Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-03
Buyer: The Manchester Growth Company
Country: UK
Region: Greater Manchester
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48400000 | 48442000 | 72000000 | 72212100: Industry specific software programming services | 72212211
Estimated value: 100000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: The investment required to develop and implement the solution is considered long term. Re-tendering after 4 years is unviable.
Business Finance Solutions (part of the Manchester Growth Company) are tendering for the provision of a financial technology solution for its Loan Management Services. The aim is to improve and consolidate its current loan management systems and harness emerging technologies to ‘future proof’ the business. We are seeking bidders who can provide innovative solutions to suit the fast paced competitive environment in which we operate.
Details of the financing conditions and payment arrangements will be set out in the framework/contract documentation and the Invitation to Tender.
In the event of a group of organisations submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary for them to provide an undertaking that each company shall be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of any frameworks and call-off contracts entered into with the Manchester Growth Company.
Compliance with the conditions of the various public funding streams accessed by the Manchester Growth Company.
The tender must be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions, by the deadline listed in Section IV.3.4) of this contract notice and as defined in the Tender Documentation.
Further information regarding the Manchester Growth Company can be found at the MGC website: http://www.manchestergrowth.co.uk
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The Manchester Growth Company (MGC) is a group of companies whose purpose is to drive forward Greater Manchester's economic development. MGC is accountable to the GM Combined Authority (GMCA) and the GM Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The MGC is an economic development strategy-driven and commercially-focussed organisation which reinvests any surpluses to achieve its aims. MGC deliver a wide range of business and people-facing services across the North of England and the East Midlands. These include:
Business start-up, business growth, inward investment, business finance and international trade services;
In addition the following companies are to be included in the agreement and are deemed to be MGC Group companies for its purposes:
Funding of MGC comes in part from public funding streams, e.g. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The delivery of support under such funding agreements requires MGC to comply with public procurement guidelines. As a result this tender is designed to enable companies within the group under these obligations to demonstrate compliance with these guidelines and ensure value for money.

Eligibility requirements: The tender must be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions, by the deadline listed in Section IV.3.4) of this contract notice and as defined in the Tender Documentation. The tender must be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions, by the deadline listed in Section IV.3.4) of this contract notice and as defined in the Tender Documentation. The tender must be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions, by the deadline listed in Section IV.3.4) of this contract notice and as defined in the Tender Documentation.
The tender must be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions, by the deadline listed in Section IV.3.4) of this contract notice and as defined in the Tender Documentation.