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# Marketing and Communications Support and Website Development

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY REGION L E P  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53b3b106-c0c7-45b6-a779-6dd81ef0e37f

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## Summary

The Liverpool City Region LEP is seeking consultancy services for marketing and communications support, along with website development, under the title "Marketing and Communications Support and Website Development." This procurement process is classified under the category of business and management consultancy and related services and falls within the region of North West, England. The procurement is at the award stage, having been completed as of 2nd May 2018, with a contract value of £71,916. The contract period commenced on 1st May 2018 and is set to run until 31st March 2019. The method of procurement used was an open procedure, which was below the financial threshold, and the tender period ended on 30th April 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in marketing consultancy, digital marketing, website development, and public relations. Companies proficient in creating engaging marketing strategies, managing social media, and developing user-friendly websites would be well-suited to compete for such contracts. Additionally, there is a favourable consideration for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) to participate, which may enhance their business growth through increased visibility and support from the Local Growth Hub's activities.

## Notice

2.1 The appointment of consultancy services to develop and deliver Local Growth Hub marketing and communications activity, to: * Support Local Growth Hub engagement with key target audiences and stakeholders * Generate enquiries for Local Growth Hub services * Position Local Growth Hub as a leading growth hub nationally and as the overarching business support network regionally * Raise awareness of Local Growth Hub and LCR programmes regionally and nationally 2.3 The purpose of this tender exercise is to identify the agency that is deemed most suitable to deliver the required services. (a) Marketing and communication planning * Develop and implement a marketing strategy and timeline which drives the growth and evolution of the growth hub. * Produce performance reports on the effectiveness of marketing and communications activity against set targets. (b) Digital marketing * Support the LEP team in driving quality website traffic to the Local Growth Hub website (localgrowthhub.com) through planned and coordinated use of social media, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and any other recommended social media platforms. * Create educational and value content that is appropriate and engaging to target audiences, to increase social media reach, engagement and conversion. * PPC and digital advertising strategy and management to drive quality traffic and conversion on the website. * Produce a monthly Local Growth Hub e-newsletter. (c) Marketing content and assets * Develop and maintain print and digital marketing content and assets required to effectively support the marketing and communications strategy activity. Assets to include infographics, print, pop-up stands etc as agreed. (d) PR * Work with the Local Growth Hub team (including brokers and programme partners) to develop and maintain a PR plan based around key milestones, successes and programme updates. * Monitor media for relevant PR opportunities (including features / interviews etc) (e) Events * Creation and management of an events programme * Sourcing joint event opportunities (f) Marketing automation * Implementation and management of marketing automation to streamline marketing activity and drive enquiries * Integration with the Local Growth Hub CRM 'Evolutive' to provide closed loop reporting (g) Web Development * Work with the LEP Business Systems Project Manager to scope out and agree a specification for a new improved Local Growth Hub website * Develop, implement and manage the website development programme to include improved functionality, UX and UI, in order to meet the growing demands of the Local Growth Hub. * Web Services - the site will need to integrate with the Growth Hub CRM 'Evolutive'. The site will need to collect data from site users and for that data to be stored in the CRM. * Content Management & Profile Management - The LEP must be able to fully manage and develop as required intenance costs of Local Growth Hub website

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/444f3d60-3dd3-471d-a100-433618f6c950 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Apr 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2018 |
| Contract period | 24 Jul 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £71,916 |
| 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 | LIVERPOOL CITY REGION L E P |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1BG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTIVE PROFILE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2018 at 08:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/444f3d60-3dd3-471d-a100-433618f6c950
- 19 Apr 2018 at 09:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d6f441a-18e0-4884-90e3-4fee65435dbe

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/444f3d60-3dd3-471d-a100-433618f6c950
  30th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d6f441a-18e0-4884-90e3-4fee65435dbe
  19th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/43311ad8-23ee-4864-880d-90161238f696
  Request for Written Tender Document
- https://www.liverpoollep.org/tenders/
  LCR LEP tender Page

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