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Growth Platform wishes to engage Brokerage Partners covering each of the 6 Local Authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. In addition, we are seeking a specialist broker to engage harder to reach groups including women, BAME groups and social economy businesses across the City Region. Therefore, there are a total of 7 'Lots' that suppliers can bid for;
⢠Lot 1 Halton
⢠Lot 2 Knowsley
⢠Lot 3 Liverpool
⢠Lot 4 Sefton
⢠Lot 5 St Helens
⢠Lot 6 Wirral
⢠Lot 7 Harder to Reach Groups
Local Growth Hub Brokerage Partners have become the primary access point for signposting and brokerage to a wide range of local and national business support services & programmes. The Growth Platform website is kept up to date with these service & programmes and should be used as a resource by Local Growth Hub Broker Partners.
The focus for the Local Growth Hub Partner delivery for 2022 - 23 is to provide the offer below to ensure network consistency and maintain the Growth Hub guiding principles:
⢠Provide all businesses across the LCR with access to advice and support via a free, impartial single point of contact
⢠Offer a light touch triage, medium intensity diagnostic and signposting service to ensure that all businesses, no matter their size or sector, can discover what support is available to them
⢠Refer into Growth Platform Programmes such as the High Growth ERDF Programme, New Markets 2, Gather provision, Finance Hub etc.
⢠Link to and promote Growth Platform, local and national business support provision, from the public, private and third sector
⢠Collaboration with local delivery and brokerage partners
⢠Marketing of the Local Growth Hub and its services
⢠Maintain accurate and comprehensive records on the Growth Platform CRM Portal in 'real time'
⢠Provide Growth Platform with ad hoc intelligence on new and emerging economic opportunities and shocks (see also below on Regional Intelligence Gathering)
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halton Chamber | 10986509 | £20,000 | - |
| Invest Sefton | - | £20,000 | - |
| Knowsley Chamber of Industry & Commerce | 02169528 | £20,000 | - |
| Liverpool Chamber | - | £20,000 | - |
| ST HELENS CHAMBER LIMITED | 02453212 | £20,000 | - |
| THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION | Charity Commission: 1127631 Companies House: 06706841 | £20,000 | - |
| Wirral Chamber of Commerce | - | £20,000 | - |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £17,306,721 in 374 payments (over £25k) from Department for Education, MHCLG, DLUHC, BEIS, Department for Work and Pensions and 2 more public bodies (2011-03-15 to 2025-03-25).