Velocity Growth Hub Workshops

Velocity Growth Hub run by SEMLEP, wish to appoint an organisation/s to: • Provide a wide range of Digital Marketing/social media, Sales Strategies, Marketing Strategy, Leadership, Pitching and Presenting workshops to SME's in South East Midlands area (Aylesbury Vale, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, and Wellingborough). • The final choice of the proposed topics and the number of workshops to be delivered will be agreed between SEMLEP and the successful tender-party. • Each workshop duration will be no less than 3 hours, running on a working day • Workshop content and slides for each workshop is required to be approved by SEMLEP, this will be commissioned with the provider and in line with the ESIF branding and publicity guidance, the final work would belong to SEMLEP. • Experience of delivering training / workshops to groups of around 10-25 individuals and ideally has relevant professional qualifications • Ability to work with a wide range of clients from many different backgrounds and to adapt style to meet the needs of different client groups. • Flexible availability with the ability to respond rapidly to need as it arises. • A track record of success with suitable professional qualifications and accreditations • Good understanding of the business context and business services environment • Ability to provide regular, timely, statistics and qualitative feedback in a form to be agreed; • The supplier will be responsible for preparing the workshop content, organising workshop facilitators, venue hire, AV equipment and refreshments for the workshops. They will also be required to produce A4 workbooks for the workshops and complete some workshop admin, such as recording the feedback forms and making sure the workshops slides and workbook. The workshop should include the following: • Presentation on the theory that is relevant to SME owners/directors. • Examples of how they can use it in their business • Exercise(s) to get the businesses involved • Any other relevant information for an SME owner/director in order to assist growth within the business. Number of workshops - Between 35 and 42 workshops in total on different topics, these workshops will need to be spread across the 13 local authority areas. Indicative Budget

Budget is £57,000 including VAT. This includes the preparation of workshop content, presentation and provision of workbooks (design and printing). The fee element shall include the cost of all labour, equipment, delivery, material and travel. Please provide the price per workshop rather than a breakdown of venue hire and facilitator costs. Full tender specification including requirements, selection and award criteria, application form and SEMLEP's T&C is attached. This opportunity is also available on SEMLEP's website http://www.semlep.com/recruitment-procurement/ This tender opportunity is part funded by ERDF