--- title: "Telemarketing Campaign" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED" published: "2017-07-28" --- # Telemarketing Campaign Buyer: SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75.json) ## Summary The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership Limited (SEMLEP) is seeking a sub-contractor to conduct a telemarketing campaign aimed at Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) within Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Milton Keynes, and Northamptonshire. This initiative, classified under advertising and marketing services, has a total budget of £56,400 and is part of the Velocity ERDF Project, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The procurement process is currently at the active tender stage and will conclude with submissions due by 15 August 2017. The contract period is slated to commence on 6 September 2017 and extend through to 30 September 2018. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in telemarketing and client engagement services, particularly those with experience integrating business development support for SMEs. Companies well-positioned to compete should possess a robust understanding of B2B marketing strategies and the ability to facilitate business workshops and advisory services. With the focus on generating revenue grants and fostering job creation, this campaign aims to engage 360-420 eligible SMEs, providing them with vital support that can drive their growth in the upcoming year. ## Notice SEMLEP wishes to appoint a sub-contractor to deliver a telemarketing service to attract Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to use the services of the Velocity Growth Hub, particularly its revenue grants programme, business adviser-support and business workshops. More information about SEMLEP and full details of this tender opportunity and relevant documents can also be found on www.semlep.com This tender opportunity is part funded by ERDF and will form part of the Velocity ERDF Project. Requirements The telemarketing campaign will target SMEs in Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire that are trading in business-to-business markets and will be interested in a grant/business support because they are actively investing in business development activities and will create new jobs in 2017/2018. Success for this campaign will look like: * 360-420 eligible SMEs will have been engaged with the first meeting with our advisers and made aware of the services, from the 360-400 business engaged, we expect that: * 280-340 appointments will have been made for our advisers with businesses. Businesses that are interested in receiving over 12 hours of support or receiving a revenue grant. * 80 appointments will have been made for our advisers to assist enterprises that have a new to the market product or service or new to the firm product or service. For full information please download full the Tender Specification, SEMLEP's terms and conditions and the tender application form, which must be completed and send by email to procurement@semlep.com by the deadline stated on the procurement process timescale section on the tender specification, together with any additional information that you believe will be relevant to this tender opportunity. Our tender evaluation panel will assess received applications as per the selection and award criteria stated below. Selection and award criteria Introduction The tender application has a two-stage process: Part A and Part B. The first stage will assess Part A in accordance with the Selection Criteria that assess the ability of the tenderer to perform a contract based on qualitative information related to the economic and financial standing of the applicant, suitability, equalities and insurance. If the application passes stage one that is Part A, it will be assessed under the Award Criteria "Part B", stage two. Stage One - Selection Criteria Section 3 to 5 of the application form is Part A. Questions 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 are pass / reject. If you fail these questions, your application will be rejected. Stage Two - Award Criteria If your application passes on "Part A" it will progress to "Part B" that is the Award Criteria. The applications will be scored under the Award Criteria set out below: Price (30%), Ability to deliver (30%), Overall quality of submission (20%), Quality of delivery (15%) and social value (5%) Budget is PS56,400 including VAT ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efbd22b-f171-4e8c-91a7-36d8f8515e2d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jul 2017 | | Submission deadline | 15 Aug 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £56,400 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | | Locality | BEDFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK43 0BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH25 Central Bedfordshire | | Local authority | Central Bedfordshire | | Electoral ward | Cranfield & Marston Moretaine | | Westminster constituency | Mid Bedfordshire | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services ## Release History - 28 Jul 2017 at 13:24 - TenderCancellation - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efbd22b-f171-4e8c-91a7-36d8f8515e2d - 28 Jul 2017 at 13:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f805ae8-0bec-443a-8b25-dbec6aecef3c - 11 Jul 2017 at 15:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f805ae8-0bec-443a-8b25-dbec6aecef3c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efbd22b-f171-4e8c-91a7-36d8f8515e2d 28th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f805ae8-0bec-443a-8b25-dbec6aecef3c 28th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ae15c35a-f6bc-4667-813c-eb5e605897e8 Tender Specifcation - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/37dce2d2-3173-45c3-9997-32b527d532d5 Outputs Definition - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e7d32361-3e6b-46de-90ac-66d6a841e3b1 Application Form ## Notice URLs - http://www.semlep.com - http://www.semlep.com/recruitment-procurement/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-947b1ee1-2617-4837-851a-3a0bed6a0e75.json.