Invitation to Tender for Boost Business Lancashire 5 Growth Catalyst and Scale to Thrive Masterclass Providers: Ref T23102
Invitation to Tender for Boost Business Lancashire 5 Growth Catalyst and Scale to Thrive Masterclass Providers: Ref T23102
The Growth Company has been selected to deliver both the Growth Catalyst and Scale to Thrive services, which are described in this document. As part of the roll out of these new services and our social value commitments we are looking to expand the number of providers, particularly (but not exclusively) local Lancashire based suppliers available to work with us to provide expert insights and content to support business leader in Lancashire to overcome their business challenges and address new and emerging opportunities. This tender focuses on assembling a range of additional providers to add to our supplier base and deliver high quality Masterclasses on key topics at the heart of driving improved productivity and growth.
GC Business is looking for providers who can deliver a range of high-quality expert led and facilitated Masterclasses. Providers can bid to deliver one, many or all of the Masterclasses.
The list of masterclasses are follows:-
Growth Catalyst Capability Builder Workshop/Webinar series
Masterclass 1 – Unlocking Team Potential: Strategies for Building a Talented and High-Performing Team.
Masterclass 2 – Smarter Marketing Tactics: Driving Awareness and Engagement
Masterclass 3 – Market Differentiation: Introducing Unique Products for Lasting Impact
Masterclass 4 – Financial Options for Growth: Making Right Decisions for Your Business
Masterclass 5 – Productivity Boost: Minimizing Waste and Maximizing Efficiency for Rapid Growth
Masterclass 6 – Building Resilience: Learn how to Thrive in a Changing Business Landscape
Scale to Thrive Masterclass Series
Masterclass 7 – Perfect Products – Generating, Validating, and Developing Innovative Products and Services
Masterclass 8 – Fuelling growth – Embedding Innovative Culture and preparing the workforce for growth
Masterclass 9 – Releasing talent – Inspiring Teams, Managing Change, and Building Personal Resilience
Masterclass 10 – Unlocking finance – Making High -Impact Investment Choices and Securing Funding
Masterclass 11 – Navigating change – Developing the Capacity for Scaling Systems and Processes
Masterclass 12 – Unleashing global growth – Unlocking Innovation in International Markets
Growth Catalyst Masterclass Programme: 6 x 3-hour Masterclass webinars per quarter (one on each topic) delivered over MS Teams, Zoom, or other suitable interactive broadcast platforms to an audience of up to 80 delegates, but typically expected to be circa 20-30 delegates.
Scale to Thrive Masterclass Programme: 6 x 3-hour Masterclasses per quarter for up to 20 delegates. 3 in person located at central venue/s in Lancashire and 3 virtually via MS Teams, Zoom, or other suitable interactive broadcast platforms (one on each topic specified)
Duration and Budget
The contract period will be from the award date until the 31st March 2025, with an option, to be exercised at the Growth Company sole discretion for an additional 36 months.
The likely value of activity under this framework will be between £41,000 (£31K Growth Catalyst and 10K Scale to Thrive respectively) and a maximum of £130,000 excluding VAT depending on the length of any potential extension.
Deadline for Receipt of Tender
Tenders will be accepted until the 13:00 on Thursday, 26th October 2023.
ITT Documents
You are required to make your ITT submission via the Growth Company Panacea e-tendering platform. You are required to complete a basic registration as a supplier on with Panacea at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth.
Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to ‘Register Interest’, click the ‘Participate’ Button, then navigate to ‘My Questionnaires’ where you will be able to download the documents. Your ITT submission will be made on the Panacea Portal.