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QU215 - Evaluation of a GBSLEP Pilot Programme to increase business innovation in key growth industries

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The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership ('the LEP') is seeking quotations from suitably qualified organisations to undertake an 'Evaluation of a GBSLEP Pilot Programme to increase business innovation in key growth industries' which will include innovation 'challenge events', company-centric innovation support and small innovation grant awards. The pilot programme responds to consultancy findings (Optimat 2018) which identified: • Industry demand for challenge-led events capable of stimulating demand-led innovation projects including via cross-sector engagement and collaboration; • A lack of company-centric innovation support in the GBSLEP area; • Need and demand for small scale innovation grants Bidding consultants are required to submit their proposed methodology for delivering the work requirement which will need to include: • Contextual review of the policy context, evidence base and rationale for the pilot programme; • Review of the pilot programme delivery plans and arrangements including the selected provider(s) event proposals; arrangements for selecting SME-led innovation projects for follow-on support and the grant arrangements for awarding the small innovation grant awards; • Consultation with the provider organisation(s) pre and post-delivery to understand the pilot programme delivery plans and rationale and learning from the pilot programme; • Survey of SME beneficiaries of the programme at key milestones including post event delivery, post innovation support - immediately and six months following to establish programme impact • SME-led innovation project case studies The pilot programme will be delivered over 9 months between June 2019 and February 2020 and the evaluation contract will be for a longer period of 15 months commencing June 2019 until August 2020 so that the business impact of the programme can be evaluated Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation. Your completed quotation should be returned by 5pm on 17th May 2019 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

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5 years ago

Close date

5 years ago

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Birmingham City Council

Contact:
Manjit Samrai
Email:
manjit.samrai@birmingham.gov.uk

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