of VAT.

More information

Links

Additional text

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : ERDF

Funding Description

Smart Factory Hub (SmartFub) branded as AMTECAA Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Create, Activate and Automate is an ERDF-supported programme for the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire LEP regions.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Markham

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 415 8807

Email

p.markham@bham.ac.uk