Business development consultancy services

Tender description

To compliment the service provided by our Business Growth team and our Local Growth Hub partners, Growth Platform wishes to engage with professional advisory organisations and/or individuals who can provide professional advice and provision to support Liverpool City Region SMEs recover from the current economic crisis, to boost their business resilience, drive ambition and assist in developing strategies to allow them to develop innovative solutions enabling them to survive, thrive and grow. Tendering organisations/individuals will be required to work proactively, in partnership with Growth Platform and its Local Growth Hub partners, in generating leads for this service. Introduction will be made to these partners on award of contract. See tender documentation for further details. To compliment the service provided by our Business Growth team and our Local Growth Hub partners, Growth Platform wishes to engage with professional advisory organisations and/or individuals who can provide professional advice and provision to support Liverpool City Region SMEs recover from the current economic crisis, to boost their business resilience, drive ambition and assist in developing strategies to allow them to develop innovative solutions enabling them to survive, thrive and grow. Tendering organisations/individuals will be required to work proactively, in partnership with Growth Platform and its Local Growth Hub partners, in generating leads for this service. Introduction will be made to these partners on award of contract. In order to provide this service, Growth Platform requires an organisation and/or individual who can provide suitable personnel and expertise in the following areas. Economic recovery, business resilience and business growth advice Businesses with GBP 1 million turnover initially/locally assessed through Growth Platform/Growth Hubs, or otherwise considered as being potentially significantly impacted by Covid-19, we require business audit/diagnostic and advisory support working with business leaders, and their boards/senior management teams. Business advisers will be expected to take companies through a comprehensive diagnostic and establish an action plan, addressing key issues for the business to focus on. It is expected that performance is monitored throughout this process, and progress with issues and actions are recorded to determine progress being made. Particular focus is expected on the economic challenges faced at present as a result of Covid-19 and EU Transition, helping businesses to remain resilient, as well as helping them to identify and explore opportunities for growth and diversification. Where needs are identified in the initial diagnostic, suppliers will be required to provide SMEs with more focused guidance and action planning on driving ambition and growth on becoming more generally resilient and efficient through application of sound financial management and controls, efficient business processes, contracting, etc. This should cover all areas of the business with a view to helping them identify areas of risk and subsequent action planning. Performance monitoring is required throughout. In order to do this, we require business advisers with good financial management expertise and wider business management capability to support SMEs in developing their resilience and planning their recovery from the current economic challenges and those looming, helping to create a clear vision for the future growth of the business. Appointments with clients and group sessions would be generated and recorded through Growth Platform and its Local Growth Hub partners, and each session is expected to require approximately 12 hours of adviser time for client meeting, board/senior managers group/workshop session and report/action plan production. We expect 130 business to be supported over the 7-month term of the contract.