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Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment Cornwall Development Company TEN473

CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD

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Summary of the contracting process

The Cornwall Development Company Ltd is conducting an open tender under the title "Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment". This procurement process is classified under the industry category of business and management consultancy services. The tender period ended on 7 February 2020, with the actual contract period spanning from 14 February 2020 to 28 July 2022. The tender aims to assess the performance of the BIG Productivity programme which has a significant budget linked to European funding, aiming to spur sustainable growth within the Cornwall region.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in consultancy and evaluation services, particularly those with prior experience in programme assessments. Suppliers looking to benefit from this procurement should possess skills in conducting thorough evaluations and possess knowledge of economic development initiatives within the UK. As the project aims to enhance capabilities and market access for local SMEs, it creates the potential for growth by collaborating with businesses that can assist in delivering substantial advisory and investment services.

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Notice Title

Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment Cornwall Development Company TEN473

Notice Description

CDC is seeking to commission an experienced supplier to undertake a robust assessment of the BIG Productivity programme against its objectives, outputs and outcome targets. The evaluation will consist of three phases with separate reporting requirements and will require prior experience of evaluating programmes. BIG Productivity programme will support the transformation of the Cornish economy through co-investments in long term and sustainable business growth. BIG Productivity will build upon the strengths of the previous BIG and BIG 2 projects, whilst also offering a more targeted and innovative approach towards enhancing the capabilities and growth of local SMEs to raise productivity, collaboration and competitiveness regionally and nationally. The programme has attracted PS4.1M of ERDF funding and was approved in November 2019 and finishes in June 2022 and. Specifically, the BIG Productivity programme aims to: * invest in growth projects brought forward by innovative, ambitious and well-managed Cornish based businesses; * work in collaboration with partner institutions to enable local SMEs gain access to national and global markets; * provide a targeted advisory service tailored to support service to work across key sectors and support enterprises with potential to grow. The advisory service will allow the recipients to adopt and utilise new technologies much quicker, expand their regional and national coverage and increase their overall productivity. The main objectives and outputs of BIG Productivity programme are to * support a total of 175 businesses; * offer a tailored investment package to meet the needs of new and established Cornish SMEs. The investments will be in the range from PS2,500 to PS150,000 and be awarded at a maximum of 45% for small size companies and a maximum of 35% for medium size companies. The lower level investments tend to lead to increases in turnover and ongoing investment in future growth. Similarly higher level investments lead to increase in productivity, competitiveness and operations. Approximately 80% of the investments will be capex in nature; * Disperse PS3.15M of grants and attract a minimum of PS3.85M of private SME match funding * create at least 175 new jobs (40 of which are level 4 or above as defined by the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) or the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) * provide a non-financial advisory support to 30 businesses to access new markets, improve their processes and thus significantly improve their productivity; * support the introduction of 30 new to the firm and 10 new to market products.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f8902f89-cbac-4735-bb95-ec15dddad405
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36203296-5610-46bb-9cfc-dead9bcdf378
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,650 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jul 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Feb 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Feb 20206 years ago
Contract Period
19 Feb 2020 - 28 Jul 2022 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
REDRUTH
Postcode
TR15 3QG
Post Town
Truro
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Pool & Tehidy
Westminster Constituency
Camborne and Redruth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AMION CONSULTING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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