--- title: "Invitation to Tender for Innovate Manchester Events" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED" published: "2019-11-18" --- # Invitation to Tender for Innovate Manchester Events Buyer: THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d8d7e837-89fc-42ce-acd8-dff2dbb94213.json) ## Summary The Business Growth Hub Limited has initiated a tender (MID2019/2) titled "Invitation to Tender for Innovate Manchester Events" aimed at engaging a full-service agency to organise between eight and ten innovation-focused events. This procurement falls under the event services category within the North West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure and was published on 1st October 2019. The tender period concluded on 16th October 2019, while the contract period spans from 28th October 2019 to 31st December 2020, with a total contract value of £60,000, expecting a minimum spend of £10,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the event management and related services industry, particularly those with experience in innovation-driven themes. Companies that specialise in large-scale event organisation, project facilitation, and those with expertise in the sectors prioritised by MIDAS—digital technology, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and smart energy—would be well-suited to participate. The successful bidder will be pivotal in creating a platform for innovation, which could lead to further collaborations and growth opportunities within Greater Manchester. ## Notice MIDAS wishes to engage a full-service agency to deliver between eight & ten innovation-focussed events, which we envisage will be an equal mix of two different formats: 1. Large "Big-Ticket" events - aimed at engaging a large audience of around 50 -100 attendees from a mix of GM-based large companies, SMEs and academics, these events will tackle key emerging innovation themes and promote GM's science and innovation assets. Knowledgeable and engaging speakers, moderators and panellists will be identified and sourced by the winning bidder. The aim of these events is to excite the audience about the opportunities to innovate in Greater Manchester and provide a pipeline of companies interested in the innovation & collaboration opportunities discussed to be progressed to the Design Sprints. 2. Design Sprints - aimed at a smaller audience of 15-25 large companies and SMEs identified from the Big-Ticket events as being interested in collaboration opportunities, these expert-facilitated project development workshops will guide participants through the collaboration process from company match-making to developing project propositions. The key output will be the production of project propositions with a clear project brief/objective and a defined commercial opportunity. The event topics will need to be agreed and approved by MIDAS in advance. Each event should be aligned to one of MIDAS's priority sectors, and we expect at least one event per sector during the programme. MIDAS' four priority sectors are: * Digital, creative and technology (E.g. Fintech, Industry 4.0) * Advanced Manufacturing/Materials * Life Sciences and Healthcare * Smart energy / low carbon ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f44f5df-9e55-4e05-9e25-eed9376deb22 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2019 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Nov 2019 | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £59,490 | | 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 | THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 5JW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Deansgate | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | FUTUREEVERYTHING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2019 at 10:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f44f5df-9e55-4e05-9e25-eed9376deb22 - 1 Oct 2019 at 12:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d6948d6-6ce1-4ed9-8bdf-c649443203a4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f44f5df-9e55-4e05-9e25-eed9376deb22 18th November 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d6948d6-6ce1-4ed9-8bdf-c649443203a4 1st October 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/ProjectManage/81 Link to Tender Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.investinmanchester.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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