Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
GC Business Growth Hub
Lee House,90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M15JW
Contact
Nick Batty
Telephone
+44 1612374044
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Private company running publicly funded projects
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Support to local businesses via public funded projects
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Peer Networks - Cohort Delivery Framework
Reference number
T21058
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
GC Business Growth Hub is seeking to procure a panel of providers who will deliver the service on an individual cohort basis, with potential providers asked to specify the total number of cohorts they wish to deliver - or specify their lower and upper number (provide a band) to provide us with more flexible procurement and deployment options. An initial group of 25 pilot cohorts will be delivered, with a view to potentially expanding this number if additional funding is available during the autumn.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provider will be required to:
- deliver the programme virtually using video conference technologies or face-to-face if Covid-19 restrictions permit
- identify, recruit, and enroll SME Cohorts
- ensure optimal cohort mix and balance within a group
- successfully manage, run and facilitate a cohort of SME's
- ensure that SME participants are representative businesses within the LEP/Growth Hub area
- meet the required KPIs and undertake evidence and record keeping to support the external evaluation process
- provide detailed costing associated the service delivery to ensure that the budget is utilised effectively, provides good value for money and a strong economic return.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2021
End date
31 March 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 July 2021
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 July 2021
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
For more information about GC Business Growth Hub and GM Business Support Ltd, please visit us at:http://www.businessgrowthhub.com
You are required to make your ITT submission via The Growth Company In-tend e-tendering platform. You are required to complete a basic registration as a supplier on the in-tend supplier platform at the following web address:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/Home.
Please note that all mandatory fields (highlighted in yellow on the In-Tend Portal) must be completed in order to register your organisation.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
GM Business Support Ltd
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom