Provision of Business Growth Learning & Development, Facilitation & Coaching Services for the Unlocking Growth Potential programme.

It has become increasingly important for the University to explore alternative avenues for its learning and development offerings. As part of this ambition the University has over the past few years developed programmes aimed at enhancing the leadership capabilities, knowledge and confidence of business owners/entrepreneurs of small to medium sized businesses within the local region. These programmes have had a positive significant impact on the leaders themselves, the growth of their businesses, and the local economy.

Due to its success and the continued need for entrepreneurs to access knowledge and business growth expertise specific to the SME environment, the University is developing a further initiative - Unlocking Growth Potential within a budget of £125k excluding VAT. This forms part of Enabling Innovation, a collaborative programme providing support for small and medium-sized businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Enabling Innovation involves the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Derby, and is part-funded by the European Union.

The University is therefore seeking a specialist Provider with business growth experience who can support the design, development and delivery of the programme. This will include provision of a range of experienced executive coaches who will work with and coach small business owners to support their professional and personal development through the programme. The programme will be delivered between June 2017 and March 2019.

Additional information: Invitation to tender: For the provision of Business Growth Learning and Development, Facilitation and Coaching Services for the Unlocking Growth Potential programme.

Reference: PROC JG ITT/852

Contract Duration: 1 June 2017 - 31 March 2019

Return date & time: 3 May 2017 09:00

The University of Nottingham wishes to appoint a service provider who can support the design, development and delivery of the programme. This will include provision of a range of experienced executive coaches who will work with and coach small business owners to support their professional and personal development through the programme.

Please be advised that this is a single stage tender and there will be no further requests, nor opportunity, for tenderers to offer Best and Final prices after initial tender response.

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Julie Greenfield Category Manager - Professional Services Procurement The University of Nottingham King's Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2NR t: +44 (0) 115 84 66587 m: +44 (0) 7964 974247 w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement

Delivery Notes

The University of Nottingham is an institution built on a significant heritage of excellence in research and teaching, with values that embrace ambition, engagement, partnership, civic responsibility and longevity. Whilst embracing this heritage, the University recognises that the higher education environment is evolving rapidly with the pace of change increasing all the time. With changing student expectations, the globalisation of higher education, disruptive new technologies and increased competition for talent, it has become increasingly important for the University to explore alternative avenues for its learning and development offerings.

As part of this ambition the University has over the past few years developed programmes aimed at enhancing the leadership capabilities, knowledge and confidence of business owners/entrepreneurs of small to medium sized businesses within the local region. These programmes have had a positive significant impact on the leaders themselves, the growth of their businesses, and the local economy.

Due to its success and the continued need for entrepreneurs to access knowledge and business growth expertise specific to the SME environment, the University is developing a further initiative - Unlocking Growth Potential within a budget of ?125k excluding VAT. This forms part of Enabling Innovation, a collaborative programme providing support for small and medium-sized businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Enabling Innovation involves the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Derby, and is part-funded by the European Union.

The University is therefore seeking a specialist Provider with business growth experience who can support the design, development and delivery of the programme. This will include provision of a range of experienced executive coaches who will work with and coach small business owners to support their professional and personal development through the programme. The programme will be delivered between June 2017 and March 2019.

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) Enabling Innovation.

This forms part of Enabling Innovation, a collaborative programme providing support for small and medium-sized businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Enabling Innovation involves the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Derby, and is part-funded by the European Union.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No