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title: "Investing in Greater Birmingham - Life Sciences Campaign"
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# Investing in Greater Birmingham - Life Sciences Campaign

Buyer: MARKETING BIRMINGHAM LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c1712bd-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The tender titled "Investing in Greater Birmingham - Life Sciences Campaign" issued by Marketing Birmingham Ltd is currently in the Award stage, having completed the tender process. The procurement process focuses on marketing activities aimed at the life sciences sector, particularly targeting SMEs. The contract has a total value of £50,000 and is partially funded by the England 2014 to 2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme. The delivery will primarily be within the West Midlands region, with the awarded contract period commencing on 23rd November 2016 and concluding on 9th January 2017. Interested suppliers were required to submit their bids by 12:00 noon BST on 27th October 2016.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in advertising, marketing services, and media provision, particularly those specialising in targeted campaigns for the life science sector. Companies capable of delivering comprehensive media packages to effectively reach decision-makers in this industry will be well-suited to compete. Furthermore, agencies focusing on digital marketing and strategic engagement with SMEs from regions such as North America, Germany, and other target markets identified by Marketing Birmingham are encouraged to participate, thus facilitating potential business growth and collaboration within the life sciences domain.

## Notice

Marketing Birmingham is the area's strategic marketing partnership, which focuses on three business areas (i) investment, (ii) the visitor economy and (iii) strategic marketing. For more information please visit - www.marketingbirmingham.com The company is funded by the public and private sectors, and acts as an economic development and promotions agency undertaking long term Service Level Agreement contracts. Client examples include: Birmingham City Council; the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); Finance Birmingham and Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership. This project is partially funded by the England 2014 to 2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme, as part of which Marketing Birmingham is contracted to: Directly support 45 SMEs Attract 45 SMEs to the project area Create 466 jobs in SMEs supported or attracted Secure additional inward investment worth PS900,000 Indirectly attract 1,807 private sector jobs to the area Deliver support to 120 Enterprises. Alongside this, Marketing Birmingham also is commissioned on a project by project basis by clients across the Midlands areas. These can range between consumer and business activity, across key sectors and geographic markets - regional, domestic and international. The aim of this project is to promote the key messages and propositions of why Greater Birmingham is the perfect location to locate and invest in for Life Science SMEs. This will be achieved by promoting the region's strengths in this sector and associated sub-sectors, for example med-tech and diagnostics. Through our research it has been identified that the highest concentration of Life Science clusters are located along the US West Coast, especially in the California area, as such this will be our primary target. For reference, other target geographies for the Investing in Greater Birmingham Project are North America, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Australia, India, China and Japan. In this context, Marketing Birmingham is looking to appoint a supplier to deliver a media package to effectively target these SMEs and key decision makers in the investment supply chain. Alongside this, Marketing Birmingham aims to generate leads from this sector of key decision makers and would like to add this element to campaigns where possible. Please refer to the tender brief for full requirements, process and timescales. To access the full tender brief, all suppliers MUST visit the Marketing Birmingham e-Procurement system to register interest and submit a tender bid. e-Procurement https://in-tendhost.co.uk/marketingbirmingham/aspx/Home Please note the deadline for full submission as outlined in the attached brief is no later than 12:00 noon BST on Thursday 27th October 2016 Additional information: To access the tender brief and all attachments, all suppliers MUST visit the Marketing Birmingham e-Procurement system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/marketingbirmingham/aspx/Home

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c2cb84c-e6f0-4e84-aa22-eb7ad4ae38b1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Oct 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 23 Nov 2016 - 9 Jan 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | MARKETING BIRMINGHAM LTD |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 2ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MEDIACOM NORTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 22460000 - Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals
- 72414000 - Web search engine providers
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 92200000 - Radio and television services

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2016 at 14:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c2cb84c-e6f0-4e84-aa22-eb7ad4ae38b1
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d443e2e5-ebfb-467c-aba1-ad56bce46777

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c2cb84c-e6f0-4e84-aa22-eb7ad4ae38b1
  24th November 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d443e2e5-ebfb-467c-aba1-ad56bce46777
  26th September 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.marketingbirmingham.com/tenders
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/marketingbirmingham/aspx/Home

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