QU149 - Provision of innovation consultancy to GBSLEP to define, test and recommend interventions for increasing business innovation in key growth industries - AWARD

Birmingham City Council requires a supplier for the 'Provision of innovation consultancy to GBSLEP to define, test and recommend interventions for increasing business innovation in key growth industries'

This contract will be for a period of 3 months commencing 17/09/18 until 21/12/18.

The work required is to provide innovation consultancy to:

Define and test the types of interventions required to encourage and enable higher levels of business innovation in key growth industries in the LEP area: o Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering (AME) o Business, Professional & Financial Services (BPFS) o Life Sciences o Creative industries o Energy Technologies & Services

Understand the opportunities for these key growth industries arising from emerging and disruptive technologies and the types of interventions required for business to realise these opportunities; and Recommend specific interventions that the LEP can pilot with the five key growth industries to increase levels of business innovation

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 documentation.

Your completed quotation documentation should be returned by noon on 5 September 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc