Published date: 26 July 2018

This notice was replaced on 13 September 2018

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Awarded contract (published 13 September 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£25,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

T18039

Published date

26 July 2018

Closing date

8 August 2018

Contract start date

3 September 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2018

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

GC Business Growth Hub wishes to appoint a service provider to deliver a review of the Innovation Growth Service. The service is directed at owners, directors and senior managers in trading businesses with the ambition and potential for growth and the capacity to create jobs and increase turnover/sales. The service aims to help those with innovation potential to overcome barriers to growth that hold back new product and service innovation. This includes, opening up access to external sources of expertise and facilities, such as in universities and embedding the necessary know how that will enable a business to innovate more effectively in the future.

Specific tasks to be performed and reported against by the supplier:
1) Identification and evaluation of target market
2) Market needs/demand - survey data, evaluation of assist data/diagnostics
3) Review of current service(s)/product(s) to identify areas for improving the customer experience and impact
4) Recommendations for service development - products and underlying skills requirements
5) Small-scale user group evaluation with clients.
6) Put forward revised assets/content.
7) Outline likely messaging and design of client materials

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Batty

Address

Lee House,90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M15JW
England

Telephone

0161 237 4044

Email

nick.batty@growthco.uk