--- title: "REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THE DELIVERY OF A DIGITAL GROWTH FACTORY" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-08-29" --- # REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THE DELIVERY OF A DIGITAL GROWTH FACTORY Buyer: WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab43d64b-f844-426d-98a2-365e9b748eae.json) ## Summary Winchester City Council is seeking to appoint an organisation to deliver a 'Digital Growth Factory' funded by the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). This process, currently in the tender stage, invites quotations by 18th September 2024, with the project running from 30th September 2024 to end by 28th February 2025. The project focuses on business services and education, targeting new entrepreneurs, start-ups, and high-growth businesses within the Winchester District, located in the South East of the United Kingdom. Key components include commercialisation, acceleration, incubation, scale-up, and digital productivity support. The total project budget is £40,000 GBP, and the procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold. This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy, education, and training services. The programme supports business model development, market entry, and productivity enhancement, making it ideal for consultants, training organisations, and digital transformation experts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, offering them robust growth potential through involvement in a government-supported economic initiative. Successful bidders will benefit from close collaboration with local businesses, fostering sustainable economic development in the Winchester region. ## Notice The Economy team at Winchester City Council is seeking to appoint an organisation to deliver a 'Digital Growth Factory' funded by UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The project will deliver the UKSP funding investment in research and development at a local level. The requirements of the fund mean that the programme must be delivered by the end of February 2025. It will include acceleration, incubation and scale up, commercialisation and digital productivity support for new entrepreneurs, start-ups, scale ups and high growth businesses located in the Winchester District. The Digital Growth Factory programme activity should include: 1) Commercialisation support: aimed at new entrepreneurs, early-stage start-ups or SMEs looking to refresh their business model, this support will provide all the fundamentals required to develop a viable business model. The courses aim to engage entrepreneurs in a reflection around the problem their business idea is trying to solve, the customer journey and need, the size of the market, the finance and numbers, and to develop entrepreneurial skills. The training should also include investment pitch training and be a vehicle to identify businesses that are ready to access incubation or acceleration support. The minimum number of participants is 20. 2) Acceleration support: this is an intensive programme targeted at early-stage companies that already have a marketable product and a founding team. The beneficiaries will be guided through the various steps they need to take to their business model to the next stage to achieve seed or late seed funding. The minimum number of participants is 10. 3) Incubation and scale up support - this aims to accelerate the growth of start-up/scale ups that require bespoke and hands-on support to guide them through the various stages of the business journey from concept to commercialisation and ultimately to growth and resilience. The support will be delivered over a three month period so that beneficiaries are mentored and advised to build a scalable business model and a repeatable sales process or to support the transition from a single to multiple products and services. Through the incubation and scale up support, beneficiaries will be prepared for securing funding. The minimum number of participants is 10. 4) SME Digital Productivity Programme: the aim of the programme is to develop founders' leadership skills and their adoption of proven change management practices and process re-engineering tools that deliver productivity growth by digital means. SMEs will focus on identifying their least productive processes and then setting goals to redress the gaps in productivity they have identified. The minimum number of participants is 20. Please see the full specification attached for full detail. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e44ec2f-7d29-47f8-a056-27a03dbe3aee | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Sep 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | 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 | WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 9LJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 29 Aug 2024 at 10:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e44ec2f-7d29-47f8-a056-27a03dbe3aee - 27 Aug 2024 at 14:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e44ec2f-7d29-47f8-a056-27a03dbe3aee - 23 Aug 2024 at 10:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e44ec2f-7d29-47f8-a056-27a03dbe3aee - 14 Aug 2024 at 08:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e44ec2f-7d29-47f8-a056-27a03dbe3aee ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e44ec2f-7d29-47f8-a056-27a03dbe3aee 29th August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f3e0b775-f18c-44c0-8cc7-8df5351f144e - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/70a149f2-da71-4bcd-ac28-4aeec7aa4b05 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/78082e91-c25c-4dec-bb6b-a1f610491ccb - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/eb3002e2-1101-47a2-aec6-5b62707aa928 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e7e61e05-211c-4072-90ec-0c05404967d8 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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