GBSLEP Growth Hub Peer Networks Pilot

A Contract Award Notice
by BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LTD (GBSLEP)

Source: OJEU
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: 4.5 month (est.)
Value: £200K

Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published: 05 Feb 2021
Delivery: 10 Nov 2020 to 31 Mar 2021 (est.)
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Birmingham

Geochart for 2 buyers and 5 suppliers

2 buyers

Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Birmingham

3 suppliers

Description

To support the delivery of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Peer Network Activity provided through the GBSLEP Growth Hub Peer Networks for the following lots by industry sector: Lot 1: Advanced manufacturing; Lot 2: Business, financial, professional and services, including independent training providers: Lot 3: Creative industries: Lot 4: Energy and low carbon: Lot 5: Life sciences and healthcare.

Lot Division

1	Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing in line with the set of standard industry classification (SIC) codes relating to the sector description for this lot/category. With the lot to cover Peer Networking and mentoring activities as per the tender documents specification. The aim is to improve SME’s under this category capability to adapt their business models to the new normal, position themselves for future success and drive longer term productivity gains through improved leadership and management skills and tech adoption.
2	Business, Financial, Professional and Services, including independent Training Provider Business, financial, professional and services, including independent training Providers in line with the set of standard industry classification (SIC) codes relating to the sector description for this lot/category. With the lot to cover Peer Networking and mentoring activities as per the tender documents specification. The aim is to improve SME’s under this category capability to adapt their business models to the ‘new normal’, position themselves for future success and drive longer term productivity gains through improved leadership and management skills and tech adoption.
3	Creative Industries Creative Industries’ in line with the set of standard industry classification (SIC) codes relating to the sector description for this lot/category. With the lot to cover Peer Networking and mentoring activities as per the tender documents specification. The aim is to improve SME’s under this category capability to adapt their business models to the ‘new normal’, position themselves for future success and drive longer term productivity gains through improved leadership and management skills and tech adoption.
4	Energy and Low Carbon Energy and Low Carbon in line with the set of standard industry classification (SIC) codes relating to the sector description for this lot/category. With the lot to cover Peer Networking and mentoring activities as per the tender documents specification. The aim is to improve SME’s under this category capability to adapt their business models to the ‘new normal’, position themselves for future success and drive longer term productivity gains through improved leadership and management skills and tech adoption. Any business whose products or services are aiming to reduce energy consumption/CO2 emissions, environmental impact.
5	Life Sciences and Healthcare Life Sciences and Healthcare in line with the set of standard industry classification (SIC) codes relating to the sector description for this lot/category. With the lot to cover Peer Networking and mentoring activities as per the tender documents specification. The aim is to improve SME’s under this category capability to adapt their business models to the ‘new normal’, position themselves for future success and drive longer term productivity gains through improved leadership and management skills and tech adoption.

Award Detail

1	Ibd Business Advice (Camebridge) Advanced Manufacturing Reference: gbslep18082020aa Num offers: 3 Value: £31,885 Contractor is an SME.
2	Neale Lewis Associates (Derby) Creative Industries Reference: gbslep18082020aa Num offers: 2 Value: £39,602 Contractor is an SME.
3	Ibd Business Advice (Camebridge) Energy and Low Carbon Reference: gbslep18082020aa Num offers: 1 Value: £31,885 Contractor is an SME.
4	Unnamed (None) Life Sciences and Healthcare Reference: gbslep18082020aa CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – NO SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.
5	Ibd Business Advice (Camebridge) Business, Financial, Professional and Services, including independent Training Providers Reference: gbslep18082020aa Num offers: 4 Value: £31,885 Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Quality	75.0
PRICE	_

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services
80520000 - Training facilities
80532000 - Management training services
80522000 - Training seminars
80531200 - Technical training services
80561000 - Health training services
80521000 - Training programme services
80510000 - Specialist training services
85100000 - Health services

Indicators

Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

Covid-19 has given rise to an urgent need for the supply of business support through the peer-to-peer programme which will form an important part of the Government’s drive to improve productivity and deliver part of the economic response to the effect of Covid-19 on businesses. It will provide support to SMEs as they move through the recovery phase. Due to the immediate issues faced by businesses, any delay would jeopardise the effectiveness of this response at a regional level and impact the greater Birmingham and Solihull ability to respond to economic emergencies. This does not give GBSLEP sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales for this procurement. GBSLEP considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, GBSLEP is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 27(5) for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement.

Reference

OJEU 062938-2021