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University of East Anglia

PURCON830 Invest East

Business ServicesCPV 79000000
ValueValue not published
Deadline31 Aug 2026
Published4 Jan 2019
RegionEast of England
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The brief

The UEA wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of specialist business support and mentoring to SMEs in Norfolk and Suffolk participating in Invest East's Investment Readiness Programme.

The Dynamic Purchasing System will be made up of a pool of people with knowledge, experience and skills to help early stage businesses achieve their growth aspirations.

Invest East is a 3-year business support project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and delivered by four partners.

Led by Norfolk County Council, with delivery partners Suffolk County Council, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (NALEP) and the University of East Anglia, Invest East is a programme of specialised business support for Norfolk and Suffolk based businesses with high growth aspirations.

The project has three key areas: an investor support progra…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The UEA wishes to establish a Dynamic

The UEA wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of specialist business support and mentoring to SMEs in Norfolk and Suffolk participating in Invest East's Investment Readiness Programme.

02

Invest East is a 3-year business support

Invest East is a 3-year business support project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and delivered by four partners.

03

Led by Norfolk County Council, with delivery

Led by Norfolk County Council, with delivery partners Suffolk County Council, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (NALEP) and the University of East Anglia, Invest East is a programme of specialised business support for Norfolk and Suffolk based businesses with high growth aspirations.

04

The project has three key areas:

The project has three key areas: an investor support programme, promotion and profile raising and an investment readiness programme (IRP).

05

It will run for three years

It will run for three years and will see multiple cohorts of businesses taken through a programme of one to one advisor support, mentoring, seminars, pitching cycles, networking events and tailor made professional support to get them in the best shape to take on investment of any type or size to grow their business.

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