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title: "Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment Cornwall Development Company TEN473"
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# Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment Cornwall Development Company TEN473

Buyer: CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f8902f89-cbac-4735-bb95-ec15dddad405

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## Summary

The Cornwall Development Company Ltd is conducting an open tender under the title "Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment". This procurement process is classified under the industry category of business and management consultancy services. The tender period ended on 7 February 2020, with the actual contract period spanning from 14 February 2020 to 28 July 2022. The tender aims to assess the performance of the BIG Productivity programme which has a significant budget linked to European funding, aiming to spur sustainable growth within the Cornwall region.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in consultancy and evaluation services, particularly those with prior experience in programme assessments. Suppliers looking to benefit from this procurement should possess skills in conducting thorough evaluations and possess knowledge of economic development initiatives within the UK. As the project aims to enhance capabilities and market access for local SMEs, it creates the potential for growth by collaborating with businesses that can assist in delivering substantial advisory and investment services.

## Notice

CDC is seeking to commission an experienced supplier to undertake a robust assessment of the BIG Productivity programme against its objectives, outputs and outcome targets. The evaluation will consist of three phases with separate reporting requirements and will require prior experience of evaluating programmes. BIG Productivity programme will support the transformation of the Cornish economy through co-investments in long term and sustainable business growth. BIG Productivity will build upon the strengths of the previous BIG and BIG 2 projects, whilst also offering a more targeted and innovative approach towards enhancing the capabilities and growth of local SMEs to raise productivity, collaboration and competitiveness regionally and nationally. The programme has attracted PS4.1M of ERDF funding and was approved in November 2019 and finishes in June 2022 and. Specifically, the BIG Productivity programme aims to: * invest in growth projects brought forward by innovative, ambitious and well-managed Cornish based businesses; * work in collaboration with partner institutions to enable local SMEs gain access to national and global markets; * provide a targeted advisory service tailored to support service to work across key sectors and support enterprises with potential to grow. The advisory service will allow the recipients to adopt and utilise new technologies much quicker, expand their regional and national coverage and increase their overall productivity. The main objectives and outputs of BIG Productivity programme are to * support a total of 175 businesses; * offer a tailored investment package to meet the needs of new and established Cornish SMEs. The investments will be in the range from PS2,500 to PS150,000 and be awarded at a maximum of 45% for small size companies and a maximum of 35% for medium size companies. The lower level investments tend to lead to increases in turnover and ongoing investment in future growth. Similarly higher level investments lead to increase in productivity, competitiveness and operations. Approximately 80% of the investments will be capex in nature; * Disperse PS3.15M of grants and attract a minimum of PS3.85M of private SME match funding * create at least 175 new jobs (40 of which are level 4 or above as defined by the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) or the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) * provide a non-financial advisory support to 30 businesses to access new markets, improve their processes and thus significantly improve their productivity; * support the introduction of 30 new to the firm and 10 new to market products.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36203296-5610-46bb-9cfc-dead9bcdf378 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jul 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 19 Feb 2020 - 28 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £22,650 |
| 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 | CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD |
| Locality | REDRUTH |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR15 3QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Pool & Tehidy |
| Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMION CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 12 Jul 2020 at 20:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36203296-5610-46bb-9cfc-dead9bcdf378
- 28 Jan 2020 at 10:46 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18de3c6c-4ed2-4e42-b3d5-7d0608ad62c0
- 12 Jan 2020 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18de3c6c-4ed2-4e42-b3d5-7d0608ad62c0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36203296-5610-46bb-9cfc-dead9bcdf378
  12th July 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18de3c6c-4ed2-4e42-b3d5-7d0608ad62c0
  28th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/46316ad0-085c-4026-818e-3bb8871b1d9f
  TEN473 ITT BIG Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3328268d-faac-4ffd-adc6-c9c115a009b2
  Enclosure 1 TEN 473_BIG Productivity ESIF-Form-2-019_Full_Application_Deliverables_Annex_Table
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c8d1d7a-8009-46db-a4a5-246c2ba95c56
  Enclosure 2 TEN473_ESIF-GN-1-005_ESIF_Branding_and_Publicity_Requirements_v8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/98fc3606-3157-470a-bbd0-f7eecde35787
  Enclsoure 3 TEN 473_Under 25000 Purchase of Good and Services TCs
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3447a93e-5dac-46b5-8190-cfba29e6963c
  Clarifications to Invitation to Tender Business Investment for Growth (BIG) Productivity Programme Evaluation and Summative Assessment Cornwall Development Company TEN473

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