Export Support Tender

Tender description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is commissioning a range of business support programmes to address the region’s economic priorities. The Export Support Programme forms part of these suite of programmes and will be funded via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, aiming to complement existing schemes available locally as well as nationally. The Export Support Programme aims to support high-growth businesses in the West Midlands (WM) to manage their exporting activity more sustainably, to increase the pace of growth and its duration. It will do this through a range of potential interventions including, but not limited to, intensive one-to-one coaching, peer-to-peer support, and workshops. The Export Support Programme aims to provide intensive and in-depth support to a minimum of 200 SMEs (as defined by sections 382 and 465 of the Companies Act) in the West Midlands, ending in March 2025. WMCA intend to award one contract to a Provider with a demonstrable track record of providing in-depth support to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The provider can be a single organisation or part of a consortium. In delivering the programme, the Provider will be required to carry out the following activities: Deliverable 1: Brand and Collateral Deliverable 2: Business Engagement & Recruitment Deliverable 3: Active Account Management Deliverable 4: Assist and Inform an Independent Evaluation Bidders should refrain from using any other forms of direct communication other than Bravo Portal. Once registered, please search for 'project_863, itt_1475'- Export Support Programme in order to gain access to the tender documents.