Tender

Call for Assessors: Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

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Tender

28 Jun 2021 at 15:14

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has issued a tender titled "Call for Assessors: Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth" as part of its ERDF-funded programme aimed at supporting SMEs in the Swindon and Wiltshire area. This active procurement is currently at the open tender stage and is seeking assessors to evaluate grant applications for funding that ranges from £10,000 to £40,000. The tender is classified under business and management consultancy services and is set to close for applications on 18 July 2021. Successful consultants will begin their contract on 2 August 2021, lasting until 31 December 2022, with an estimated value of £2,500.

This opportunity can significantly enhance business growth for consultancy firms and independent assessors, particularly those with experience in grant application evaluation or a strong understanding of the Swindon and Wiltshire business landscape. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in either specific sectors or in scaling businesses are well-positioned to compete for this role. Assessors will benefit from a £100 payment per application reviewed, along with a fee for training, making this an attractive prospect for capable candidates.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Call for Assessors: Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth

Notice Description

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), as part of it's Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth (SWI4G), is looking for Assessors to assess applications to its grant funding scheme. About the scheme SWI4G is an ERDF funded programme, providing grant funding and workshops to SMEs in Swindon & Wiltshire that want to scale and grow. As part of the grant funding workstream, businesses can apply for grants of PS10,000 to PS40,000 to cover 35% of total project costs. Projects must be innovation or R&D and create jobs, products and services as an outcome of the funding awarded. The role of assessors Assessors are required to review and score SME application forms that are submitted to the University. Each application form will be scored (given a score between 1 and 5) based on the content of the application form. *This grant funding is an open call, with applications being reviewed as they as received rather than at a given deadline. a *We will notify you via email when an application is ready for review and has been assigned to you, and we ask that you reply within 1 working day to confirmed that you have received the application so that we know you are still available. You will also be required to let us know immediately if you have a conflict of interest with any of the companies you are assessing. *Each application takes a minimum of 2-3 hours to review, and will need to be returned within 5 days (including weekends). *You will be required to attend an hour long training session prior to the undertaking any assessments. Further details will be provided once successful Assessors have been notified. *We will provide you with a guidance document for assessing, and a template for providing your scores and comments. * All assessing will be done electronically. Documents will be shared via Microsoft's One Drive, and assessments returned as Microsoft Word documents. Each application assessed is paid at PS100. We will also pay PS25 for the training session. How to apply * Prior experience assessing grant funding applications or similar is essential. * Knowledge of the business landscape in Swindon & Wiltshire is highly desirable. We are looking for assessors to have strength in one particular sector, or experience of scaling up businesses. Please ensure your specialism is clearly stated in your submission email. We are looking for assessors to have strength in one particular sector, or experience of scaling up businesses. Please ensure your specialism is clearly stated in your submission email. Please submit your CV, detailing the information above, to the Innovation 4 Growth team (innovation4growth@uwe.ac.uk) no later than 11.59pm on 18 July 2021. Assessors will be selected to ensure we have a wide range of expertise. The team will get in touch to let you know if you've been successful shortly afterwards. You will need to be set up as a supplier on the University systems and sign a contract prior to undertaking work.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/026ec92f-09b5-441c-9e56-143aef35a930
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 (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

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 1-2 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
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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