Business Consultancy (Manufacturing & Innovation)

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                "description": "The appointed contractor will plan, market, deliver and report on a mixture of support activities designed to help manufacturing SMEs to automate and innovate. This includes in an event, workshop and 121 capacity. A key goal will be to engage with manufacturing SMEs with ambition and plans to advance into new areas of project and company development. This may include technological advancement, the introduction of new products, processes or services, operating efficiencies, access to new markets, as well as the development of people and skills. The contractor will require to have established links with academia, NMIS and the wider industry and enterprise network, to co-ordinate impactful and engaging sector focused learning sessions and facilitate introductions. Connecting manufacturing SMEs to agencies and partners that can stimulate and support new thinking, collaboration, improved operating practices and the creation / commercialisation of IP is a priority. Project Delivery the selected contractor will: Operate from Smart Hub Lanarkshire as a project base ensuring visibility, engagement with New College Lanarkshire and NMIS delivery staff and SMEs Travel across the Lanarkshire and the wider area as appropriate (AMCF project territory is primarily the Greater Glasgow and the Clyde Valley locality, though there are no geographical restrictions on wider engagement) Provide a mix of digital and physical delivery methods (121 manufacturing SME engagement) Provide all necessary IT, Telecom, Comms hardware and software necessary to deliver the specified contract activity Record, report and track all manufacturing SME engagements with monthly KPI tracking and reporting requirements Operate under the Smart Hub Lanarkshire brand in tandem with project partners Engage with manufacturing SMEs solely for the purposes of Smart Hub Lanarkshire project objectives and outcomes Undertake necessary marketing, communications, prospecting and relationship building activity as necessary to enable project targets to be met At the end of the contract period, supply a database of all manufacturing SMEs engaged with through the contract duration including individual key contacts and email addresses for each SME. There are nine project targets that the appointed contractor will work towards over the Feb 2022 to March 2023 timeframe. As part of this procurement process, bidders will commit projected targets and an associated pricing formula, achievable in line with the AMCF programme completion deadline. The targets themselves are detailed within section 2.7.3 of the ITT.. Tender Question deadline: 12:00 21st January 2022 Tender Answer deadline: 12:00 24th January 2022 The ERDF is working together with the Scottish Government, as part of the Scottish Programme for Research, Innovation & Technology Eco-System (SPRITE).",
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                    "description": "4A.1 If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. 4A.2 Where it is required, within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service. Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships."
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                    "minimum": "4B.1.2 - Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 90K GBP for the last 3 years. 4B.3 - Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading. 4B.5.1a, 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5M GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1M GBP http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf"
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    "description": "Late Tenders will not be considered under any circumstances. . The Council will not provide additional notification to any Bidder of the rejection of a late Tender. . For the avoidance of any doubt, automated messages confirming receipt of a Tender should not be taken to imply acceptance of it by the Council. . Tenderers are therefore advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. . The council reserves the right before moving from selection stage to award stage to request candidates produce supporting documentary evidence or certificates referenced in their SPD response. In any case, these must be provided prior to contract award. . . Tenderers must respond to a series of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope; . Tenderers must download and and complete a range of Award Questions and Statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope; . Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20468. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see appendix 1 and Quality Question 5 for Community Benefits detail specific to this procurement. (SC Ref:679582)",
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