Tender

Call for Business Mentor - Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

05 Mar 2024 at 14:16

Tender Notice
Tender

22 Feb 2024 at 15:20

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is seeking a Business Mentor for the Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award programme, focusing on supporting business founders who identify as women or non-binary and/or from a Global Majority background. The tender involves mentoring 10 awardees from April to July 2024, with a budget range of £2500 to £22500. The procurement method is a competitive quotation with a tender deadline of March 10, 2024, and the contract period is from April 1 to July 31, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for business growth to mentors with experience in early-stage start-ups, fundraising, and working with diverse founders. Businesses that can provide bespoke support, guidance, and planning sessions to address structural barriers and systemic challenges in the entrepreneurial ecosystem are well-suited to compete. The University is particularly interested in proposals demonstrating relevant experience, value for money, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and environmental sustainability.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

Call for Business Mentor - Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award

Notice Description

The Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award is a new and exciting programme portfolio delivered by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) for business founders who identify as women or non-binary and/or from a Global Majority background. The programme aims to address structural barriers and systemic challenges prohibitive to equality of access and opportunity in the West of England's entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are seeking expressions of interest via quotations for a Business Mentor that has a broad and in-depth knowledge across early-stage innovative start-up support and has significant experience working with founders who are women and/or from the Global Majority and can demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of structural barriers and systemic challenges that are prohibitive in the entrepreneurial eco-system. The Business Mentor would work with 10 awardees for the duration of the award. Through one-to-many and one-to-one support, the Business Mentor would deliver group planning sessions, as well as bespoke support and guidance to help participants work through identified business challenges. You would ideally be able to demonstrate your own startup and fundraising experiences. The business mentor would likely be required to help awardees plan their projects and enable them to make the best use of the award funding. This will include, but is not limited to: * Budget/financial planning for the award * Specific business challenges * Identifying where additional support is required (e.g., IP, legal advice, university input) * End of project reporting (benefits, outcomes, etc) The Award will run from April to July 2024 and the Business Mentor would be required to participate in regular meetings, reporting on progress to UWE Bristol. Budget We invite expressions of interest for targeted business mentorship and programme support. Please submit a detailed proposal of your offer as part of this quotation which must include your day rate and the number of days you would be available to deliver on this programme. Please note we require between 5 and 30 days of delivery on this programme and the maximum day rate we would consider is PS750 excluding VAT. Your day rate would include payment for reasonable expenses, where agreed up front with UWE Bristol and in line with our current expenses policy. Payment Payment would be by monthly invoice based on activity agreed and undertaken in that period. The partner would need to be set up as a supplier to UWE Bristol and would be required to provide invoices for their services. Quotes should cover the following criteria: 1. Relevant experience 2. Value for money demonstrated via a quotation for a headline summary of anticipated delivery 3. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion 4. Environmental Sustainability To express your interest, please provide a summary document explaining how you meet the above criteria and listing your areas of expertise to uwebusiness@uwe.ac.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0d442f78-153d-4efa-b1e7-1799112ebc5f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e939719e-19a6-401d-aa45-f4f59191f472
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£22,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Jul 2024 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1QY
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-0d442f78-153d-4efa-b1e7-1799112ebc5f-2024-03-05T14:16:18Z",
    "date": "2024-03-05T14:16:18Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-0d442f78-153d-4efa-b1e7-1799112ebc5f",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "Call for Business Mentor - Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award",
        "title": "Call for Business Mentor - Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award",
        "description": "The Breaking Barriers Enterprise Award is a new and exciting programme portfolio delivered by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) for business founders who identify as women or non-binary and/or from a Global Majority background. The programme aims to address structural barriers and systemic challenges prohibitive to equality of access and opportunity in the West of England's entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are seeking expressions of interest via quotations for a Business Mentor that has a broad and in-depth knowledge across early-stage innovative start-up support and has significant experience working with founders who are women and/or from the Global Majority and can demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of structural barriers and systemic challenges that are prohibitive in the entrepreneurial eco-system. The Business Mentor would work with 10 awardees for the duration of the award. Through one-to-many and one-to-one support, the Business Mentor would deliver group planning sessions, as well as bespoke support and guidance to help participants work through identified business challenges. You would ideally be able to demonstrate your own startup and fundraising experiences. The business mentor would likely be required to help awardees plan their projects and enable them to make the best use of the award funding. This will include, but is not limited to: * Budget/financial planning for the award * Specific business challenges * Identifying where additional support is required (e.g., IP, legal advice, university input) * End of project reporting (benefits, outcomes, etc) The Award will run from April to July 2024 and the Business Mentor would be required to participate in regular meetings, reporting on progress to UWE Bristol. Budget We invite expressions of interest for targeted business mentorship and programme support. Please submit a detailed proposal of your offer as part of this quotation which must include your day rate and the number of days you would be available to deliver on this programme. Please note we require between 5 and 30 days of delivery on this programme and the maximum day rate we would consider is PS750 excluding VAT. Your day rate would include payment for reasonable expenses, where agreed up front with UWE Bristol and in line with our current expenses policy. Payment Payment would be by monthly invoice based on activity agreed and undertaken in that period. The partner would need to be set up as a supplier to UWE Bristol and would be required to provide invoices for their services. Quotes should cover the following criteria: 1. Relevant experience 2. Value for money demonstrated via a quotation for a headline summary of anticipated delivery 3. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion 4. Environmental Sustainability To express your interest, please provide a summary document explaining how you meet the above criteria and listing your areas of expertise to uwebusiness@uwe.ac.uk",
        "datePublished": "2024-02-22T15:20:51Z",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79000000",
            "description": "Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "postalCode": "BS16 1QY"
                    },
                    {
                        "postalCode": "BS16 1QY"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "minValue": {
            "amount": 2500,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "value": {
            "amount": 22500,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "limited",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive quotation (below threshold)",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2024-03-10T23:59:00Z"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2024-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2024-07-31T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e939719e-19a6-401d-aa45-f4f59191f472",
                "datePublished": "2024-02-22T15:20:51Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en",
                "dateModified": "2024-03-05T14:16:18Z"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/vkU269eN",
            "name": "University Of The West Of England",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "University Of The West Of England",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/vkU269eN"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane",
                "locality": "BRISTOL",
                "postalCode": "BS16 1QY",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Aimee Skinner",
                "email": "uwebusiness@uwe.ac.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/vkU269eN",
        "name": "University Of The West Of England"
    }
}