Propel 2 Grow
Contract Ref: CPSL101
Document C
Written Tender Response – Tender Specific Questions
V1.0
Provider Name: <insert company name>
Propel 2 Grow
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Tender Specific Questions - Section 8.1 and 8.2
All Questions to be Completed
Question Number
Question
8.1
(Max 500 words for section 8.1)
Overview
8.1.1
Overview
8.1.2
Terms of business
Scoring
Please detail an overview of your company, differentiators, USPs and approach and how
these will help us to achieve our objectives in assisting SME businesses in their growth
journey. Include any previous experience of delivery in a part funded environment.
Out of 5
Please explain any contractual obligations, terms and conditions in the access of your
services.
Out of 5
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8.2
Question Number
Question
Scoring
(Max 2500 words for questions in section 8.2)
Primary area Specialism
Essential
We expect the appointed suppliers to be highly skilled and hold significant experience in
delivering business growth consultancy to SME businesses in their chosen specialism(s).
Please give a detailed description of your area of specialism and how this will assist a
business in achieving sustained growth (success will be measured by improved financial
performance of the business, job creation, new product development). This may include
the following areas (although not exhaustive):
8.2.1
Primary specialism
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Leadership development
Business strategy
Vision, mission and values planning
Employee engagement
Cultural shift and readiness for change
People and talent development
Resource efficiency and effectiveness
Marketing strategy, planning and implementation
Sales and/or service strategy and implementation
Optimisation of IT and Digital tools to enable growth / improve efficiency or
effectiveness
Innovation and ideation
Development of new products – product lifecycle planning, prototyping, market
testing
Business Process Re-engineering e.g. to to improve efficiency, reduce error or
waste
Financial management and control
Out of 5
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8.2.2
Details about your team
Please highlight the skills and experience of the key people within your team who will be
involved in the delivery of this area of consultancy support. Please include detail of any
professional qualifications or work based experience that will substantiate the credentials
of your team to deliver within this chosen area of specialism.
8.2.3
Methodologies
Please describe any established / published methodologies upon which your delivery will
be based.
Out of 5
Out of 5
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8.2.4
Case studies
Please give 2 detailed examples / case studies of previous work that in this area of
specialism and if the contract objectives were successfully met. Please detail how the
activity was funded (commercial, through grant / subsidy (specifying which one), voluntary
etc). Please include what aims and objectives we identified at outset and an outline as to
which were met and how.
Out of 5
Please provide the following details of 2 businesses you have worked with in the last 2
years for the provision of services similar to those in this tender:
Customer Name
Address
8.2.5
References
Contact Name
Out of 5
Direct Telephone Number
Email Address
Contract Award Date
Contract Duration
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8.2.6
Pricing
Please find a comprehensive schedule of the pricing for your proposed solution – where
appropriate please detail any specific day rates or one off costs. You may wish to consider
an element of the pricing to be contingent on the performance of the beneficiary SME to
achieve outputs as a consequence of your intervention (e.g. job creation, increased profit,
new products).
40%
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Tender Specific Questions - Section 8.3 and 8.4
Questions to be Completed if Required
8.3
Question Number
Question
Scoring
(Max 2500 words for questions in section 8.3)
Secondary Area of Specialism
Optional
We expect the appointed suppliers to be highly skilled and hold significant experience in
delivering business growth consultancy to SME businesses in their chosen specialism(s).
Please give a detailed description of your secondary area of specialism and how this will
assist a business in achieving sustained growth (success will be measured by improved
financial performance of the business, job creation, new product development). This may
include the following areas (although not exhaustive):
8.3.1
Secondary specialism
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Leadership development
Business strategy
Vision, mission and values planning
Employee engagement
Cultural shift and readiness for change
People and talent development
Resource efficiency and effectiveness
Marketing strategy, planning and implementation
Sales and/or service strategy and implementation
Optimisation of IT and Digital tools to enable growth / improve efficiency or
effectiveness
Innovation and ideation
Development of new products – product lifecycle planning, prototyping, market
testing
Business Process Re-engineering e.g. to to improve efficiency, reduce error or
waste
Financial management and control
Out of 5
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8.3.2
Details about your team
Please highlight the skills and experience of the key people within your team who will be
involved in the delivery of this area of consultancy support. Please include detail of any
professional qualifications or work based experience that will substantiate the credentials
of your team to deliver within this chosen area of specialism.
8.3.3
Methodologies
Please describe any established / published methodologies upon which your delivery will
be based.
Out of 5
Out of 5
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8.3.4
Case studies
Please give 2 detailed examples / case studies of previous work that in this area of
specialism and if the contract objectives were successfully met. Please detail how the
activity was funded (commercial, through grant / subsidy (specifying which one), voluntary
etc). Please include what aims and objectives we identified at outset and an outline as to
which were met and how.
Out of 5
Please provide the following details of 2 businesses you have worked with in the last 2
years for the provision of services similar to those in this tender:
Customer Name
Address
8.3.5
References
Contact Name
Out of 5
Direct Telephone Number
Email Address
Contract Award Date
Contract Duration
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8.3.6
Pricing
Please find a comprehensive schedule of the pricing for your proposed solution – where
appropriate please detail any specific day rates or one off costs. You may wish to consider
an element of the pricing to be contingent on the performance of the beneficiary SME to
achieve outputs as a consequence of your intervention (e.g. job creation, increased profit,
new products).
40%
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8.4
Question Number
Question
Scoring
(Max 2500 words for questions in section 8.2)
Tertiary Area of Specialism
Optional
We expect the appointed suppliers to be highly skilled and hold significant experience in
delivering business growth consultancy to SME businesses in their chosen specialism(s).
Please give a detailed description of your area of tertiary specialism and how this will assist
a business in achieving sustained growth (success will be measured by improved financial
performance of the business, job creation, new product development). This may include
the following areas (although not exhaustive):
8.4.1
Tertiary specialism
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Leadership development
Business strategy
Vision, mission and values planning
Employee engagement
Cultural shift and readiness for change
People and talent development
Resource efficiency and effectiveness
Marketing strategy, planning and implementation
Sales and/or service strategy and implementation
Optimisation of IT and Digital tools to enable growth / improve efficiency or
effectiveness
Innovation and ideation
Development of new products – product lifecycle planning, prototyping, market
testing
Business Process Re-engineering e.g. to to improve efficiency, reduce error or
waste
Financial management and control
Out of 5
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8.4.2
Details about your team
Please highlight the skills and experience of the key people within your team who will be
involved in the delivery of this area of consultancy support. Please include detail of any
professional qualifications or work based experience that will substantiate the credentials
of your team to deliver within this chosen area of specialism.
8.4.3
Methodologies
Please describe any established / published methodologies upon which your delivery will
be based.
Out of 5
Out of 5
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8.4.4
Case studies
Please give 2 detailed examples / case studies of previous work that in this area of
specialism and if the contract objectives were successfully met. Please detail how the
activity was funded (commercial, through grant / subsidy (specifying which one), voluntary
etc). Please include what aims and objectives we identified at outset and an outline as to
which were met and how.
Out of 5
Please provide the following details of 2 businesses you have worked with in the last 2
years for the provision of services similar to those in this tender:
Customer Name
Address
8.4.5
References
Contact Name
Out of 5
Direct Telephone Number
Email Address
Contract Award Date
Contract Duration
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8.4.6
Pricing
Please find a comprehensive schedule of the pricing for your proposed solution – where
appropriate please detail any specific day rates or one off costs. You may wish to consider
an element of the pricing to be contingent on the performance of the beneficiary SME to
achieve outputs as a consequence of your intervention (e.g. job creation, increased profit,
new products).
40%
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