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Managed Business Support Services – Preliminary Market Engagement
Descriptions
The Northern Ireland Tourist Board trading as Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) (“the Client”) wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide a Managed Business Support Service to the Tourism Industry. The Tourism Action Plan launched in January 25 outlines a strategic goal of growing the value of tourism to £2b per annum by 2035 supporting strategic growth of tourism over the next 10 years. The procurement of a Managed Business Support Provider will enable Tourism NI to adopt a flexible mechanism to deliver a wide range of tailored tourism business support and learning to the NI tourism sector. Support may include 1-1 mentoring, group mentoring, learning and development programmes, and also include content creation for online learning courses delivered via ‘ an eLearning platform, with the aim of creating end-to-end business support on behalf of Tourism NI (TNI) in a number of bespoke, strategic areas. The Managed Service will include facility for local authorities and government departments to draw down on procurement terms. Tourism NI has successfully used a similar Framework to deliver a wide range of tailored tourism specific support, mentoring and expertise to tourism businesses since 2019 . The recipients of such support, engaged through hundreds of specific projects, has included private sector tourism SMEs, local government organisations, third sector and sectoral representative bodies, with access to 190 or so mentors / experts. The framework has been considered to have been successful across key user groups such as Tourism NI, stakeholders and individual tourism businesses. The Managed Service Framework therefore has been an instrumental tool in supporting Tourism NI rapidly adapt to the changing needs of the tourism industry. Delivery ranges from 1-1 to 1-many mentoring programmes both in person and online delivery, focusing on key areas such as Sustainability, Innovation, Digitisation, Marketing and other areas. -The mentoring programmes may include business audits, the development of action plans, sector specific learning and content development.
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80521000 - Training programme services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
73220000 - Development consultancy services
80510000 - Specialist training services
79411100 - Business-development consultancy services
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
79411000 - General management consultancy services
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technical development advice
innovation process guidance
production optimization
prototype consulting
engineering strategy
lifecycle analysis
process development planning
industrial growth strategy
design refinement
tech transformation consulting
management consultancy
business advisory services
corporate strategy consulting
executive coaching
organizational development
management support
consultancy engagement
business performance consultancy
general management consultancy
strategic management advice
leadership advisory
executive consulting
business strategy support
top-level consultancy
management process review
corporate governance advisory
business development consultancy
enterprise growth advice
commercial expansion support
business scaling consultancy
market entry strategy
startup development counsel
business planning support
revenue growth strategies
investment readiness advice
partnership development services
education services
training programs
professional development
academic instruction
vocational training
lifelong learning
skills workshops
educational courses
corporate training
learning solutions
professional training
employee development
capacity building programs
vocational instruction
workforce education
technical skill training
job competency development
learning course delivery
specialised instruction
expert training programs
niche skill development
industry‑specific training
accredited training services
advanced professional workshops
specialist certifications
sector‑focused education
technical mastery training
applied skills coaching
training program development
curriculum design
instructional planning
course structuring
skills training modules
learning path creation
training delivery services
program customization
educational content planning
structured learning programs
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