Birmingham City Council · Awarded contract

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Provision of Innovation Consultancy to GBSLEP for Business Innovation Interventions

Awarded 16 Sep 2018

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Awarded16 Sep 2018

Value£0.00

SupplierOptimat Ltd

AgencyBirmingham City Council

RegionWest Midlands

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Ended 7y 11mo ago3mo term

Awarded 16 Sept 2018Expired 21 Dec 2018

About

Birmingham City Council awarded a contract to Optimat Ltd for the provision of innovation consultancy to GBSLEP to define, test and recommend interventions for increasing business innovation in key growth industries.

The contract, valued at [value not provided], was for a period of 3 months from 17/09/18 until 21/12/18.

The work involved defining and testing types of interventions required to encourage higher levels of business innovation in Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering, Business, Professional & Financial Services, Life Sciences, Creative industries, and Energy Technologies & Services; understanding opportunities from emerging and disruptive technologies; and recommending specific interventions for piloting with the five key growth industries.

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