Published Date: 13 July 2017
Tender Status: active
Tender Opening Date: 13 July 2017
Tender Closing Date: 11 August 2017
Award Date: n/a
Contract Start Date: n/a
Contract End Date: n/a
Contract is suitable for SMEs: No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: No
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services
Tenders are invited from interested parties for the provision of Smart Energy Supply Chain Business Support Services as part of the delivery of the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) project.
The purpose of the procurement is to appoint a Service Provider to carry out an ERDF compliant Smart Energy Supply Chain Business Support Services programme targeted at ERDF eligible businesses in the entirety of the Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire LEP area.
The Smart Energy Supply Chain Business Support Services
required are fully detailed in the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.
The SEND project (project reference code 32R16P00706) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Smart Energy Supply Chain Business Support Services required are also part funded by ERDF.
The Supply Chain development programme will target 217 ERDF eligible SME businesses of which 15 will be new businesses within the entirety of the Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP area to provide Output indicator C1 support targeted at the growing global market for the low carbon smart energy sector. Such businesses
may come from both the energy/low carbon sector directly and sectors not traditionally associated with energy including IT, marketing and public relations and professional services businesses. New businesses assisted will provide Output indicator C5 in addition to the aforementioned C1 output indicator.
To count as an ERDF-eligible output the support provided must consist of a minimum of 2 days (12 hours) active consultancy support. A specific business can only be counted once by a project.
The Service Provider will be responsible for ensuring all businesses supported meet ERDF criteria and are eligible to receive support.
Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the University at any time.
The SEND project (project reference code 32R16P00706) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Smart Energy Supply Chain Business Support Services required are also part funded by ERDF.
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home
Contact name: Darren Pearce
Address: University of Keele, Procurement Office, Finance Department, Innovation Centre 2, Keele University Science and Innovation Park, Keele, Staffordshire. ST5 5BG
Keele
ST5 5BG
England
Telephone: 01782 734124
Fax: n/a
Email: [email protected]
Price Range: £350,000 - £350,000
