Tender Summary

PQ0508 - Access to Innovation Ecosystem Support Offer (funded by Innovate UK via DIATOMIC project)

Buying Organisation

Birmingham City Council

Contract Value

Unknown

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

PQ0508 - Access to Innovation Ecosystem Support Offer (funded by Innovate UK via DIATOMIC project)

Birmingham City Council's (the Council) Growth Hub will begin to deliver an intensive package of business support, aimed at supporting 10 Women-led and/or Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic-led businesses. This package of support will cover in-depth diagnosis of business plans, potential for new products/services and assessment of their legal constitution, maturity, resilience, including how predisposed businesses are for high-growth.
Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking a supplier to provide an Access to Innovation Ecosystem Support Offer to supplement this package of Business Support. The Supplier will deliver specialist, tailored support which provides proven pathways to accessing the Innovation Ecosystem for these 10 businesses. The supplier must work in collaboration with The Council's Growth Hub and be open to collaborating within the emerging West Midlands Inclusive Innovation Network.
This offer may include access to innovative digital facilities, membership to peer networks, access to 3D printing and Virtual Reality/Augmented Realty technologies, group mentoring, co-working facilities, support around production innovation and prototyping. Specific business mentoring may include support around, marketing, pitching, liaison with investors, and innovative business planning. The offer should support businesses on their route to net zero transition, help them define environmental or social impact and ensure long-term viability and responsiveness to the needs of future markets. This program will be tailored to help businesses transform their operations, foster sustainability, and thrive in a rapidly changing business landscape. Businesses will be referred into this offer directly from the Growth Hub Business Support Package and may include businesses who have also benefitted from support delivered through the Fast Followers programme.

The contract will be for the period commencing April 2024 and concluding on 31 March 2025.

The contract will be awarded to one supplier.

This is being funded by the Innovate UK DIATOMIC Project and all publicity materials and reporting will be required to reference the funder and use the appropriate WMCA, UKRI and Innovate UK's logos.

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Tender categories (products & services required)

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV 79000000)
Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)
Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Economic research services (CPV 79311400)
Miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 79990000)
Miscellaneous business and business-related services (CPV 79900000)
Business organisation services (CPV 79996000)
Research consultancy services (CPV 73210000)
Business analysis consultancy services (CPV 72221000)
Administrative services for business operations (CPV 75112000)
Business development consultancy services (CPV 79411100)
Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)
Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)

Region

West Midlands (UKG)

Buyer Information