Published date: 10 May 2022
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Location of contract
OX11 0GD
Value of contract
£110,000
Procurement reference
OxLEP PR-2
Published date
10 May 2022
Closing date
3 June 2022
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
1 July 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2024
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
Outlined below are the areas of delivery which the retained agreement will be expected to focus and deliver on.
Please note, this is not a conclusive list of tasks.
Area of support:
Promotion and awareness of OxLEP business support schemes
• Over the period of this retained agreement, OxLEP will be launching a range of schemes and programmes, aimed at supporting our business community to be both productive and resilient at this critical, economic time.
• Full details of these programmes will follow, however, the appointed agency will be expected to support the promotion and communications delivery of these programmes, as well as OxLEP's existing business support offer through its Growth Hub, elements of ERDF programmes and specific business intervention programmes, supporting businesses of varying sizes and sectors.
• The procured agency will be able to build campaigns to communicate these programmes effectively to targeted audiences.
• Highlighting the key role of OxLEP and of Local Enterprise Partnerships to our local economy and wider UK economy, aligned to local priorities and national levelling-up policy
Pomotion of Oxfordshire's inward investment propositions, supporting the county's key sector growth
Harnessing relationships with key stakeholders and significant decision makers
Providing counsel and guidance to support our digital communications growth and effectiveness
Other support areas to include:
• Commentary of wider key, external narrative aligned with OxLEP's role and responsibilities
• Support engagement with Board members and immediate OxLEP 'family'
• Understand and brief OxLEP representatives on wider Government policy that could influence OxLEP's work, or provide opportunities
More information
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N.B. We intend this retained contract to span across two financial years (the remainder of 2022/23 and the entirety of 2023/24). A performance review ahead of confirmation of contracting into the 2023/2024 financial year will take place (by 31 March 2023).
About the buyer
Contact name
Rob Panting
Address
OxLEP Ltd, HQ Building, Thomson Avenue
Harwell Campus
OXFORD
OX110GD
England
Telephone
07919 352924
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