Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-01-26
Buyer: Roger McKinley
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services
Estimated value: 24000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-02-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: FACT wishes to engage the services of a specialist provider with relevant sector knowledge and expertise to develop and deliver a flexible programme of innovation workshops, which will help digital and creative businesses in the Liverpool City Region to develop and commercialise products and services using new and emerging digital technologies.
FACT is working with LJMU and LCR LEP to provide a range of support to SMEs working with new and emerging digital technologies across all subsectors of the digital and creative industries in LCR.
In particular, FACT will target its support offer toward LCR-based SMEs working with relevant digital technologies in the following areas:
The main aim of the workshop programme will be to assist DCI businesses in Liverpool City Region to develop and commercialise innovative products and services using new and emerging digital technologies.
The workshops should also complement and help unlock the support resources available through LCR Activate (see ‘related services’) and beyond, with a focus on:
The workshops will be made available to any SME registered on LCR Activate, but will be targeted, in particular, towards micro- and small enterprises matching the profile described in section 4 above.
— 54 hours of workshop delivery time - based on 18 sessions x 3 hours average per session, excluding breaks and networking,
The workshop programme should focus in particular on the three following areas, in line with programme priorities and feedback received from SMEs to date:
1. Unlocking Emerging Research for business development and growth - to assess where research can support and grow business capabilities and product development.
2. Prototyping, UX and User-Testing - participatory co-design workshops with constituent end users, deploying real-time experimentation and evaluation with closed user groups (e.g. other SMEs, consumers, public service users).
3. Innovations in Marketing – to support market-readiness and commercialization of new products and services.
— Detailed schedule for phase 1 to include, for each workshop: theme, objectives, content, format, contributors, venue,
— Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the new and emerging technology areas addressed by the project,
— Demonstrable, relevant skills and knowledge required to assist SMEs in the digital and creative sector to develop and commercialise innovative new products and services,
Programme is time limited with output targets set to high level of assist in Q3 and Q4 of 2018. Programme designed to reach target output assists in this period must be begun in Q1 and Q2 2018.

Eligibility requirements: All submissions received will be considered on the following criteria and methodology: — Understanding of the brief and ability to meet the service specification, — Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the new and emerging technology areas addressed by the project, — Demonstrable, relevant skills and knowledge required to assist SMEs in the digital and creative sector to develop and commercialise innovative new products and services, — Value for money.

Award value: 24000