# Create Growth Programme DCMS Grant Delivery Partner

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £445,492
- Published: 2 October 2023
- Planned start: 1 December 2023
- Planned end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f156316d-d10c-4e8a-9cbf-97f4b7bf29dc-685417
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b49e75f-791b-44ce-a895-93f79e3ddd0b

## Description

Funded by the DCMS, the Create Growth Programme \(CGP\) aims to stimulate investment into the creative industries \(CI\)\. The CGP comprises three complementary strands: A\) business support targeted at the creative industries; B\) finance; C\) investor capacity-building activities\. The successful tenderer will be expected to deliver strand A \(business support\), and collaborate with Innovate UK on strand B \(finance\) and strand C \(investor capacity building\)\. As such, the delivery partner should be able to demonstrate extensive experience of delivering business support activities for CIs, a track-record of securing investment funds from local, regional and national investment networks, and experience of working with the investor community to build capacity and confidence to invest in CI businesses\.

## Related contract awards

- [Airborne Data Link](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c1061a90-ff56-4ab4-bcbc-1df7e157bed2): West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- [People Professional Apprenticeships](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-392978e2-a986-460a-84c9-51ade9c205e9): West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- [Provision of E-Learning and Learning Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-46b69c48-c6e7-4598-82ef-4927470b112e): West Yorkshire Combined Authority

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f156316d-d10c-4e8a-9cbf-97f4b7bf29dc-685417)