Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Telesales Services
Notice Description
The Growth Company has been commissioned as the result of a successful tendering process to support Boost, Lancashire's Business Growth Hub in delivering expert business growth support services under the current UKSPF programme. The supplier is expected to contact a target list of businesses identified by the Growth Company from Growth Flag data and those referred by other services if appropriate. This will include previous Boost clients and new clients to Boost. The chosen supplier is expected to: * Develop a call script and supporting information for the telesales team. * Provide a plan for the telesales campaign. * Adhere to industry standards, legal requirements and best practice for telesales calls. * Undertake quality assurance monitoring of the telesales process. * Act as a data processor for Growth Company under UK GDPR. * Generate between 90 and 150 business leads that meet the eligibility / suitability criteria. * Record and refer warm leads to the Growth Catalyst team for follow up calls and where appropriate business engagement and project registration. * Provide weekly updates throughout the telesales campaign and attend progress meetings/calls.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ad6851bb-5655-4274-9ef2-76801ca281fa
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3b9c687-f72e-4fcc-b145-914afc01e11a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79342100 - Direct marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £24,950 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £9,495 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Nov 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Nov 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 5JW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3b9c687-f72e-4fcc-b145-914afc01e11a
15th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70eadec7-e91a-4f9e-939a-d6e63d1e98b0
5th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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