--- title: "Cornwall Development Company TEN488 Invitation to Tender Cornwall Trade & Investment: Export Support Services Oct 2020 - Sept 2021" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD" published: "2020-10-07" --- # Cornwall Development Company TEN488 Invitation to Tender Cornwall Trade & Investment: Export Support Services Oct 2020 - Sept 2021 Buyer: CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-510f7c69-a130-456b-9e80-ad28251ea1f7.json) ## Summary The Cornwall Development Company Ltd is inviting tenders for the provision of Export Support Services as part of the Cornwall Trade and Investment initiative, during the period from October 2020 to September 2021. This procurement, categorized under market and economic research as well as business consultancy services, is currently in the tendering stage, with submissions due by 12 October 2020. The services will primarily benefit businesses located in the South West region of the United Kingdom, and the selection process follows an open procedure that is below the procurement threshold. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that are experienced in providing international trade support. Successful bidders will work closely with Cornwall Trade and Investment to facilitate virtual trade workshops and support businesses in expanding into new markets, potentially impacting 35 businesses throughout the duration of the project. Companies with expertise in market intelligence and export strategies will find this contract especially relevant. ## Notice Cornwall Trade and Investment (CTI) is part of Cornwall Development Company (CDC), an arms-length economic development provision of Cornwall Council and part of the Corserv Ltd group of companies. CTI is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cornwall Council. CTI exists to help grow Cornwall's economy - focusing on three key themes; attracting innovative, high growth SME businesses to locate in Cornwall; marketing Cornwall as a progressive, viable place to do business, and, from 2018, supporting Cornwall based SME's to export their products/services to new national and international markets. The CTI project is measured on three key outputs; inward investors secured in Cornwall, businesses supported through the export service and number of jobs created as a result of support received. CTI is looking to appoint an experienced international trade support provider to deliver key aspects of CTI's revised virtual export programme (as detailed in Section 5). The successful tenderer will design and run the virtual export workshops, carry out market intelligence, as well as providing the most promising 'top 15' businesses enhanced support through access to potential buyers/customers. The successful tenderer must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the Cornwall business landscape and export opportunities that exist for Cornwall based businesses. It is expected that 35 businesses will be supported through this revised virtual service. The trade support provider will work closely with the CTI team to ensure all project activity is focused on delivering the virtual trade service, and is ERDF compliant. 4.1 Virtual Business Support CTI is seeking to support 35 businesses in up to five virtual trade missions between November 2020 and the close of the project in September 2021. CTI is seeking to work with high-growth, ambitious, businesses to ensure the projects meets its job creation target of 150. 4.2 Physical Trade Mission support (not part of this tender) A further five businesses will be supported in a separate trade mission in 2021 delivered in partnership with Aerospace Cornwall and Spaceport - providing travel is safe and viable at that time. 4.3 Output requirements As stipulated in CTI's project funding, each business needs to receive a minimum of 12 hours of support. It is expected that approximately six to eight hours will be delivered by the successful tenderer through businesses attending the virtual workshops, and the remaining four+ hours to be provided by CTI's Trade & Investment Managers who will work with businesses on a one to one basis offering further market penetration support. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0f45b57-f691-4c54-a054-03cbeb68f3b6 | | 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 Oct 2020 | | Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 22 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD | | Locality | REDRUTH | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR15 3QG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Pool & Tehidy | | Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services ## Release History - 7 Oct 2020 at 11:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0f45b57-f691-4c54-a054-03cbeb68f3b6 - 22 Sep 2020 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0f45b57-f691-4c54-a054-03cbeb68f3b6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0f45b57-f691-4c54-a054-03cbeb68f3b6 7th October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bf445bc1-7745-424b-866b-c7f33f0ed611 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7afde658-8078-48cb-a97f-039cf1596ff8 Clarifications to TEN488 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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