Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfa-cc7e-70f2-8916-1b898efc9aa7/business-birmingham-inward-investment-lead-generation awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Business Birmingham Inward Investment Lead Generation [Marketing Birmingham Ltd](https://tendernation.io/buyers/marketing-birmingham-ltd) Estimated value £0 to £900,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 27 Apr 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Marketing Birmingham is the area’s strategic marketing partnership and operates the leisure and business tourism programmes, Visit and Meet Birmingham as well as its inward investment programme, Business Birmingham. These programmes promote Birmingham and its wider area. Business Birmingham’s activity targets both UK and foreign owned investors including large and small to medium sized enterprises as well as start-ups investing in the project area. Our target sectors are business, professional and financial services (BPFS), IT, electronics and communications (ITEC), food & drink, life sciences and advanced engineering. The aim of this project is to appoint a supplier(s) for inward investment lead generation to the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Partnership area (Greater Birmingham) and services associated with in-market representation. The lead generation activity will be fully aligned with the ERDF Investing in Greater Birmingham programme, Business Birmingham’s strategic direction and will target potential investors for the Project Area. The target geographies of Business Birmingham are North America, Europe, China, India, Australia and Japan. The target sectors of Business Birmingham funded through this programme are business, professional and financial services (BPFS), IT, electronics and communications (ITEC), food & drink, low carbon and life sciences. The list of target geographies and sectors is by no means exclusive. The Business Birmingham inward investment programme is funded by a number of sources including the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Birmingham City Council via a Service Level Agreement. Please refer to the tender brief for full requirements, process and timescales. To access the full tender brief, all suppliers MUST visit the Marketing Birmingham e-Procurement system to register interest and submit a tender bid. e-Procurement [in-tendhost.co.uk](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/marketingbirmingham/aspx/Home) Please note the deadline for full submission as outlined in the attached brief is no later than 12:00 noon BST on Wednesday 27th April 2016. Additional information: To access the tender brief and all related documents, all suppliers MUST visit the Marketing Birmingham e-Procurement system. [in-tendhost.co.uk](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/marketingbirmingham/aspx/Home) Read full description ## CPV classification Business analysis consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7a2d1930-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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