Awarded

Business Ready Growth Specialist 2022/09

Descriptions

The BR2Ext Programme is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with further funding from Warwickshire County Council (WCC). The extension period of the Business Ready programme is the 18-month period from 1st January 2022 - 30th June 2023. This Growth Specialist procurement will be from the date of the tender until 30th June 2023. UWSP reserves the right to extend BR2Ext by further periods after 30th June 2023 up to, but not exceeding 24 months (last date this can be extended to is 30th June 2025), at the discretion of UWSP based on the contract performance of the successful applicant and the availability of funding. The value of this procurement process is up to £160,000. The procurement of Growth Specialists is following national guidelines for procurement of ERDF funded projects. The programme offers a tailored package of demand-led specialist and practical support delivered through a combination of mentoring, coaching and workshops for business owners and managers to develop their expertise and understanding of: •Targeted marketing strategies and costed plans •Strategic & business expansion planning •Preparing investment propositions and funding applications •Financial Control, Planning and Forecasting •Growing the team through structured recruitment and retention activity •Leadership & Team development •Access to and availability of specialist premises and resources •Access to relevant sources of knowledge and expertise •Networking - peer to peer opportunities with other local growth companies •Access to a wider network of contacts & knowledge UWSP are looking to recruit specialists with a pragmatic approach & expertise in one or more of the following fields. •Access to Finance - equity, debt or grants •Market research, Marketing strategy and Planning •Digital Marketing and Social Media Marketing •Manufacturing (including Lean, Six Sigma, Value Chain, Process Mapping) •Business & Sales development •Recruitment and Talent Management •Management, Leadership and Team building •Strategic Planning for growth (including Value Proposition, Strategy Canvas, Orbit) •Innovation and new product development •Technology commercialisation •Operational Management •Strategic Planning •Business Financial management •Managing IP •Product Design •Mobile communications/5G networks, IoT and associated technologies •SAAS systems and cloud-based solutions •Business Information/IT systems and productivity tools •VR/AR/AX We anticipate cross sector expertise requirements, but are keen to recruit those with expertise in the following strategically important sectors: •Logistics •Advanced manufacturing •Professional and Financial Services •ICT and Technology/IoT •Digital & Creative •Healthcare •Intellectual property and law

Timeline

Published Date :

24th Oct 2022 2 years ago

Deadline :

1st Sep 2022 2 years ago

Tender Awarded :

1 Supplier

Awarded date :

18th Sep 2022

Contract Start :

16th Sep 2022

Contract End :

30th Jun 2023

Tender Regions

Keywords

Business Ready Growth Specialist

BR2Ext Programme

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Warwickshire County Council (WCC)

extension period

Business Ready programme

18-month period

1st January 2022

30th June 2023

Growth Specialist procurement

tender

UWSP

extend BR2Ext

24 months

30th June 2025

contract performance

successful applicant

availability of funding

procurement process

£160

000

Growth Specialists

national guidelines

ERDF funded projects

tailored package

demand-led specialist

practical support

mentoring

coaching

workshops

business owners

managers

Targeted marketing strategies

costed plans

Strategic & business expansion planning

investment propositions

funding applications

Financial Control

Planning and Forecasting

structured recruitment

retention activity

Leadership & Team development

specialist premises

resources

knowledge and expertise

Networking

peer to peer opportunities

local growth companies

wider network of contacts

knowledge

recruit specialists

pragmatic approach

expertise

Access to Finance

equity

debt

grants

Market research

Marketing strategy

Planning

Digital Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Manufacturing

Lean

Six Sigma

Value Chain

Process Mapping

Business & Sales development

Recruitment

Talent Management

Management

Leadership

Team building

Strategic Planning for growth

Value Proposition

Strategy Canvas

Orbit

Innovation

new product development

Technology commercialisation

Operational Management

Strategic Planning

Business Financial management

Managing IP

Product Design

Mobile communications

5G networks

IoT

associated technologies

SAAS systems

cloud-based solutions

Business Information

IT systems

productivity tools

VR

AR

AX

cross sector expertise requirements

strategically important sectors

Logistics

Advanced manufacturing

Professional and Financial Services

ICT

Technology

Digital & Creative

Healthcare

Intellectual property

law.

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Details

Notice Type :

Open opportunity

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

TenderBase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Region :

North Region

Attachments :

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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