Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Birmingham City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Birmingham City University
- Value
- £570,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 020986-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Jan 2024
- Published10 Jul 2024Published 173 days after the contract date
Description
The overall goals of the programme are to support SMEs in developing new products and services, to foster innovation, and to enhance their competitiveness in the market in both Birmingham and Solihull. The programme aims to achieve the following outcomes:• to drive business growth through product diversification and new production development, • to create an environment that supports SMEs to develop new products and services to meet existing and future customer demand, • to provide technical support and expertise to help frame market opportunities. to facilitate the development of prototypes as Minimal Viable Products through access to facilities to enable production• to connect businesses to the wider business support network and facilitate introductions to investors and investor vehicles.The contract will be awarded to one supplier, commencing January 2024 for a period of 15 months (ending 31st March 2025).This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity …
About the supplier
Birmingham City University: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08497028).