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The Contracting Authority for this tender is SME Wholesale Finance (London) Limited (trading as Funding London). Funding London is seeking proposals from independent consultants to undertake an interim evaluation of the Greater London Investment Fund (www.glif.co). Funding London was established in 2004 by the then Mayor of London with the specific long-term mandate to support the Economic Development Strategy for London through its SME investment activities. Since its inception, Funding London has worked closely with the private sector partners to support London based SMEs caught in the finance gap, by providing them with loan and equity investment activities. This, in turn, delivers economic impact and financial returns for reinvestments. In 2019, Funding London established the Greater London Investment Fund (GLIF) in conjunction with the Greater London Authority, European Investment Bank and ReLondon. GLIF was set up with capital of £100m to invest in London's high growth SMEs. It provides early-stage debt and equity finance to innovative London based SMEs seeking to scale-up and achieve their growth ambitions, but also to those aiming to achieve long-term sustainability. At the end of April 2022, it has invested £44.5m in 101 businesses. GLIF has been operating since May 2019 and will continue until at least 2029; although its investment in new businesses will end after 31 December 2023. However, a condition of its funding is that an interim evaluation should be carried out to assess, among other things, progress and continued relevance. As such, Funding London is seeking proposals from independent consultants, with expertise in assessing publicly backed investment funds, to undertake this interim evaluation in accordance with the specifications detailed in the 'GLIF Interim Evaluation - ITT' document included at the attachment section. Please submit your proposal by 4pm on Friday 17 June 2022 to kenroy@fundinglondon.co.uk, with 'GLIF Interim Evaluation' as the subject. Details are set out in the 'GLIF Interim Evaluation - ITT' document, included at the attachment section, of what to include in your tender proposal document. However, if you have any questions about this tender, please send an email to kenroy@fundinglondon.co.uk no later than 8 June 2022.
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The Contracting Authority for this Tender is SME Wholesale Finance (London) Limited (trading as Funding London), a company limited by guarantee with its registered office at 5th Floor, 330 Holborn Gate, 326-332 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QH. Funding London was established in 2004 by the then Mayor of London with a specific long-term mandate to support the Economic Development Strategy for London through its SME funding activities. Since its inception, Funding London has supported London-based SMEs caught in the finance gap through its investment activities, and more recently through complementary business support. Our mission is to create an evergreen source of funding whereby returns from previous funds are reinvested into new funds. Therefore, the focus of our activities is not only to deliver impact through investment in growth and jobs but also to deliver the best financial returns possible by working in partnership with the private sector. In September 2023, Funding London launched the Investment Ready Programme (https://fundinglondon.co.uk/programmes). This is a free, six-week programme designed to support London based pre-seed and seed stage businesses, especially but not exclusively led by diverse founders in raising external capital, delivered in partnership with Mountside Ventures (https://www.mountsideventures.com/accelerator). The programme is the recipient of £1,065,964 from UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) managed by the Greater London Authority. We seek to appoint a firm/consultant to evaluate the Investment Ready Programme and provide insights into the programme's performance against its contractual targets. The evaluation should reflect the programme's relevance, as outlined in Annex E, which demonstrates the rationale for the project activity and its links to outputs, outcomes, and impact. It should also assess the programme's consistency, progress, and impact while evaluating value for money, delivery, and management. Bids should be submitted to bianca@fundinglondon.co.uk by 4pm 28 February 2025. Please visit the attached ITT for a full tender process description including background and context, scope of work, timeframe and delivery, budget, selection criteria, further conditions applicable to the tender process, contractual agreement, and draft agreement. Annex E attached demonstrates the rationale for the project activity and its links to outputs, outcomes, and impact.
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The Contracting Authority for this Tender is SME Wholesale Finance (London) Limited (trading as Funding London), a company limited by guarantee with its registered office at 5th Floor, 330 Holborn Gate, 326-332 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QH. Funding London was established in 2004 by the then Mayor of London with a specific long-term mandate to support the Economic Development Strategy for London through its SME funding activities. Since its inception, Funding London has supported London-based SMEs caught in the finance gap through its investment activities, and more recently through complementary business support. Our mission is to create an evergreen source of funding whereby returns from previous funds are reinvested into new funds. Therefore, the focus of our activities is not only to deliver impact through investment in growth and jobs but also to deliver the best financial returns possible by working in partnership with the private sector. In September 2023, Funding London launched the Investment Ready Programme (https://fundinglondon.co.uk/programmes). This is a free, six-week programme designed to support London based pre-seed and seed stage businesses led by diverse founders in raising external capital, delivered in partnership with Mountside Ventures (https://www.mountsideventures.com/accelerator). The programme is the recipient of £1,065,964 from UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) managed by the Greater London Authority. We seek to appoint a firm/consultant to evaluate the Investment Ready Programme and provide insights into the programme's performance against its contractual targets. The evaluation should reflect the programme's relevance, as outlined in Annex E, which demonstrates the rationale for the project activity and its links to outputs, outcomes, and impact. It should also assess the programme's consistency, progress, and impact while evaluating value for money, delivery, and management. Bids should be submitted to bianca@fundinglondon.co.uk by 4pm 28 February 2025. Please visit the attached ITT for a full tender process description including background and context, scope of work, timeframe and delivery, budget, selection criteria, further conditions applicable to the tender process, contractual agreement, and draft agreement. Annex E attached demonstrates the rationale for the project activity and its links to outputs, outcomes, and impact.
From £25,000
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