# Isfb Innovation Support Products Consultancy Contract CPU 1905

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Oxfordshire County Council](/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £76,762
- Published: 12 February 2018
- Planned start: 28 April 2018
- Planned end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a4ca26b3-7728-40b4-8f4f-e5c4650f67d6-197462
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce9601a5-78e5-4de7-9faf-b000a8d1d9e5

## Description

We are looking for an experienced innovation and business support consultancy/company to work with our ISfB team to provide support services to eligible SMEs, entrepreneurs and researchers\. This will include: • providing specialist one to one mentoring, advice and guidance to start-ups and potential entrepreneurs emerging from research institutions • providing specialist one to one mentoring, advice and guidance on innovation projects which could involve: o collaborations with research institutes o bringing new products, services or processes to the firm o bringing new products, services or processes to the market o improving supply chain links into research institutes and the innovation ecosystem • delivering innovation workshops, topics could include the following though suggestions of potential relevant topics are welcome: o commercialisation of intellectual property \(IP\) o protecting your IP o management and leadership for innovative business o how to bid for external innovation institutional funding o integration of 'design thinking' into the business development process

## Related contract awards

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- [Eynsham Grade Separated Crossing Study](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-208fcf8f-745d-4f1e-aa7f-a0c66c69b862): Oxfordshire County Council
- [Director Recruitment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8ce49a42-04e1-4f62-9515-8137bca0104c): Oxfordshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4ca26b3-7728-40b4-8f4f-e5c4650f67d6-197462)