16-125 Associates Tender - Rotherham Launch Pad
Main contract details
The Launchpad programme is a £4M, three year, part-ESIF funded programme, designed to increase the business stock in the Sheffield City Region (SCR) through the provision of pre start, start up and post start up support. The programme commenced on 1st April 2016 for an initial period of 3 years.
The programme is being delivered by a consortium led by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) with delivery partners – Sheffield City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council and The Prince’s Trust. Funding is provided by each delivery partner, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.
The programme is targeting economic growth through initiatives to develop entrepreneurial mind-sets and skills to promote self-employment as a career option, and to equip individuals with the entrepreneurial knowledge, technical skills and competencies required to establish and run successful businesses. Support activities include:
• Awareness raising and marketing of support
• Entrepreneur identification and development
• Ideas generator programmes
• Business modelling to aid the identification of businesses with growth potential
• Business coaching and mentoring support including assessment, review and guidance
• Workshops, seminars, networking events and business surgeries
• Bespoke packages of support for businesses with high growth potential
In addition to the Launchpad activity, RMBC are planning to run several business accelerator programmes on behalf of the Sheffield City Region up to December 2019. These programmes are approximately 3 months in duration, taking 10 pre-start, early stages and existing businesses with new products or services through a fast-track process of business development. The programmes help candidates challenge ideas, build and validate business models and communicate ideas to potential partners, investors and customers. Business support provided is dynamic and responsive to client need.
The commission is to provide a bank of business support specialists providing ad hoc business advice to pre-start, start up and early stage businesses. Support will be provided on a one–to-one and one-to-many basis. Invitations are invited for x1 specialist per lot as follows:
Lot 1 - Social Media for Business
Lot 2 - Web Site Design, E-Commerce
Lot 3 - Pricing, Sales and Selling
Lot 4 - Marketing, Branding and PR
Lot 5 - Retail and Customer Service
Lot 6 - Business Strategy and Finance
Lot 7 - HR and Management
Lot 8 - Product Design and Development
Lot 9 - Communicating, Presenting and Pitching
The estimated value for all areas/lots of activity is £134,000, of which £59,000 is for activity under the ERDF funded Launchpad programme, and £75,000 is for activity to support business accelerator projects. Potential providers can bid on multiple lots but must complete individual quality submissions as detailed within the documentation.
The closing date for bids is Thursday 28th September 2017 at 4.00pm.
Key dates
Expression of interest window
From 04/09/2017 12:00 to 28/09/2017 16:00
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Contact details
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1AE
United Kingdom