--- title: "The provision of wrap around consultancy to support SMEs participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund programme. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF HULL" published: "2019-08-14" --- # The provision of wrap around consultancy to support SMEs participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund programme. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF HULL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-affa3a98-e8fc-4ba0-b16d-67fa8c799e28.json) ## Summary The University of Hull is currently conducting a tender for the provision of wrap-around consultancy services aimed at supporting Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund programme. The total budget for this procurement is £320,000, under the main category of financial consultancy services, with relevant activities expected to commence from December 2, 2019, and continue until December 31, 2021. Interested parties should submit their responses before the tender period ends on September 16, 2019. This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in innovation support and strategic advisory for SMEs. Firms that are small to medium-sized and have a focus on providing financial, legal, or auditing services would be well-positioned to compete effectively for this contract. Participation could enhance visibility and growth for these businesses within the regional economy, supporting innovation and development amongst beneficiary SMEs through targeted short-term interventions. ## Notice SparkFund is a business support and grant programme which is available to Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) located in either the Humber or York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas. The total value of the programme is PS15.1m and it is in receipt of PS8.4m of ERDF grant funding. SparkFund is the brand name for a programme made up of three discreet strands of support, these are: Innovation Vouchers: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS17,500 maximum grant value). Such support will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. Grants for Research & Development: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS44,300 maximum grant value). Such support will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. Low Carbon Grants for Research & Development: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS42,250 maximum grant value). This activity will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in low carbon innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions Details can be found here: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afc24f08-2600-4b01-8ea9-832ee5d51e16 | | 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 | 14 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Dec 2019 - 31 Dec 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £320,000 | | 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 | UNIVERSITY OF HULL | | Locality | HULL | | Post town | Hull | | Postcode | HU6 7RX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Electoral ward | University | | Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services - 79212000 - Auditing services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2019 at 15:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afc24f08-2600-4b01-8ea9-832ee5d51e16 - 12 Aug 2019 at 07:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afc24f08-2600-4b01-8ea9-832ee5d51e16 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afc24f08-2600-4b01-8ea9-832ee5d51e16 14th August 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login University of Hull e-tendering Portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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