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Manufacturing Sector Specialist Advice & Support Services

EMB-GROUP LTD · £20,000 – £56,875 · closes 25 Sept 2023

£20,000 – £56,875

Estimated value

Closed

Deadline

11 Sept 2023

Published

Awarded

SMART ADVICE CONSULTING LIMITED£54k · to 31 March 2025

Awarded 3 October 2023

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About this contract

East Midlands Business Ltd (EMB) is a private company which provides a range of business consultancy, research and programme management services to the public sector. EMB is seeking to procure an adviser to deliver specialist business advice to Manufacturing sector Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Greater Lincolnshire. EMB is contracted by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) to deliver the Growth Hub advice services under the Business Lincolnshire brand. The programme provides support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) located in the Greater Lincolnshire area to help their businesses to thrive and grow. EMB employs a small team of generalist business advisers which are further supported by specialist advisers for key sectors, such as agriculture, the visitor economy, low carbon and energy efficiency or critical subject areas such as digital adoption and marketing. EMB is seeking to appoint a Manufacturing sector specialist consultant, referred from this point onwards as the 'Specialist Adviser', to work alongside our generalist Business Advisers. The Specialist Adviser will deliver advice and support to manufacturing sector SMEs. The contract is envisaged to start in October 2023 and continue until the end of March 2025. The Specialist Adviser will proactively engage SMEs within the Manufacturing sector in the Greater Lincolnshire area on behalf of the Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub. The role will include acting as the Account Manager for the manufacturing sector in Greater Lincolnshire, working alongside the existing team of generalist Growth Hub Advisers, to engage with manufacturing sector businesses, identifying those with growth potential and referring them into support and initiatives that will support them in their growth. Contract duration: The contract will start immediately on award and continue until 31st March 2025 or the available funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first. More details on the specification and requirements is set out in the attached tender specification.