Business and management consultancy and related services

Tender description

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP)/North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) is seeking to establish a multi supplier framework agreement for the provision of peer network facilitation services to the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP). The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP)/North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) is seeking to establish a multi supplier framework agreement for the provision of peer network facilitation services to the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP). Following the business productivity review, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have allocated funding to growth hubs (via Local Enterprise Partnerships) to deliver the peer networks programme. The North East LEP have secured funding to deliver a maximum of 34 peer networks across the North East LEP area until 28 February 2021. Peer Networks will form part of the North East Economic Recovery Group plan. The North East LEP/NTCA are seeking to appoint external contractors who can deliver a maximum of four peer network cohorts each, to help business better deal with the immediate impacts of Covid-19 and to prepare for their recovery. Appointed contractors will support participants to develop business resilience and improve productivity performance.