Research and development consultancy services

Tender description

The aim is to engage with a third party to manage and deliver an innovation accelerator program for our future innovation labs. This will enable UU to connect with start-up companies and entrepreneurs who would not normally be familiar with OJEU and the regulated environment. Required is a service agreement to use a third party to manage and deliver an innovation accelerator program including the following activities: Activities to include — defining scouting briefs — develop marketing material — Publicise material, and encourage applications — scouting; work with global network, data scraping, desk research — provide analytical insights. • spotting trends — pitch coaching — pitch day management — supplier liaison and support. • access to services, mentors — accelerator programme management — project scoping — business planning — demonstration management. We expect the innovation partner to: — support programme management – including frequent reporting to the innovation team and separately to operational teams and executive board members; — appoint people in various roles including: — lead programme manager – who will build excellent working relationship with client programme manager and maintain/report on progress; — client account representative – responsible for overall relationship – link to client programme manager; — scouting lead; — marketing, communications and promotions lead; — scout (finding and persuading suppliers to apply) – this means the partner will need to have access to a global innovation eco-system management especially ideas suitable to water and wastewater; — events management – coordinating high profile events such as supplier pitch days, mid-point reviews, final presentations, executive board visits. Co-locate at employer head office for a 3-month period to support co-creating teams [subject to restrictions on Covid-19] — high frequency and impactful programme promotion in co-operation with the employer’s communications teams.