Specialist Innovation Business Advisors
Chesterfield Borough Council (CBC) is seeking to put into place a pool of suitably qualified and experienced Specialist Innovation Business Advisors.
REFERENCE CBC/SPU/95/12
Specialist Innovation Business Advisors
Awarding body Chesterfield Borough Council
| Est. Start Date: | 10/12/2012 |
|---|---|
| Est. End Date: | 31/03/2015 |
Description
Chesterfield Borough Council (CBC) is seeking to put into place a pool of suitably qualified and experienced Specialist Innovation Business Advisors. These advisors will be matched to the needs of businesses participating on the Chesterfield Innovation Support Project and will be managed by the Innovation Support Project Manager.
This ERDF funded project will promote the growth of knowledge based activities by raising awareness of, and stimulating demand for, innovation services in the local economy. With a particular focus on tenants and graduating businesses from the two Chesterfield Innovation Centres( Dunston and Tapton), the service will provide intensive one to one support to increase the number of businesses investing in innovation and improving the GVA (Gross Value Added) of Chesterfield.
It is anticipated that the pool of specialist advisors will between them be able to provide the following types of support to our clients:
A. Advice on access to funding and other support for the R&D process
B. Advising companies on IPR and patenting issues to ensure that they can ‘protect’ the results of their innovation
C. Advice on product and/or process potential
D. Advice on manufacturing processes
E. Advise on product differentiation at all stages of the business process
F. Advice on bringing the product, process or development to ‘market’.
G. Advice on financing options and possibilities
H. Advice on identifying and accessing new markets
I. Advice on achieving investment readiness
J. Advice on more effective use of ICT
K. Advice on team development and growth
Additional information
| Contract Type | One off |
|---|---|
| Procurement Process | Quotation |
| Option to extend | N/A |
| Estimated ValueText Description | |
| Category | Business, |
| CPV codes | 79000000, 73000000, |
| Suitable for SME | YES |
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extend contract options:
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Contact Details
Shared Procurement Unit
Chris Booth
01246 242249
This contract is being managed by Chesterfield Borough Council . To request documentation contact procurement@bolsover.gov.uk