# DCT Scale up Business Support - Service provider to deliver intensive business support programme for high growth SMEs in the DCT sector

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Merseytravel.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Merseytravel](/buyers/merseytravel/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Form](/suppliers/form/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £3,000,000
- Tender value: £3,500,000
- Award date: 2 December 2019
- Published: 22 September 2020
- Contract start: 16 December 2019
- Contract end: 30 September 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1dc91aec-1847-4ed5-b0c0-2069d0ddfcc7-382766
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-785d0ab9-46ec-4f5f-935d-78889feb270e

## Description

A suitably qualified organisation is sought to operate a high growth digital business start-up programme in the Liverpool City Region\. It is intended that such a programme will: \* Identify and operate an application process for suitable start-up proposals with screening undertaken for the candidates with the most potential \* Provide a programme of support for those companies identified in the first stage which allows them to finalise and implement their business plan \* Undertake a second screening process that offers a programme of highly intensive support to those businesses demonstrating the most potential at the end of phase 1 \* Create a networking mechanism / programme and digital system that allows an increasing number of high growth businesses to interact and continue to support one another

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1dc91aec-1847-4ed5-b0c0-2069d0ddfcc7-382766)