Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c22-dc36-70b5-b034-e5691110d30b/enterprise-hub-strategic-partner-procurement-2018-2021 closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Enterprise Hub Strategic Partner Procurement 2018-2021 [The Women's Organisation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-womens-organisation) Estimated value Not stated Published 3 Mar 2018 Deadline Closed 7 Apr 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - 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 We are seeking Strategic Partner bodies to join the Enterprise Hub to support its application for continuation post November 2018. Strategic Partners are invited from organisations that can provide community engagement and policy support, contribute to local democratic accountability and governance and provide a minimum of 85% match, and up to 100% contribution to support service implementation. Once the full partnership is confirmed a standardised model of match may be applied. The total eligible budget available is up to £20 Million (including any extension and dependent on EU Programme requirements). The programme is supported by European Regional Development Fund. Enterprise Hub expect to offer Partnership arrangements to between 2 and 12 organisations as a result of this invitation process. Enterprise Hub Strategic Partners will enable and improve; • policy and strategy alignment to create the operational conditions to support more residents to become economically included and establish enterprises • accountability, quality and alignment with local authority policy ambitions • programme awareness and reach at an individual local authority district level across Liverpool City Region • alignment with other public sector support services that will facilitate residents social and economic inclusion and drive enterprise creation • connectivity to local public and community based services • integration with other key mainstream policy areas • overall engagement in support services in the Liverpool City Region that will help improve economic • further investment in targeted local service delivery that will support residents within each local authority district Enterprise Hub is a comprehensive community engagement, enterprise promotion and business support programme, which fosters the creation of new enterprises from pre-start to early stage businesses and social enterprises. It achieves this through delivering an innovative package of services which helps prepare individuals considering creating an enterprise or a social enterprise. Enterprise Hub deploys a range of measures and community development approaches including community outreach, awareness raising, advice, workshops, mentoring and network development to provide a holistic model of support. In addition, it has developed a Strategic Partner collaborative to ensure effective policy and strategy alignment, democratic accountability whilst promoting additional community and neighbourhood reach. Enterprise Hub provides support to a diverse target group of potential-entrepreneurs living in LCR including men, women, employed and unemployed residents, BME and disabled residents and graduates mapped against the LCR Combined Authority footprint and based on specific local authority geography. From December 2018 the Enterprise Hub will be led by The Women's Organisation who will act as accountable body and managing partner. Read full description ## CPV classification Provision of services to the community Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/522acfe6-2187-4dc8-be25-2275a0e4a4fc) 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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