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# Velocity Growth Hub Workshops

Buyer: SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9edce962-8a7f-431d-ab7e-1443b33c28c1

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## Summary

The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership Limited is currently managing the procurement process for the "Velocity Growth Hub Workshops", aimed at providing training workshops in Digital Marketing, Sales Strategies, and Leadership, among others, to SMEs in the South East Midlands region. The open tender, which ended on 7th July 2017, has an indicative budget of £57,000 and encompasses the delivery of between 35 and 42 workshops across various local authority areas including Aylesbury Vale and Milton Keynes, with the contract scheduled to commence on 25th July 2017 and end on 30th September 2018.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in educational and training services, particularly those with a proven track record in conducting workshops for SMEs. Ideal candidates will possess relevant professional qualifications and the flexibility to cater to diverse client needs. The successful provider will be responsible for all aspects of workshop delivery, from content creation to venue management, making this project an attractive venture for companies that excel in service provision and client engagement within the SME sector.

## Notice

Velocity Growth Hub run by SEMLEP, wish to appoint an organisation/s to: * Provide a wide range of Digital Marketing/social media, Sales Strategies, Marketing Strategy, Leadership, Pitching and Presenting workshops to SME's in South East Midlands area (Aylesbury Vale, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, and Wellingborough). * The final choice of the proposed topics and the number of workshops to be delivered will be agreed between SEMLEP and the successful tender-party. * Each workshop duration will be no less than 3 hours, running on a working day * Workshop content and slides for each workshop is required to be approved by SEMLEP, this will be commissioned with the provider and in line with the ESIF branding and publicity guidance, the final work would belong to SEMLEP. * Experience of delivering training / workshops to groups of around 10-25 individuals and ideally has relevant professional qualifications * Ability to work with a wide range of clients from many different backgrounds and to adapt style to meet the needs of different client groups. * Flexible availability with the ability to respond rapidly to need as it arises. * A track record of success with suitable professional qualifications and accreditations * Good understanding of the business context and business services environment * Ability to provide regular, timely, statistics and qualitative feedback in a form to be agreed; * The supplier will be responsible for preparing the workshop content, organising workshop facilitators, venue hire, AV equipment and refreshments for the workshops. They will also be required to produce A4 workbooks for the workshops and complete some workshop admin, such as recording the feedback forms and making sure the workshops slides and workbook. The workshop should include the following: * Presentation on the theory that is relevant to SME owners/directors. * Examples of how they can use it in their business * Exercise(s) to get the businesses involved * Any other relevant information for an SME owner/director in order to assist growth within the business. Number of workshops - Between 35 and 42 workshops in total on different topics, these workshops will need to be spread across the 13 local authority areas. Indicative Budget Budget is PS57,000 including VAT. This includes the preparation of workshop content, presentation and provision of workbooks (design and printing). The fee element shall include the cost of all labour, equipment, delivery, material and travel. Please provide the price per workshop rather than a breakdown of venue hire and facilitator costs. Full tender specification including requirements, selection and award criteria, application form and SEMLEP's T&C is attached. This opportunity is also available on SEMLEP's website http://www.semlep.com/recruitment-procurement/ This tender opportunity is part funded by ERDF

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b33df89c-1137-4ddb-ad32-3feeaa994351 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 24 Jul 2017 - 30 Sep 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £57,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £56,964 |
| 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 | SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED |
| Locality | CRANFIELD - 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REDBRICK ENTERPRISES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 4 Aug 2017 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b33df89c-1137-4ddb-ad32-3feeaa994351
- 2 Jun 2017 at 13:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/698585cd-1e0a-4587-9291-2d21fafdbf8b
- 2 Jun 2017 at 13:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/698585cd-1e0a-4587-9291-2d21fafdbf8b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b33df89c-1137-4ddb-ad32-3feeaa994351
  4th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/698585cd-1e0a-4587-9291-2d21fafdbf8b
  2nd June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/571b010d-53a5-45a7-a382-fbcc69d4577d
  SEMLEP Terms and Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4a8b2048-1a91-4acd-b508-32533c5d47c1
  Venue Check List
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c5941412-57d4-4f5e-9390-92d5f2312885
  Tender Specification - Velocity Growth Hub Workshops

## Notice URLs

- http://www.semlep.com/recruitment-procurement/

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