--- title: "Market Engagement - Business Growth and Social Impact Investment Fund" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2023-04-20" --- # Market Engagement - Business Growth and Social Impact Investment Fund Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d696515-46ea-4b59-913c-8edb431b6b35.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is planning a tender for the Market Engagement - Business Growth and Social Impact Investment Fund. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with the engagement end date set for 3rd May 2023. This opportunity, targeted at businesses in the business services sector, is located in England. The tender presents a chance for businesses to engage in promoting the fund, conducting due diligence assessments, and developing partnerships with financial intermediaries. Key activities include providing equity or debt funding to high growth potential businesses without other funding sources and offering grants or loans to third sector businesses. This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs interested in business services, law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security to expand their operations. Businesses equipped to deliver market testing, promotion, due diligence assessments, and relationship-building with financial institutions are well-suited for this opportunity. The target businesses include those seeking equity or debt funding for growth or grants/loans for third sector activities. Interested stakeholders can engage in the Market Engagement event to understand delivery expectations, funding timelines, and partnership requirements set by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. ## Notice Business Growth and Social Impact Investment Fund Procurement Market Engagement Event Wednesday 3rd May 2023 12pm to 13 30pm The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will soon be opening a tendering opportunity for a delivery partner that will be responsible for making investment decisions according to rigorous commercial criteria and make a commercial return on investment on the equity fund They will incorporate the following areas in its delivery: Designing the fund in partnership with CPCA - undertaking market testing to test the assumptions made by the CPCA in developing the fund and make recommendations on the fund operation and financial modelling Promotion and Marketing of the fund Conducting Due Diligence assessments on applicants Issue loans, grants and equity investments Developing partnership to enhance existing relationships with the banks, accountants, capacity building organisations and other financial intermediaries located in the region The project will have two distinct categories of businesses being targeted Fund 1 a growth fund aimed at providing equity or debt funding to high growth potential businesses that do not have access to funding from other sources Fund 2 a fund aimed at providing grants or loans to third sector businesses that do not have access to funding from other sources Administration to cover the 2 fund streams The Market Engagement event will provide interested delivery partners with the opportunity to engage with the Combined Authority's project team as well as discussing the expectations of the delivery partner, the funding and delivery timeline To register your interest in attending this event you will need to respond via the e tendering portal with the names and email addresses of the attendees. Once this has been done, a link to the event will follow ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/655e5e6c-d30a-48f2-b126-9b26d1f2aa32 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 May 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 3TN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 20 Apr 2023 at 12:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/655e5e6c-d30a-48f2-b126-9b26d1f2aa32 - 13 Apr 2023 at 12:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d839215-9182-4efd-80d8-c081f074a084 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/655e5e6c-d30a-48f2-b126-9b26d1f2aa32 20th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d839215-9182-4efd-80d8-c081f074a084 13th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2bf82d8d-f6d9-ed11-8121-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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