Training & Advice
Winning Public Sector Contracts
The Greater Cambridge Partnership is providing a new support programme that offers specific and intensive training to SMEs seeking to secure public sector contracts, including procurement opportunities for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games contracts and sub contracts.
The support project is targeted at any small to medium sized enterprise and third sector organisation based in the county of Cambridgeshire (excluding Peterborough), and is delivered by Community Ventures (Middlesbrough) Ltd (CVL), a specialist community-based consultancy.
The support includes a range of activities to suit all levels of organisations. If you ...
- have never tendered before
- have tendered but unsuccessful
- want to improve your existing tendering skills
- are intimidated by tendering
- lack experience of the tender process
- need help to demystify the tendering process
... then ‘Winning Public Sector Contracts‘ can help. Visit the Winning Public Sector Contracts page for more information.
Inspiration for Growth Programme
The Greater Cambridge Partnership is working with St. John's Innovation Centre to provide free advice and support to high tech and hogh growth businesses in Cambridgeshire.
The support offered comes in the form of focused events or 1:1 sessions with a business adviser.
For more information visit the Inspiration for Growth page.
Employer Skills Forum
The Leitch Report sets the context for skills development and a productivity challenge for the UK as a whole, and intervention is necessary for Greater Cambridge to become a 'world leader'.
The Greater Cambridge Partnership is working with Trainagain to establish an Employer Skills Forum to engage with employers and create a genuinely 'demand–led' system for the planning and delivery of skills.
For more information visit the Employer Skills Forum page.
