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West Midlands Combined Authority
Evaluation of WMCA UKSPF Investment in Business Support - Contract Award Notice
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £167,895Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Fri 24 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 24 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 22 Sep 2023
- Region
- West Midlands
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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Notice to confirm the award of a contract in relation to the Evaluation of WMCA UKSPF Investment in Business Support procurement exercise.
WMCA £88m UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme focusses across three investment priorities. We are seeking to commission this evaluation on the business support elements of the programme. With the key focus being on understanding the impact, effectiveness and growth value of programme activities. The evaluation of the business support elements of WMCA's 3-year UKSPF programme will be used to inform our ongoing business support investment, including from UKSPF post 2024/25.
The evaluation should focus on the following broad research questions, however we would welcome suggestions from bidders, as to additional lines of enquiry that would strengthen our understanding of the impact and effectiveness of our investment.
- To what extent has UKSPF funding been able to deliver the recommendations of the WM Business Support review?
- How effective have UKSPF-funded business support activities been in addressing the challenges in the WMCA area?
- How effective has the provision of grant funding been in supporting growth?
- What has been the comparative value of WMCA investment in specialist account managers offering intensive support to business, versus its investment in more generalist advisors?
The initial contract period will be from the Contract Start Date until 31st March 2024. A 12-month option period will be included which WMCA can choose to invoke at their sole discretion until 31st March 2025.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 79419000
- 79000000 79400000 79410000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 22 Sep 2023Contract notice
Contract notice published 22 September 2023.
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05/ Limits
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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07/ Tender hubs
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- contract · Contract
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- Fri 10 Apr 2026, 19:16 BST
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