SME Growth Programme (06R15P00184) - Technology Based Business Start-Up Support

Coventry University Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Coventry University are seeking to appoint a number of suppliers to a framework via a quotation exercise, to deliver a number of activities during 2018 for the ERDF funded Coventry & Warwickshire Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) growth programme (06R15P00184) - technology based business start-up support. The project aims to support budding entrepreneurs and those who have recently registered a business (within 12 months of registering a business) and have an innovative, technological or knowledge based business idea.

The support offered includes workshops of varying duration and one-to-one advice sessions on a variety of topics. The project will deliver the following indicators: o 60 potential entrepreneurs undertaking activities (12 hours support per individual) o 36 newly registered SMEs undertaking activities (12 hours support per business) Activities are aimed at an audience of Prestart and new SME companies operating within the technology sector within Coventry and Warwickshire.

Due to the range of activities being included in this Framework the activities will be broken into Lots. It is not necessary to bid for all lots. Additional information: Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : ESIF, ERDF Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No