Published date: 19 March 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy services - 79410000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£2,500
Procurement reference
S4GG Assessors
Published date
19 March 2021
Closing date
13 April 2021
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
1 May 2021
Contract end date
3 June 2021
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
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), as part of it's Scale Up 4 Growth Gloucestershire (S4GG), is looking for Assessors to assess applications to its grant funding scheme.
About the scheme
S4GG is an ERDF funded programme, providing grant funding and workshops to SMEs in Gloucestershire that want to scale and grow. Businesses can apply for grants of £10,000 to £40,000 to cover 35% of total project costs. Projects must support business growth and create jobs, products and services as an outcome of the funding awarded.
The role of assessors
Assessors are required to review and score SME application forms that are submitted to the University. Each application form will be scored against the following headings (given a score between 1 and 5) based on the content of the application form.
• Assessors will assess no more than 20 applications between the first and third assessments (see below).
• First assessment: This is when the bulk of assessments will be undertaken. This window normally spans 2 weeks and 3 weekends. We will send reviews out on Friday 7 May, and these will need to be returned by 10am on Monday 24 May.
• Third assessment: There are normally only a small number to review in this window and it typically spans 1 week. We will send these out on Thurs 27 May, and require them to be returned by 10am on Thursday 3 June.
• Each application takes a minimum of 2-3 hours to review.
• You will be required to attend a 30 minute training session prior to the undertaking any assessments. Further details will be provided once successful Assessors have been notified.
• We will provide you with a guidance document for assessing, and a template for providing your scores and comments.
• You will be required to let us know immediately if you have a conflict of interest with any of the companies you are assessing.
• All assessing will be done electronically. Documents will be shared via Microsoft's One Drive, and assessments returned as Microsoft Word documents.
Each application assessed is paid at £100. We will also pay £25 for the training session.
How to apply
• Prior experience assessing grant funding applications or similar is essential.
• Knowledge of the business landscape in Gloucestershire is highly desirable.
We are looking for assessors to have strength in one particular sector, or experience of scaling up businesses. Please ensure your specialism is clearly stated in your submission email.
Please submit your CV, detailing the information above, to Katy Sensier (kathryn2.sensier@uwe.ac.uk) no later than 11.59pm on 13 April 2021. Assessors will be selected to ensure we have a wide range of expertise.
The team will get in touch to let you know if you've been successful shortly afterwards. You will need to be set up as a supplier on the University systems and sign a contract prior to undertaking work.
Please note, we are only able to respond to queries from 29 March to 1 April 2021.
More information
Attachments
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- Call for Assessors S4GG.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Further details about requirements
Additional text
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Please note, we are only able to respond to queries from 29 March to 1 April 2021.
About the buyer
Contact name
Katy Sensier
Address
Coldharbour Lane
BRISTOL
BS161QY
England
Telephone
0117 32 81089
Website
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