North East partnership - consultancy services - innovation and growth initiative
The Authority is looking for a competent delivery agent to deliver the innovation and growth programme ("IGP"), which aims to support the creation of a dynamic, environmentally and economically sustainable enterprise culture, in particular for Small to Medium Enterprises ("SMEs"), throughout the North-East counties of Northern Ireland and County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.
The IGP has been specifically designed to increase innovation activity within the SME sector to make it nationally and internationally competitive. It aims to achieve this by assisting SME’s to define, identify, develop and realise opportunities for business expansion at the lowest possible risk and cost.
The IGP essentially promotes overseas collaboration and involves the owners of a product or service providing the rights for a specified market area to another company. This may be through a joint venture, licensing agreement or other form of strategic alliance. Therefore the delivery agent must have experience in the negotiation of licences and distribution agreements, both within the local and overseas markets. It is a truly global project and the countries involved shall be dictated by where the best opportunities are found for participants.
Údarás na Gaeltachta as project partner with responsibility for day to day operations are now keen to pursue the necessary next steps in appointing the delivery partner for what will be a significant programme of activity. It is envisaged that significant individually tailored support will be provided to each participant; including the identification of actual business opportunities and / or negotiating and brokering deals for participating companies.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-04-24.
The procurement was published on 2012-03-09.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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United Kingdom
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Procurement history
| Date |
Document |
| 2012-03-09
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Contract notice
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| 2012-11-01
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Contract award notice
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