Published date: 18 December 2017

This notice was replaced on 27 February 2018

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Awarded contract (published 27 February 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Teaching supplies - 39162110

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

PR1919

Published date

18 December 2017

Closing date

23 January 2018

Contract start date

15 February 2018

Contract end date

31 October 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?

Yes

Description

This Tender opportunity is part funded by ERDF
Velocity Growth Hub run by SEMLEP, wish to appoint a sub-contractor to:
• To deliver a total of 48 workshops between March 2018 and October 2018 to SME's in South East Midlands area (Aylesbury Vale, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, and Wellingborough).
• Each workshop duration will be no less than 4 hours, running on a working day. Workshops will start at 9.30am and end at 1:30pm. We are looking to only run one workshop per day.
Please download the full tender specification to full details of this opportunity.
We are looking to cover 11 topics: Choosing and Using the Right Social Media for your Business, Finance for Business Owners, How to Master Facebook, How to Master LinkedIn for your Business, Marketing Strategy, Mastering and Monitoring your Twitter Success, Planning to Grow, Presentation and Negotiation Skills, Recruiting, Managing Performance and Retaining the Best People, Project Plan and Project Risk and Issue Management.
Workshop Requirements
• The provider must have and demonstrate experience (e.g videos, links or testimonials) of delivering training / workshops on the required topics, to groups of around 15-25 individuals with a track record of success with suitable professional qualifications and accreditations
• Ability to work with a wide range of clients from many different backgrounds and to adapt style to meet the needs of different client groups.
• Flexible availability with the ability to respond rapidly to need as it arises.
• Good understanding of the business context and business services environment
The workshop should include the following:
• Presentation on the theory that is relevant to SME owners/directors.
• Examples of how they can use it in their business
• Exercise(s) to get the businesses involved
• Any other relevant information for an SME owner/director in order to assist growth within the business.
• Workshop content and slides for each workshop must be approved by SEMLEP, this will be commissioned with the provider and in line with the ESIF branding and publicity guidance, the final work would belong to SEMLEP. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564432/esif_branding_and_publicity_requirements.pdf
Selection and Award Criteria are in details on the tender specification. Please download the form for full details.

Key Dates
Inception Meeting (estimated date, subject to appointment of successful bidder) - 14th February 2018
Scoping - Two weeks
Start of Workshops Campaign - March 2018
Contract end date - 31st October 2018
Please send your completed forms and any supporting information electronically to procurement@semlep.com with the name of the tender in the subject header.
Please download the full tender specification to full details of this opportunity.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

Innovation Centre, Cranfield University Technology Park
Cranfield
MK430BT
England

Email

procurement@semlep.com

Website

http://www.semlep.com/recruitment-procurement/