18-41 A Framework Agreement for Training Services for Funding Streams

The University of Wolverhampton employs the Project Support Office (PSO) to support University staff in all stages of bidding and project management, from identifying potential funding streams to project closure and audit. Currently, the Project Bidding Development Team supports approximately 400 bids per year, to over 100 different funding streams, and the Economic Partnerships and Growth Support Team oversees a portfolio of mainly regional projects worth over £35 million.

This requirement is split into thirteen (13) Lots; Tenderers have the opportunity to provide a submission on any/all of the following Lots:

• General Bid Writing and Funding Training
• InnovateUK
• Strength in Places fund
• Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
• Global Challenges Research Fund
• Research Councils
• Research England
• Newton Fund
• Other opportunities from UKRI
• Major Charities and Trusts, including Leverhulme, Royal Society, British Academy, The Wellcome Trust
• Horizon 2020
• Erasmus+
• European Structural Investment Funds (European Regional Development Funds and European Social Funds)

The highest scoring 6 Tenderers will be awarded on to each Lot. For each call off agreement under the Framework, all 6 Service providers will be invited to submit a quotation. Mandatory Requirements

• Successful Service Providers must have an in-depth working knowledge and experience of providing general bid writing/specific funding training requirements (for each Lot).
• Successful Service Providers need to have excellent communication skills and a successful history of delivering innovative and engaging training for different audiences.
• The successful Contractor(s) will be assessed in line with IR35 regulations to ensure compliance.
• Presentations are a pass/fail requirement. A minimum score of 3 is required in the presentation element to be successful in being taken through to evaluation stage.

The Tender is available on the following link - https://wlv.bravosolution.co.uk/