Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2b-ff0d-7291-91e2-3bb04f03c4b1/delivery-of-business-engagement-and-product-marketing awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Delivery of business engagement and product marketing [Broads Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/broads-authority) Open field Estimated value £30,000 to £40,000 Published 22 Jun 2018 Deadline Closed 3 Aug 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. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 This contract is part of CANAPE (Creating a New Approach to Peatland Ecosystems) is a European funded Interreg North Sea Region project which aims to deliver peatland restoration; develop new peatland products and bring economic benefits. The CANAPE website [northsearegion.eu/canape/about](http://northsearegion.eu/canape/about/) provides further context. WP4 is about engaging with businesses to bring to market new products sourced from peatlands, based on sound economic benefits, as well as raising awareness of peatland ecosystems and benefits to wildlife to the local community. The business engagement part of WP4 is the focus of this tender. The appointed contractor will engage with businesses to build entrepreneurial interest around the development and bringing to market of new products. Some samples/prototypes for these new products will be created by the Broads Authority under WP4 from harvest reed and wetland plants. The types of new products are: briquettes for burning, compost, and potentially charcoal and biochar (subject to investment approval from the Broads Authority). The appointed contractor It will also i) conduct market research and identify similar products on the market and which companies make them and where they are sold, ii) investigate and develop marketing materials, iii) develop draft business plans for new businesses and iv) engage with business, consumers as well as the wider community about these products and peatlands in general. The appointed contractor will develop a route to market for the new products by engaging with businesses, financiers and opinion formers. 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