Published date: 22 May 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£30,105

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN247231-76864996

Published date

22 May 2017

Closing date

21 April 2017

Contract start date

5 May 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CFNE seeks to commission a partner organisation to deliver a business innovation programme, aimed at IT and digital businesses. This applicant will work with existing networks and associations across the sector to create engagement in the project, host a series of events, hackathons, innovation days and activities in Newcastle and deliver a programme of bespoke business innovation which may on occasion draw on the expertise of Newcastle University academics to:

o Identify and engage with innovation ready companies
o Link identified companies to CFNE and provide assessment of innovation need and potential
o Develop innovation development events and activities including hackthons & innovation workshops
o Develop bespoke innovation interventions to explore development of new products and services to the business
o Deliver all necessary documentation to comply with ERDF funding
o Hold monthly project meetings with CFNE Project Manager
o Share learning and best practice from the programme across the sector, producing reports and materials for dissemination and open access.
o Deliver agreed levels of business engagement and project outputs
o Deliver at least two iterations of this activity - one each in 2017 & 2018

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

1 May 2017

Contract start date

2 May 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2018

Total value of contract

£29,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NE BIC

Address

Wearfield, Enterprise Park, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 2TA, United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Maisie Mullins

Address

4th Floor King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 86220

Email

maisie.mullins@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk