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title: "Greater Manchester Leadership for Productivity"
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# Greater Manchester Leadership for Productivity

Buyer: THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09b7298c-8c91-44b6-bf97-843bc7e4e8c6

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Leadership for Productivity tender, initiated by The Business Growth Hub Limited, aims to appoint a service provider to enhance existing support for leadership and management development aimed at local SMEs in the North West region of England. This open procurement process, underpinned by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) financing, is designed to help businesses improve their productivity as they recover from COVID-19, with submissions accepted until 2nd August 2021. The contract period spans from 4th January 2022 to 30th September 2023, with a total value of £333,333.

This initiative presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in management consultancy and training services, particularly those capable of delivering flexible, digitally accessible support tailored to SMEs. Companies that can leverage academic research to offer innovative leadership techniques and who have experience engaging with businesses unfamiliar with such resources will be particularly well-suited to participate. The focus on improving productivity through best practice management presents substantial growth potential for prospective bidders.

## Notice

GC Business Growth Hub (GC BGH) is seeking to appoint a service provider (single Service Delivery Provider or consortium with a 'lead' operator) to complement and add value to the existing business support available across Greater Manchester for leadership and management development. The target market for this programme is Greater Manchester based SMEs that are looking to improve their productivity; recover from COVID-19; respond to innovative opportunities; and develop their skills, knowledge, and expertise to enable growth. We are particularly looking for a Service Delivery Provider/s who can reach businesses who previously haven't accessed leadership and management support. This programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with match funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), therefore all businesses assisted will need to meet ERDF eligibility requirements. The Service Delivery Provider/s will need to deliver a programme that is able to provide flexible support using digital solutions which will enable leaders to access content and support at a time convenient to themselves along with one to one/one to many support to business owners. All leadership and management content should be based on academic research and the latest thinking around developments and strategies for leaders of Greater Manchester's SMEs. This fully funded support to Greater Manchester SME's should respond to the known barriers SMEs face in absorbing leadership and management techniques and putting them into practice to facilitate necessary change. The UK Productivity Review, and the CBI "Ostrich to Magpie" Report, both identify the opportunity to boost UK productivity by spreading the adoption of best practice management techniques that more productive larger firms and SMEs in other places, such as Germany, more readily engage with.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24821c00-496d-48f8-96c5-b9e509e662be |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £333,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £333,333 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 5JW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 18 May 2022 at 10:49 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24821c00-496d-48f8-96c5-b9e509e662be
- 1 Nov 2021 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24821c00-496d-48f8-96c5-b9e509e662be
- 30 Jun 2021 at 10:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64e19f57-ee1a-4905-9783-7933ea181810

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24821c00-496d-48f8-96c5-b9e509e662be
  18th May 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64e19f57-ee1a-4905-9783-7933ea181810
  30th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/ProjectManage/114

## Notice URLs

- https://www.businessgrowthhub.com/tenders

## Provenance

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