--- title: "Call for Assessors: Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND" published: "2021-06-28" --- # Call for Assessors: Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c15c62f-89bd-4482-a17b-4cc8b1745ee2.json) ## Summary The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has issued a tender titled "Call for Assessors: Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth" as part of its ERDF-funded programme aimed at supporting SMEs in the Swindon and Wiltshire area. This active procurement is currently at the open tender stage and is seeking assessors to evaluate grant applications for funding that ranges from £10,000 to £40,000. The tender is classified under business and management consultancy services and is set to close for applications on 18 July 2021. Successful consultants will begin their contract on 2 August 2021, lasting until 31 December 2022, with an estimated value of £2,500. This opportunity can significantly enhance business growth for consultancy firms and independent assessors, particularly those with experience in grant application evaluation or a strong understanding of the Swindon and Wiltshire business landscape. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in either specific sectors or in scaling businesses are well-positioned to compete for this role. Assessors will benefit from a £100 payment per application reviewed, along with a fee for training, making this an attractive prospect for capable candidates. ## Notice The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), as part of it's Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation 4 Growth (SWI4G), is looking for Assessors to assess applications to its grant funding scheme. About the scheme SWI4G is an ERDF funded programme, providing grant funding and workshops to SMEs in Swindon & Wiltshire that want to scale and grow. As part of the grant funding workstream, businesses can apply for grants of PS10,000 to PS40,000 to cover 35% of total project costs. Projects must be innovation or R&D and create jobs, products and services as an outcome of the funding awarded. The role of assessors Assessors are required to review and score SME application forms that are submitted to the University. Each application form will be scored (given a score between 1 and 5) based on the content of the application form. *This grant funding is an open call, with applications being reviewed as they as received rather than at a given deadline. a *We will notify you via email when an application is ready for review and has been assigned to you, and we ask that you reply within 1 working day to confirmed that you have received the application so that we know you are still available. You will also be required to let us know immediately if you have a conflict of interest with any of the companies you are assessing. *Each application takes a minimum of 2-3 hours to review, and will need to be returned within 5 days (including weekends). *You will be required to attend an hour long training session prior to the undertaking any assessments. Further details will be provided once successful Assessors have been notified. *We will provide you with a guidance document for assessing, and a template for providing your scores and comments. * All assessing will be done electronically. Documents will be shared via Microsoft's One Drive, and assessments returned as Microsoft Word documents. Each application assessed is paid at PS100. We will also pay PS25 for the training session. How to apply * Prior experience assessing grant funding applications or similar is essential. * Knowledge of the business landscape in Swindon & Wiltshire is highly desirable. We are looking for assessors to have strength in one particular sector, or experience of scaling up businesses. Please ensure your specialism is clearly stated in your submission email. We are looking for assessors to have strength in one particular sector, or experience of scaling up businesses. Please ensure your specialism is clearly stated in your submission email. Please submit your CV, detailing the information above, to the Innovation 4 Growth team (innovation4growth@uwe.ac.uk) no later than 11.59pm on 18 July 2021. Assessors will be selected to ensure we have a wide range of expertise. The team will get in touch to let you know if you've been successful shortly afterwards. You will need to be set up as a supplier on the University systems and sign a contract prior to undertaking work. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/026ec92f-09b5-441c-9e56-143aef35a930 | | 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 | 28 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 18 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500 | | 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 | UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS16 1QY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2021 at 15:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/026ec92f-09b5-441c-9e56-143aef35a930 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/026ec92f-09b5-441c-9e56-143aef35a930 28th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0b285d8f-5742-4b94-b75f-2c1abf4d5690 Further details about requirements ## Notice URLs - http://www.innovation4growth.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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