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Marketing and Communications Support

LIVERPOOL CITY REGION L E P

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11 Oct 2021 at 08:44

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Tender

24 Oct 2019 at 16:38

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking tenders for a contract titled "Marketing and Communications Support." This procurement falls within the services industry, specifically focusing on business and management consultancy. The procurement stage is currently at the Award phase, following a successful open tender process. The contract period is set to commence on 8th November 2019 and conclude on 31st July 2021, with an initial tender period that ended on 1st November 2019. The procurement was originally published on 24th October 2019, and the total contract value amounts to £45,000.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in marketing and communications, particularly those targeting healthcare and digital sectors. Ideal candidates include small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) capable of delivering comprehensive marketing campaigns, managing public relations, and developing digital platforms for the Health Matters programme. Interested parties should have experience in healthcare-related industries and a track record of supporting SMEs to engage with NHS organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Marketing and Communications Support

Notice Description

Liverpool City Region Health Matters is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme to support businesses in Liverpool City Region who have products and services that could improve health and care with the aim to accelerate innovation and growth by supporting local companies to work with NHS and social care organisations. The programme is delivered by the Innovation Agency, Growth Platform - the Liverpool City Region Growth Company and Liverpool John Moores University. We are seeking an agency or individual to plan and deliver marketing and communications activity for the Health Matters Programme to raise its profile and generate enquires for its services. Additional information: Marketing Campaigns Plan, implement and evaluate an effective marketing campaign to generate enquires for the Health Matters services. Support the engagement of 84 LCR SMEs eligible for the project with products/services that need to be developed/marketed/put into practice. Target companies will include those in the digital, med tech, social care, wellbeing and life science areas. Maintain and introduce a range of marketing collateral that effectively promotes Health Matters and the service it provides. Such as leaflets, pop ups, PowerPoint presentation templates. Please note that additional marketing material needs to be included in the budget stated. Provide materials to raise awareness of the project to NHS and social care commissioners, Universities and members of the public who will link into activities. Work with partners, to act as brand champion of the Health Matters brand, developing brand guidelines and toolkit as well as overseeing all items in line with these guidelines. Please note a logo has already been produced for the programme. Be responsible for managing relationships with key suppliers e.g. photographers, web and design agencies. Produce monthly Marketing Management report on the effectiveness of marketing and PR against targets (which should be proposed by potential suppliers and agreed by project partners). Digital Marketing Develop a Health Matters website. This is to include content for the site. Set up social media channels and manage the use of social media, including Linked-in, Twitter and any other social media platforms you may see as appropriate. Increase social media reach and engagement by ensuring that content is appropriate, informative and engaging. Produce a newsletter format for Health Matters project. This includes supplying content for the newsletter. The frequency will be discussed with the appointed agency/individual. Events Plan and deliver a number of events including project engagement events, coordinating with planned events across project partners. The number of events will be discussed with the appointed agency/individual. Maintain an up-to-date calendar of City Region networking events and co-ordinate project representation seeking speaker opportunities where appropriate. Communications Work with project partner Growth Platform, the Liverpool City Region Growth Company, Communications team to produce news on achievements Produce a marketing and communications plan for the project aligned to events and other key milestones Monitor local press and business media for PR opportunities Produce case studies showcasing the businesses that the programme has worked with. Number to be discussed with appointed agency. Develop a programme of updates to all project's partners ensuring staff are fully up-to-date with developments,

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-af41660d-efa6-44c8-ac4f-28b187d07c79
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/273f5eec-efe1-4268-ac5b-2221ab6ba505
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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£45,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Nov 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Nov 20196 years ago
Contract Period
26 Nov 2019 - 31 Jul 2021 1-2 years
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
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ACTIVE PROFILE

Further Information

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