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Coventry University

SME Growth Programme (06R15P00184) - Technology Based Business Start-Up Support

R&DCPV 73000000
Value£22k
Awarded30 Jan 2018
Published23 Jan 2018
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

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£22ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£561k

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The brief

Coventry University Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Coventry University are seeking to appoint a number of suppliers to a framework via a quotation exercise, to deliver a number of activities during 2018 for the ERDF funded Coventry & Warwickshire Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) growth programme (06R15P00184) - technology based business start-up support.

The project aims to support budding entrepreneurs and those who have recently registered a business (within 12 months of registering a business) and have an innovative, technological or knowledge based business idea.

The support offered includes workshops of varying duration and one-to-one advice sessions on a variety of topics.

The project will deliver the following indicators: o 60 potential entrepreneurs undertaking activities (12 hours support per individual) o 36 newly registered SMEs undertaking activities (12 hours support per business) Activities are aimed at an audience of Prestart and new SME companies operating within the technology sector within Coventry and Warwickshire.

Due to the range of activities being included in this Framework the activities will be broken into Lots.

It is not necessary to bid for all lots.

Please indicate your interest against each lot. o Lot 1: Workshop - 12 hour duration o Lot 2: Workshop - 3 hour duration o Lot 3: Workshop - 6 hour duration o Lot 4: One to one business advice sessions - of varying duration o Lot 5: One to many (max 6) business advice sessions - of varying duration.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Technology based business start-up support

technology based business start-up support.

02

The project aims to support budding entrepreneurs

The project aims to support budding entrepreneurs and those who have recently registered a business (within 12 months of registering a business) and have an innovative, technological or knowledge based business idea.

03

The support offered includes workshops of varying

The support offered includes workshops of varying duration and one-to-one advice sessions on a variety of topics.

04

The project will deliver the following indicators

The project will deliver the following indicators:.

05

O 60 potential entrepreneurs undertaking activities (12

o 60 potential entrepreneurs undertaking activities (12 hours support per individual).

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Stage
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