Tender

Telemarketing Campaign

SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

28 Jul 2017 at 13:24

TenderAmendment

28 Jul 2017 at 13:23

Tender

11 Jul 2017 at 15:57

Summary of the contracting process

The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership Limited (SEMLEP) is seeking a sub-contractor to conduct a telemarketing campaign aimed at Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) within Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Milton Keynes, and Northamptonshire. This initiative, classified under advertising and marketing services, has a total budget of £56,400 and is part of the Velocity ERDF Project, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The procurement process is currently at the active tender stage and will conclude with submissions due by 15 August 2017. The contract period is slated to commence on 6 September 2017 and extend through to 30 September 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in telemarketing and client engagement services, particularly those with experience integrating business development support for SMEs. Companies well-positioned to compete should possess a robust understanding of B2B marketing strategies and the ability to facilitate business workshops and advisory services. With the focus on generating revenue grants and fostering job creation, this campaign aims to engage 360-420 eligible SMEs, providing them with vital support that can drive their growth in the upcoming year.

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Notice Title

Telemarketing Campaign

Notice Description

SEMLEP wishes to appoint a sub-contractor to deliver a telemarketing service to attract Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to use the services of the Velocity Growth Hub, particularly its revenue grants programme, business adviser-support and business workshops. More information about SEMLEP and full details of this tender opportunity and relevant documents can also be found on www.semlep.com This tender opportunity is part funded by ERDF and will form part of the Velocity ERDF Project. Requirements The telemarketing campaign will target SMEs in Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire that are trading in business-to-business markets and will be interested in a grant/business support because they are actively investing in business development activities and will create new jobs in 2017/2018. Success for this campaign will look like: * 360-420 eligible SMEs will have been engaged with the first meeting with our advisers and made aware of the services, from the 360-400 business engaged, we expect that: * 280-340 appointments will have been made for our advisers with businesses. Businesses that are interested in receiving over 12 hours of support or receiving a revenue grant. * 80 appointments will have been made for our advisers to assist enterprises that have a new to the market product or service or new to the firm product or service. For full information please download full the Tender Specification, SEMLEP's terms and conditions and the tender application form, which must be completed and send by email to procurement@semlep.com by the deadline stated on the procurement process timescale section on the tender specification, together with any additional information that you believe will be relevant to this tender opportunity. Our tender evaluation panel will assess received applications as per the selection and award criteria stated below. Selection and award criteria Introduction The tender application has a two-stage process: Part A and Part B. The first stage will assess Part A in accordance with the Selection Criteria that assess the ability of the tenderer to perform a contract based on qualitative information related to the economic and financial standing of the applicant, suitability, equalities and insurance. If the application passes stage one that is Part A, it will be assessed under the Award Criteria "Part B", stage two. Stage One - Selection Criteria Section 3 to 5 of the application form is Part A. Questions 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 are pass / reject. If you fail these questions, your application will be rejected. Stage Two - Award Criteria If your application passes on "Part A" it will progress to "Part B" that is the Award Criteria. The applications will be scored under the Award Criteria set out below: Price (30%), Ability to deliver (30%), Overall quality of submission (20%), Quality of delivery (15%) and social value (5%) Budget is PS56,400 including VAT

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efbd22b-f171-4e8c-91a7-36d8f8515e2d
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,400 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORDSHIRE
Postcode
MK43 0BT
Post Town
Milton Keynes
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine
Westminster Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire

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