Tender

Liverpool City Region Local Growth Hub Broker Partners

LIVERPOOL CITY REGION L E P

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Tender

15 Jun 2020 at 14:38

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership is currently seeking tenders for the "Liverpool City Region Local Growth Hub Broker Partners" project, which falls under the business and management consultancy services category. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with responses due by 12th July 2020. The contract will commence on 3rd August 2020 and is scheduled to conclude on 31st March 2021, initially covering an 8-month period, with potential extensions. The total budget for this contract is £83,224 and will involve engaging brokerage partners across the six Local Authority areas in the North West of England, specifically Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, and Wirral.

This tender opportunity presents significant potential for businesses focused on consultancy services, particularly those that can engage diverse groups and adapt to emerging needs post-COVID-19. Firms that specialise in business resilience, support for hard-to-reach populations, and local development initiatives would be well-suited to apply. The successful partners will work closely with local authority officials to promote the Growth Platform's services and assist local businesses in recovering from current economic challenges. This project not only aims to boost local economic engagement but also offers a robust platform for service providers wanting to expand their market presence and capabilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Liverpool City Region Local Growth Hub Broker Partners

Notice Description

Growth Platform wishes to engage Brokerage Partners covering each of the 6 Local Authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. In addition, we are seeking a specialist broker to engage harder to reach groups including women, BAME groups and social economy businesses across the City Region. Suppliers will need to be able to flex and adapt to Growth Platform's and Local Authority Growth Directors responses to Covid 19 should these alter throughout the duration of the contract. We would expect the successful suppliers to liaise and work with Local Authority Growth Directors and Economic Development teams in their contracted areas to ensure they are aligned with local priorities. A focus for Growth Platform going forward is the engagement of businesses that have not been engaged with the Local Growth Hub Service or its services previously in order to increase the reach of Local Growth Hubs and subsequently Growth Platform. In addition to attracting new businesses, Local Growth Hub Brokerage Partners will be expected as a minimum to undertake the following; * Encourage business resilience and adaptation as a response to Covid 19 * Support businesses with getting back to work * Promotion of Growth Platform services, in particular, Growth Platforms suite of business support programmes and LCR ERDF funded projects * Marketing of the Local Growth Hub and its services * Maintain accurate and comprehensive records on the Growth Platform CRM Portal in 'real time' * Provide monthly delivery reports on activities including, events delivered, issues raised, issues resolved and issues to be escalated * Provide weekly intelligence reports detailing the specific issues that businesses convey as barriers including those relating to Covid 19 and EU exit, identify emerging issues/trends in respect of potential economic shock * Collaboration with local delivery and brokerage partners * Mapping of business support services * Provision of business information * Business pre start, start up and growth diagnostic * Identification on high growth potential/ scale up businesses * Provision/ facilitation of business networks * Any other necessary required ancillary services Additional information: The contract is for an initial 8 month period to run from 3rd August 2020 to 31st March 2021, budget PS83,224. There is a possibility of two 12 month extensions to the contract at Growth Platform's absolute discretion, subject to funding, performance and strategic alignment. Please ensure you read the ITT and respond on the response from on the Growth Platform tender page by the submission deadline

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-51761d43-38a9-44ef-8377-ceab2b98075e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/676ba0c4-f020-4d57-a317-3d2153fa190e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above 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

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£283,334 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jul 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Aug 2020 - 31 Mar 2023 2-3 years
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
LIVERPOOL CITY REGION L E P
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1BP
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

Notice Documents

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