Supply Chain Transition (Investment Zone)

Description

The Supply Chain Transition (IZ) Programme hopes to inspire and equip hundreds of businesses in the West Midlands to take advantage of opportunities in growing sectors of the global economy. Businesses will be engaged at different stages of their journey - from those just beginning to explore new options, to those who need more in-depth analysis of costs and risks, to those who are committed to change and are seeking to invest in necessary accreditations, training, research and development or capital equipment. The programme will be funded by the West Midlands Investment Zone (IZ). The Investment Zone aims to attract investment and jobs into areas which have traditionally underperformed economically but have the potential to be areas of high growth and support the levelling up agenda. The West Midlands Investment Zone will target the Advanced Manufacturing sector. The WMCA will be holding a pre-tender in person market engagement workshop on the 25th September 2024. The purpose of this workshop is to provide further information to the market about our programme, its aims and objectives and to gather additional feedback/ insights from the supply base to help further refine and shape our Specification, prior to any tender publication. Please see below for further information on how to confirm your interest in our programme and attendance to our workshop. Additional information: The WMCA will be holding an in person pre-tender market engagement workshop on the 25th September 2024. The purpose of this workshop is to provide further information to the market about our programme, its aims and objectives and to gather additional feedback/ insights from the supply base to further help refine and shape our Specification, prior to any potential tender publication. The WMCA are looking to establish what capability there might be in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable, and competent organisations. The workshop will be held at the following location- Foundry 6 Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2JB Workshop Start Time: 12:30pm to 4:30pm Further details on how to confirm your interest in attending our workshop is provided below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/login.do Bravo Solution Project Folder/ Reference: Project_904 Supply Chain Transition (Investment Zone) Once registered on Bravo, please access Project_904 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_235 Supply Chain Transition (Supplier Engagement- not evaluated) by completing the Qualification Envelope found inside the PQQ folder. The WMCA is accepting one attendee per organisation and due to the available room size- only the first 30 suppliers who respond to PQQ_235 and confirm their attendance will be accepted. The deadline for confirming your attendance to the live workshop is 23rd September 2024 by 12:00pm. Please note any responses to our PQQ after this time and date, or after the first 30 suppliers have confirmed their attendance will not be accepted. The supplier engagement workshop will take place from 12:30pm to 4:30pm and will be recorded. A link to this recording will be made available to all suppliers who have registered on PQQ_235, including those who do not attend the live workshop. Following the event, any supplier feedback obtained during the workshop will be considered and built into the wider tender opportunity, which is expected to be published later this year. Please note, those suppliers who register to the PQQ, but who do not attend the live workshop will not be precluded from bidding for this work when the final tender is published Please note, this is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender exercise. The PQQ is being used purely for suppliers to submit general information to the WMCA and to confirm their interest in attending our pre-tender market engagement workshop. This notice, and the subsequent workshop, is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition and therefore publication or response does not commit WMCA or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.