Scope
Reference
98891
Description
Funded by the DCMS, the Create Growth Programme (CGP) aims to stimulate investment into the creative industries (CI), through the provision of three complementary strands of activity: The CGP comprises three complementary strands: A) business support targeted at the creative industries; B) access to finance; C) investor capacity-building activities. Strand B (access to finance) is separately funded by Government, and is being delivered by Innovate UK through tranches of grant funding and innovation competition funding rounds that will be delivered concurrently with this tender (details of which will be announced in April / May 2025). The successful tenderer will be expected to deliver strand A (business support), and collaborate with Innovate UK on strand B (finance) and strand C (investor capacity building) in West Yorkshire, while collaborating with Innovate UK, to enhance West Yorkshire businesses' access to the available funding. As such, the delivery partner should be able to demonstrate extensive experience of delivering business support activities for Creative Industrise businesses, a track-record of securing investment funds from local, regional and national investment networks, and experience of working with the investor community to build capacity and confidence to invest in Creative Industry businesses. The initial contract period budget is £318,750. We anticipate including 2 x 12 months optional extensions subject to funding. The 2 x 12 month extensions equate to £850,000 or £425,000 per optional extension. We are holding a Market Engagement Event for the commissioning of the Create Growth Delivery Partner, this will be held on Tuesday 13th May 25 at 11:00am. The event will be held online via Microsoft Teams, and it is essential you register your interest for the events. To register your interest, please fill out the below form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_DvpNGbuRUOk_oBbZ-SAwDfj-pWgakxMr1mzWfCVtYFUMTE0TU83WEJZNVlSTVBERlNQMTJJRVZMOC4u&origin=Invitation&channel=0
Total value (estimated)
- £1,168,750 excluding VAT
- £1,402,500 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2025 to 1 May 2026
- 9 months, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Contract locations
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
13 May 2025
Enquiry deadline
28 May 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
5 June 2025, 2:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 July 2025
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Reduced tendering period
Yes
Qualifying planned procurement notice - minimum 10 days
Contracting authority
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHYG-7328-ZLQJ
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 2DE
United Kingdom
Contact name: Sukhninder Kaur
Telephone: +44 1133481770
Email: commercialteam@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Website: https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government