INVITATION TO TENDER
Production of pull-ups displays
for the Business Development Programme (BDP)
Background
Birmingham City Council has successfully secured funding of £8m to deliver a business support package entitled “The Business Development Programme (BDP).
BDP will be a comprehensive business support programme, providing existing Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) area with grant support and subsidised coaching/mentoring, thereby stimulating private sector investment, business consolidation and growth. This in turn will lead to the creation of new jobs, the safeguarding of existing jobs, and increased economic prosperity.
The programme commenced September 2012 and runs until May 2015.
Our Requirements
Birmingham City Council requires production of 10 pull-up displays to launch this new programme.
The pull-up displays will be used as a tool at events to promote BDP to existing businesses within the GBSLEP region.
Pull-up displays:
Description: The quotes should be based on a canvas with a visual area of 800mm wide x 2,120mmm high.
The canvas is contained in a metal/plastic cassette base from which the roll-out banner graphic is extracted. The graphic is supported by a central pole (either 2 or 3-section pole joined together by an elastic bungee cord) which is usually stored in the cassette base. The pole attaches to/supports the top of the canvas and slots into the cassette base. The cassette has at least two support feet which can be moved to stabilise and secure the display when it is in an upright position. System to come complete with a carry bag for transportation and storage purposes.
If you wish to propose a different size of pull-up, please provide both a justification for the variance from this brief and quotes based on the same criteria.
Quantity: 10
Content: Design of artwork to be provided by Birmingham City Council to the winning pitch
Example:
Below is a similar type of pull-up banner display system from Marley Haley for illustration purposes only.
Timings
As the BDP programme commenced n September 2012, we need to have the pull-ups in place by 25th October, so the timescales for the turnaround of the pull ups are very tight.
The closing date for receipt of tenders is Friday 19th October. We anticipate that all tenders will be reviewed by Birmingham City Council on Monday 22nd October and the winning pitch identified/notified on the 23rd.
All pull-ups display’s to be produced and delivered by Friday 26th October.
Mandatory Logos
Birmingham City Council logo
GBSLEP logo
European Regional Development Fund logo
Quotation
Birmingham City Council is inviting tenders from companies to produce 10 pull-up displays.
Please submit your quotation to:
Sue Jones
Birmingham City Council
Business Development & Innovation Team
Ground Floor
Baskerville House
Centenary Square
Broad Street
Birmingham B1 2ND
Email:
Timescales
This tender document will be posted on Finditinbirmingham on Friday 12th October, with tenders required to be submitted by noon on 19th October 2012.
Budget
We have limited resources and are seeking quotations that will enable us to maximise the funding available across a range of activities.
(The BDP project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, the Greater Birmingham &Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership & Birmingham City Council)