Tender

The provision of wrap around consultancy to support SMEs participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund or Flood Resilience Innovation Centre (FLIC) programmes. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund or FLIC Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions Further details can be found here: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

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Tender

06 Dec 2019 at 13:44

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Hull is currently conducting a tender for the provision of wrap-around consultancy services to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) involved in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund and Flood Resilience Innovation Centre (FLIC) programmes. The procurement method is an open procedure, which is set to close on 7th February 2020. This initiative falls under the services category, with a total budget of £320,000, aimed at enhancing SME innovation within flood risk management and other consultancy areas in Hull and the surrounding regions.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy services, especially those focusing on innovation, energy efficiency, and environmental issues. Suitable contenders may include SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises with expertise in financial and project management consultancy. By engaging in this process, businesses can not only contribute to vital regional development initiatives but also enhance their service offerings and expand their client base within the local enterprise landscape.

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Notice Title

The provision of wrap around consultancy to support SMEs participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund or Flood Resilience Innovation Centre (FLIC) programmes. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund or FLIC Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions Further details can be found here: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

Notice Description

SparkFund is a business support and grant programme which is available to Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) located in either the Humber or York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas. The total value of the programme is PS15.1m and it is in receipt of PS8.4m of ERDF grant funding. SparkFund is the brand name for a programme made up of three discreet strands of support, these are: Innovation Vouchers: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS17,500 maximum grant value). Such support will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. Grants for Research & Development: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS44,300 maximum grant value). Such support will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. Low Carbon Grants for Research & Development: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS42,250 maximum grant value). This activity will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in low carbon innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions FLIC is a research and innovation support programme which is available to Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) located primarily in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The project can also support SMEs based in other national Transition regions. The total value of the programme is PS3.4m and it is in receipt of PS1.9m of ERDF grant funding. The FLIC project began in April 2019 and is due to end its delivery on 31 December 2021, the financial end date for the programme is 28 February 2022 and the practical end date is 30 June 2022. The aim of the FLIC project is to stimulate regional SME innovation in the prevention and mitigation of flood risk. FLIC will establish an innovation structure to support the development of new or improved services, processes and products that will improve efficiency of response where flood events still occur.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b52a24dc-3fc9-4e45-a860-0814a2586f31
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

66 - Financial and insurance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services

71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services

71351210 - Geophysical consultancy services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73220000 - Development consultancy services

79121000 - Copyright consultancy services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

79212000 - Auditing services

79415200 - Design consultancy services

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Dec 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Feb 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Mar 2020 - 15 Dec 2021 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF HULL
Contact Name
Adam Jacklin
Contact Email
a.g.jacklin@hull.ac.uk
Contact Phone
01482 463263

Buyer Location

Locality
HULL
Postcode
HU6 7RX
Post Town
Hull
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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