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title: "The Growth Company Invitation to Tender Business Development Consultancy Framework"
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# The Growth Company Invitation to Tender Business Development Consultancy Framework

Buyer: THE GROWTH COMPANY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-272291be-e139-489d-87ad-850207d70ca0

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## Summary

The Growth Company is currently inviting tenders for a Business Development Consultancy Framework. This opportunity involves bid support across various sectors like Education, Employment, and Business Support. The deadline for submitting applications is 12 noon on Thursday 23rd March 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure with a contract period starting on 11th April 2023.

This tender by The Growth Company is suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Businesses offering management consultancy services or business development consultancy services would find this tender relevant. It presents an opportunity to collaborate on bid success with a deadline set for applications, offering a minimum value of £20,000 and a total value of £750,000 in GBP.

## Notice

The Growth Company (GC) wishes to appoint a framework of consultants to support our Business Development Team to work collaboratively with us on a flexible basis to continue our bid success. GC typically (but is not restricted to) bids for services across the following sectors; Education and Skills, Employment, Justice, Business Support, Accreditations and Standard Delivery. Commissioners can be both central government and the wider public sector, as well as commercial opportunities. We anticipate services will include critical elements of the business development lifecycle such as storyboard support, bid writing, identifying and using appropriate visuals, editing and reviewing responses to maximise scores. Your completed application must be uploaded to the Panacea portal by the deadline stated. Please note that the closing date and time is set in the system and you will not be able to apply after the closing date and time. To access the documents and apply please register on the following portal:https://app.panacea-software.com/growth. When you register, make sure you select that you will be a 'Supplier'. Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', Click the 'Participate' Button, Navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents, see Clarification Q&A's and apply for the opportunity. The deadline for submission of the required document is: 12 noon Thursday 23rd March 2023. We look forward to hearing from you.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48e7b9c4-5f60-4e92-8dc6-cd65dae45037 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Apr 2023 - 10 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE GROWTH COMPANY |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2023 at 15:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48e7b9c4-5f60-4e92-8dc6-cd65dae45037

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48e7b9c4-5f60-4e92-8dc6-cd65dae45037
  7th March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://app.panacea-software.com/growth/
  Click above to Apply (link to e-procurement portal)

## Notice URLs

- https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

## Provenance

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