# QU215 - Evaluation of a GBSLEP Pilot Programme to increase business innovation in key growth industries

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Birmingham City Council](/buyers/birmingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 12 April 2019
- Planned start: 3 June 2019
- Planned end: 28 February 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 753bf7cf-2f1c-466a-a6b2-780a83920170-283546
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5720bc26-3092-43d5-b04b-609861c66247

## Description

The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership \('the LEP'\) is seeking quotations from suitably qualified organisations to undertake an 'Evaluation of a GBSLEP Pilot Programme to increase business innovation in key growth industries' which will include innovation 'challenge events', company-centric innovation support and small innovation grant awards\. The pilot programme responds to consultancy findings \(Optimat 2018\) which identified: • Industry demand for challenge-led events capable of stimulating demand-led innovation projects including via cross-sector engagement and collaboration; • A lack of company-centric innovation support in the GBSLEP area; • Need and demand for small scale innovation grants Bidding consultants are required to submit their proposed methodology for delivering the work requirement which will need to include: • Contextual review of the policy context, evidence base and rationale for the pilot programme; • Review of the pilot programme delivery plans and arrangements including the selected provider\(s\) event proposals; arrangements for selecting SME-led innovation projects for follow-on support and the grant arrangements for awarding the small innovation grant awards; • Consultation with the provider organisation\(s\) pre and post-delivery to understand the pilot programme delivery plans and rationale and learning from the pilot programme; • Survey of SME beneficiaries of the programme at key milestones including post event delivery, post innovation support - immediately and six months following to establish programme impact • SME-led innovation project case studies The pilot programme will be delivered over 9 months between June 2019 and February 2020 and the evaluation contract will be for a longer period of 15 months commencing June 2019 until August 2020 so that the business impact of the programme can be evaluated Registration and use of in-tend is free\. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function\. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham\.gov\.uk or call 0121 464 8000\. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:- https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder\. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation\. Your completed quotation should be returned by 5pm on 17th May 2019 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal\. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/753bf7cf-2f1c-466a-a6b2-780a83920170-283546)