QU135 - Generation of Grant Applications for the Business Growth Programme - AWARD

Birmingham City Council wishes to appoint suppliers for the provision of generation of grant applications for the Business Growth Programme (BGP).

This contract will be for a duration of up to 5 months until 31/12/2018.

We are looking to appoint an external pool of companies to generate 200 completed applications eligible for BGP funding and deliver a Marketing/PR campaign on behalf of BCC across the 3 LEP areas. The objective of the campaign is to fully allocate the £4m remaining grant funding and develop a pipeline of SMEs for BGP 2.

BGP is currently promoted on the BCC website (www.birmingham.gov.uk/bgp) and we have publicised the programme through events, marketing literature, adverts, banner campaigns, e-mailers, newsletters, partner websites, presentations, case studies and via social media.

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 4pm on 25 July 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc