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MIDAS Invitation to Tender: Market-focussed Business Development - Investment Zone Project

Descriptions

MIDAS are seeking to appoint two providers of pro-active strategic business development to generate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in each of two key markets: North America and Asia Pacific. The sectors to be targeted are to be aligned to the Greater Manchester (GM) Investment Zone and the purpose is the attraction of high-value businesses and investment into GM to create new jobs, increase innovation, and add value to the GM ecosystem.

The appointed contractor(s) must deliver a specialist market-focussed business development function aligned to the Greater Manchester (GM) Investment Zone for MIDAS, driving the attraction of high-value businesses and investment into GM to create new jobs, increase innovation, and add value to the GM ecosystem.

MIDAS are looking for up to two suppliers, one of whom would focus on the North American market, the other on APAC.

The Key Deliverables of this project are, ultimately FDI project successes, with ongoing measurement via a number of KPIs which must be achieved throughout the duration of the contract.

1) Identify and approach an average of at least 50 qualified targets per month.

2) Meetings - A minimum of 12 meaningful meetings per month.

3) Roadshows - Organise at least 3 per annum for a MIDAS Director to join, with at least 10 meaningful project meetings per visit.

4) Pipeline Projects - Instigate a minimum of 4 new job-creating FDI projects per month which are aligned with Greater Manchester.

5) Project Successes - From the generated pipeline, work with MIDAS' UK team to deliver up to 400 jobs and 7 successful investment projects annually.

To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents. Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

Please ensure you have registered on the Central Digital Platform, so you are able to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire in Panacea. Please see this link for guidance - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html

ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire. You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response. Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid.

The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers.

The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 16:00pm on Friday 26th September 2025.

 

Timeline

Published Date :

3rd Sep 2025 Yesterday

Deadline :

26th Sep 2025 in a 22 days

Contract Start :

20th Oct 2025

Contract End :

19th Oct 2026

Tender Regions

North West

South West

North East

East of England

Yorkshire and The Humber

South East

East Midlands

West Midlands

Ireland

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

London

CPV Codes

79311400 - Economic research services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Keywords

economic research

economic study services

macro-economic analysis

economic impact studies

policy economic evaluation

econometric research

socio-economic analysis

economic forecasting

economic policy assessment

economic consultancy

general management consultancy

strategic management advice

leadership advisory

executive consulting

business strategy support

top-level consultancy

management process review

corporate governance advisory

Tender Lot Details

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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

Possible Competitors

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