Local Growth Hub Liverpool City Region Brokerage Partners

The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been awarded funds by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to establish a Growth Hub for the Liverpool City Region, initially this funding will be matched by European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). The purpose of the Growth Hub Liverpool City Region (GH) is to be the central repository of information, advice and support for pre-start, new and existing businesses within the City Region. Providing them with a holistic business support service, by diagnosing their needs and signposting to the most appropriate commercial or public funded assistance available to help them grow. The GH seeks to do this through engaging Brokerage Partners covering each of the 6 Local Authority (LA) areas of Halton, Knowlsey, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral and a specialist broker to cover harder to reach groups including Women and BME Groups across the City Region. There will be a total of 7 lots that suppliers can bid for. Further information is given in the attachments. All attachments must be read before submitting a tender.