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title: "Skills Survey and Appointment Generation"
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# Skills Survey and Appointment Generation

Buyer: GWE BUSINESS WEST LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-92c86feb-00ab-4a69-9ab5-02a4795c9a31

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## Summary

GWE Business West Ltd, situated in Bristol, is conducting a procurement process for the "Skills Survey and Appointment Generation" project, aimed at enhancing support for businesses in the South West. This open tender, which is currently in the award stage, seeks bids for a telephone research campaign and the generation of appointments for business advisers, with a tender period that closed on 5th March 2018. The contract, valued at £23,000, is expected to run from 9th March to 30th June 2018, primarily targeting SMEs in various sectors including Creative and Digital, Professional Services, and Health and Life Sciences across the West of England region.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in market research, consulting, and training services. Companies focused on delivering surveys or appointment-setting services, particularly those with experience in working with SMEs, would be well-positioned to compete effectively. This initiative aims to gather crucial skills data that can influence local business strategies, thereby enabling participating firms to align with emerging training and workforce development needs in the region.

## Notice

GWE Business West Ltd (Business West) is a key player in delivering support solutions to businesses in the South West and is seeking bids from suitable organisations to conduct a telephone survey and appointment setting campaign for the Skills West project. You are invited to submit a quote for the provision of both of the elements below: 1. A telephone research campaign to achieve the required survey outputs 2. Generation of appointments for Skills West business advisers Additional information: of the key targets for this project is the completion of a Business Skills and Training Survey. The objective of the survey is to gather intelligence to feed into the overall West of England Skills strategy. It will gather information on skills shortages, recruitment and workforce development across West of England businesses. The results will be analysed to produce Local Sector Skills Statements which will be used to inform local businesses of skills strategies and will also help training providers to develop future training provision. The other key objective of this project is the provision of business skills advice by a Skills West adviser. Skills West offers businesses free impartial skills advice and support to source training relevant to their business - this can be anything from short training courses through to apprenticeship courses. We can also provide advice on apprenticeship funding - which can now be used for existing and new members of staff, this is something that businesses are not often aware of so is another source of support for their business growth plans. Target audience: Businesses based in the West of England area (encompassing the areas of Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire). For the survey we will primarily target SMEs with 3-250 employees, however we may wish to approach a number of businesses below and above this band. For the appointment setting campaign, businesses must be SME status (under 250 employees). The primary industry sectors for the project are Creative and Digital, Professional Services, Advanced Engineering and Aerospace, High-tech, Health and Life Sciences, Low Carbon and 2 Construction. However we will accept survey responses and appointments from businesses across all sectors. Relevant job role will be dependent on the size of the business, where there is an HR function the HR/training manager is the appropriate contact, in smaller businesses it will be the Managing Director/Owner.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84507565-7d45-4775-ae6b-970143396cd5 |
| 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 | 6 Aug 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 28 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £22,915 |
| 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 | GWE BUSINESS WEST LTD |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS8 3RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Pill |
| Westminster constituency | North Somerset |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLUEBERRY MARKETING SOLUTIONS |

## 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

- 6 Aug 2018 at 13:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84507565-7d45-4775-ae6b-970143396cd5
- 23 Feb 2018 at 15:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44502dbb-6c99-42cb-8392-79976c4ca5c4
- 23 Feb 2018 at 13:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44502dbb-6c99-42cb-8392-79976c4ca5c4
- 23 Feb 2018 at 12:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44502dbb-6c99-42cb-8392-79976c4ca5c4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84507565-7d45-4775-ae6b-970143396cd5
  6th August 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44502dbb-6c99-42cb-8392-79976c4ca5c4
  23rd February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/144ba909-7382-441a-96c8-74f2b90b0db0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9182aa87-1ac0-4ff7-a26f-6c2ce59c799b
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/609ddb19-6cce-4031-adad-64589bd9f36a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/978596ca-78a3-48f7-87cd-044fca4ba2b6

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