Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Kedleston Road
DERBY
DE221GB
Contact
Tom Burns
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF11 - Derby
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Help to Grow Programme - Mentor Recruitment
Reference number
PROC TB DPS 452
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The University of Derby Business School would like to procure the services of multiple individual mentors to support senior leaders of small and medium size businesses across the UK to boost their business performance, resilience, and long-term growth. The university is working with a consortium of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) and a consortium of Small Business Charter Accredited Business Schools to deliver the government's new Help to Grow: Management programme.
The 12-week programme is 90% funded by the Government and has been designed to allow participants to complete it alongside full-time work.
The practical curriculum is designed to build capabilities in leadership, innovation, digital adoption, employee engagement, marketing, responsible business, and financial management. By the end of the programme participants will have developed a business growth plan to help them to scale their business.
Due to the limitation for attachments in this advertisement, for further details on the opportunity and to receive the relevant documents to bid, please contact procurement@derby.ac.uk.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-024898
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.2.7
Place of text to be modified
End Date
Instead of
Date
31 March 2024
Read
Date
27 May 2022
seven.2) Other additional information
This DPS has now closed due to funding withdrawal.