--- title: "UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Supporting Local Business" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2023-06-28" --- # UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Supporting Local Business Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dd15.json) ## Summary The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is planning a procurement process for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme, specifically focusing on Supporting Local Business in the services category. The procurement aims to invest in research and development at the local level, support innovation diffusion and commercialization, and strengthen the GM innovation ecosystem. The contract, valued at £5.775m, is expected to run from October 2023 to March 2025, with the Contract Notice likely to be posted in Mid-Late July 2023. The GMCA is seeking an organisation to deliver an integrated innovation ecosystem development service, with a competitive procurement process through which interested organisations can tender proposals. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing specialised support to enhance innovation development, diffusion, and commercialisation in Greater Manchester. Potential suppliers should have expertise in working across the innovation ecosystem and be prepared to collaborate with partners to deliver the desired outcomes. Businesses with a focus on research and development, innovation services, and supporting local businesses would be well-suited to compete in this tender process, which will be initiated following the Contract Notice posting in July 2023. ## Notice As part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme in Greater Manchester, GMCA is looking to deliver the UKSPF Supporting Local Business investment priority E19, which aims to: "Increase investment in research and development at the local level. Investment to support the diffusion of innovation knowledge and activities. Support the commercialisation of ideas, encouraging collaboration and accelerating the path to market so that more ideas translate into industrial and commercial practices". GMCA will use the full allocation of PS5.775m of funding available for E19 to procure a package of specialised support that strengthens the GM innovation ecosystem and accelerates innovation development, diffusion and commercialisation. GMCA will establish and evaluate a new, integrated and specialised innovation ecosystem development service. This will provide specialist innovation provision that accelerates the development of innovation-focussed clusters, and an integrated service that integrates innovators and businesses into our innovation ecosystem and enables them to access multiple types of support for each phase of the innovation process or specific to their business needs. The final specification for the service that will be produced as part of the procurement process will be guided by a number of high-level objectives and principles and has been influenced by the strategic context in GM, along with an evidence review, and consultation carried out by GMCA. The programme of delivery for E19 will collectively deliver against the output and outcomes targets for this intervention specified by Government and will also include innovation-specific outputs and outcomes that respond to consultation feedback. The contract period for this opportunity is expected to run from October 2023 until March 2025. The Contract Notice is likely to be posted in Mid - Late July 2023. ### Lot Information Lot 1 GMCA has a requirement for an organisation (which we envision will work in collaboration with a range of partners) to deliver a new, integrated and specialised innovation ecosystem development service. This will be procured via a competitive procurement process in compliance with PCR2015 through which organisations interested in delivering the whole of the intervention will be able to tender their proposals. The successful bidder will be awarded a contract for services. The notice inviting tenders will be issued via 'The Chest' portal as an open process, with bidders given 6 weeks to respond. We will be looking for a lead supplier to work in partnership with other organisations that have expertise in working across the innovation ecosystem. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018361-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,775,000 | | Lots value | £5,775,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 6EU | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2023 at 09:54 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018361-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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