GB-Shrewsbury: Peer Review Network for Marches LEP

The Marches LEP is seeking to procure provider(s) to deliver the Peer Network programme to support a maximum of 8 cohorts. The cohorts are expected to include sector-based groupings which should include a focus on some of the following key sectors: •Visitor economy

•Retail

•Manufacturing

•Cyber security

•Health and social care

•Business and professional services

•Food and drink/agritech

•Environmental technologies

•Construction

•Logistics

The contract period will be from the award date until 31 March 2021.

The Peer Networks Programme is funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in response to a commitment made in the 2019 Business Productivity Review.

The Marches LEP (and its Accountable Body Shropshire Council), working with its Marches Growth Hub partners, will be responsible for implementation of this programme in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.