Consultancy services to the project Innovation Vouchers at Aston University.

Tender description

A tender opportunity has arisen to provide consultancy services to the project Innovation Vouchers at Aston University. Aston University invites you to submit a quotation to deliver the required work. This project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the European Structural Investment Fund of 2014 to 2020. To seek and engage with SME's within the GBS LEP area that fit the eligibility criteria, to support businesses to complete the Innovation Voucher Grant Application form, to ensure the business submits the completed application form to the key contact at Aston University and finally to support the business with the claim procedure to ensure they receive the grant. This opportunity is open to 6 business engagement advisors. We require one business engagement advisor to support 20 businesses to complete the above objective, and another 5 business engagement advisors to each support 5 businesses to complete the above. For SMEs to be eligible they must employ less than 250 people and have an annual turnover less than €50m or a balance sheet total less than €43m; more information can be found here. You will be required to work in GBSLEP area and/or in other LEP areas (The Black Country and The Marches) in both transitional and more developed areas.