Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9a-cfdf-7081-86c0-69ab1c8c91b3/summative-assessments-to-european-social-investment-fund-esif-and-european-reg

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Summative Assessments to European Social Investment Fund (ESIF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project

[The University of Chichester](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-university-of-chichester)

Estimated value

£25,000 to £50,000

Published

10 Jan 2022

Deadline

Closed

14 Feb 2022

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

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- 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.

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## About this tender

The University of Chichester is seeking an experienced provider of Summative Assessments to European Social Investment Fund (ESIF) and specifically European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) projects, to assess the University's Business Hothouse (BHH) programme that is being delivered under contract to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Key points of the Business Hothouse programme:

• The 3 year Business Hothouse contract started on 1 October 2019 and may be extended until 31 May 2023

• Its reckonable value is £10.9m, 50% of which is ERDF

• The Business Hothouse is a 50% ERDF funded programme of Business Support utilising the ERDF allocation from Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership.

• The BHH utilises consortium delivery with a lead partner (University of Chichester) and 6 other partners to ensure comprehensive and expert delivery of the programme.

• There are 6 strands of delivery to be assessed;

- Business Start Up Support
- Access to Finance Support
- Leadership and Management Development
- Monetisation of Innovation Support
- Business Growth and Productivity
- SME Grants Programme

## CPV classification

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/93186b03-77d5-4159-bc98-fab217f7a31b)

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