# NU/1269 Digital Business Innovation Programme

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Newcastle University](/buyers/newcastle-university/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £30,105
- Published: 17 March 2017
- Planned start: 5 May 2017
- Planned end: 31 October 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2ad55343-12ed-408b-a5bb-553648591876-136197
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09013d9c-5455-402f-8da0-c34de9688438

## Description

Creative Fuse North East will unlock the true potential of the creative, digital and tech sectors to drive innovation & growth of the region's economy\. Creative Fuse North East will run until October 2018, and we anticipate this activity will run throughout the duration of delivery\. CFNE seeks to commission a partner organisation to deliver a business innovation programme, aimed at IT and digital businesses\. This applicant will work with existing networks and associations across the sector to create engagement in the project, host a series of events, hackathons, innovation days and activities in Newcastle and deliver a programme of bespoke business innovation which may on occasion draw on the expertise of Newcastle University academics to: o Identify and engage with innovation ready companies o Link identified companies to CFNE and provide assessment of innovation need and potential o Develop innovation development events and activities including hackthons & innovation workshops o Develop bespoke innovation interventions to explore development of new products and services to the business o Deliver all necessary documentation to comply with ERDF funding o Hold monthly project meetings with CFNE Project Manager o Share learning and best practice from the programme across the sector, producing reports and materials for dissemination and open access\. o Deliver agreed levels of business engagement and project outputs o Deliver at least two iterations of this activity - one each in 2017 & 2018

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ad55343-12ed-408b-a5bb-553648591876-136197)