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title: "Scale Up for Success"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-132551"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-06-21"
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# Scale Up for Success

Buyer: LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-132551

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## Summary

The Welsh Government has awarded a contract for the "Scale Up for Success" programme to Bic Innovation. The aim is to improve business resilience in the food and drink sector by enhancing managerial capacity, accessing funding opportunities, and developing competencies. The contract was signed on 16th June 2023 in Cardiff, Wales. The procurement stage is 'award'.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the development consultancy and business management sector to collaborate with the Welsh Government. Companies focusing on expanding businesses' capacity, accessing capital, and enhancing competencies in areas such as supply chain and financial management would be well-suited to compete. The programme aims to boost business confidence and foster collaboration within the food & drink industry in Wales.

## Notice

The long-term objective of Scale-Up for Success is to improve the business resilience of the food and drink sector in Wales by embedding the knowledge and expertise required food and drink businesses for businesses to continue to grow in an economically sustainable manner. The aim is to help build capacity and confidence in the sector by helping to create better managers across all aspects of the business.The client expects this to be achieved by focus on the following:- Capacity. Businesses may lack the capacity to expand, both in relation to physical infrastructure or in terms of strategic planning and staff required to oversee business growth. Scale-up for Success would be expected to support businesses to develop a strategic plan for growth across the relevant areas of the business.- Capital. Businesses may not be aware of all potential funding opportunities, including grant funding, and commercial investment opportunities such as bank finance or angel investors. The successful contractor would be expected to develop links with relevant third-party financial organisations to support the activities of Scale-up for Success.- Competencies. In order to support the building of the capacity of the Business, the contractor would be expected to provide support to the management of the business to improve aspects such as (but not limited to) supply chain management, financial management, human resource management, as well as seek collaboration with University Business schools. It would be expected that the contractor would co-ordinate activity with the Skills for Success programme in respect of delivery of training within the scope of the Skills for Success programme.-Confidence. Scale-up for Success would be expected to work with businesses to help them improve business confidence, particularly with respect to risk and risk management.- Collaboration. The contractor would be expected to make use of the Food & Drink Wales Cluster network to encourage collaboration between businesses throughout the food & drink supply chain as well as those taking part in Scale-up for Success. In addition, the contractor would be expected to work with the Welsh Government funded Investor Ready program to ensure that there is no duplication of service provision to businesses.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132551 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,622,010 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CAERDYDD / CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIC INNOVATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Jun 2023 at 17:13 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132551

## Provenance

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