Published date: 16 March 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.


Closing: 28 March 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • General management consultancy services - 79411000

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

M1 5JW

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

MID2022/1 P-S19-1

Published date

16 March 2022

Closing date

28 March 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2022

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

MIDAS (Manchester Investment and Development Agency Service Ltd) is the inward investment agency for Greater Manchester, providing free of charge advice and assistance to national and international organisations looking to locate in the area or expand their existing operations. MIDAS' services include the provision of market research and labour information, assistance with finding property, access to finance and help to recruit and train staff.

MIDAS wishes to appoint a consultancy/agency to provide lead generation support to increase FDI investment from high growth European SMEs into Greater Manchester. This activity will sit alongside the proactive SMEs targeting that MIDAS currently delivers internationally and supports the overall aim of successfully attracting international SMEs to set up in Greater Manchester and resulting job creation. MIDAS is specifically targeting SME's that are looking to scale up at pace in the UK and therefore the successful applicant will need to have specific knowledge or analytics capabilities that can identify businesses that are at this stage of their development cycle as well as looking at expanding into the UK. MIDAS will expect introductions to at least 40 qualified SMEs that fit the above growth description that have the intention to establish a physical presence in Greater Manchester and create between 5 and 50 (or beyond) jobs per SME by June 2023.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Batty

Address

Lee House
90 Bridgewater St
Manchester
M1 5JW
England

Email

nick.batty@growthco.uk