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Invitation to Tender: Business Data and Insights Platform

January 23, 2025

Andrew Kent
Director of Funded Programmes

Background

Inventya is a consultancy that supports innovators to grow and scale by commercialising new products, services and innovation. Supporting clients to secure future funding and finance, to enter new markets, protect their IP and ensure their projects comply with funders and stakeholder requirements.  

Requirement

Inventya requires access to an online database or market intelligence platform for discovering, tracking and understanding high growth UK businesses. This contract is for 96 licenses and will include training and support services.

 

The online database or platform must have:

·       The ability to search and export detailed UK company financial, investment, patent and contact data

·       Capability for multiple user licences, accessible simultaneously

·       Provide accurate financial information for all UK companies

·       Allow advanced search capabilities, filtering by region, sector, company size etc

·       Provide indicators that identify businesses that are high growth or have high growth potential

·       Provide investor insights including recent investments made/received, pre & post money valuations

·       Provide market intelligence, sector analysis, statistics and trends

 

Submission Requirements

Interested suppliers must submit the following:

·       Detailed proposal addressing all requirements

·       Demonstrate experience / track record

·       Implementation timeline and milestones

·       Provide clear Service Level Agreements for support and uptime

·       Pricing breakdown

·       Supporting documents, including case studies

 

Timescales

Tender published:                 27th January 2025

Tender closes:                       5pm on 28thFebruary 2025

Tenderers notified:                10th March 2025

Contract starts:                     1stApril 2025

 

Indicative Budget

£175,000

 

Evaluation Criteria

Quotations will be assessed and scored on the following criteria:

-Quality/Technical Merit (40%): Overall assessment of solution (fitness for purpose)

-Delivery Timescale(20%): Supplying access to the platform on time

-Track record (20%):Track record of delivering

-Cost (20%): Value for money

 

Submission Deadline

 

The deadline for submissions is 5pm on 28th February 2025.

 

Please send your tender response to Andrew Kent, Programme Director, a.kent@inventya.com

January 23, 2025
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