UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

UKREiiF is the UK’s real estate investment and infrastructure forum. It is a three-day real estate event that was established in 2022, defying expectations, attracting thousands of domestic and international developers, investors, councils and built environment thought leaders. Its aim is to connect people, places and businesses to accelerate and unlock sustainable, inclusive and transformational investment. As the organiser for the West Midlands presence at UKREiiF 2026, West Midlands Growth Company have secured the space to erect a 200sqm pavilion to act as the West Midlands home during the three-day conference. The purpose of this procurement process is to appoint a supplier or suppliers who can provide the temporary structure (pavilion) including installation and removal in addition to exhibition stand design and build services (including implementing and running AV) prior to and during the West Midlands’ attendance at UKREiiF 2026. This procurement has been split into two lots. Lot 1 – Temporary Structure Provision & Build Lot 2 – Design & Fit Out of Interior Space Suppliers may bid for either one, or both Lots.

The purpose of this procurement is to create a solution for WMGC to maximise / increase its seating capacity and meeting room availability to accommodate new employees to the business within our existing office floor space. Project Aims • Create a working space that provides additional seating / desk space to accommodate new employees by the 1st April 2026 • Provides a confidential soundproof space for sensitive communication • Provides additional meeting space • Utilises the as much of our existing furniture and recycles what cannot be used as environmentally as possible • Creates as little disruption as possible

Provision of a Group Life Assurance / benefits policy for 12 months (24.03.2026-23/03.2027) for all WMGC employees:

To provide WMGC with specialist, interim project support for a three month period, related to the transition of WMGC to the Primary Economic Delivery vehicle for the Midlands region to lead the transition from a project support and legal point of view, and support business needs during the move into the EDV structure.

West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) invites proposals from experienced incentive travel consultants to support the development and promotion of 8 new, bookable incentive travel products for the West Midlands region. This project is part of our broader strategy to position the West Midlands as a prime incentive travel destination, complementing our strong business tourism, travel trade and events offer. The selected consultant will work closely with regional suppliers, Destination Management Companies (DMCs), and stakeholders to create high-quality, market-ready products that appeal to the Incentives market.

VisitBritain have launched a new USA Co-op Marketing program to provide a collaborative consumer marketing campaign platform that West Midlands Growth Company can buy in to. Launching March 2023 (phase 1), VisitBritain will deliver value to industry by seeding the program with an initial investment of a £250K media buy to generate awareness and stimulate consideration to visit Britain amongst travel intenders. This is an opportunity for us to capitalise on the initial investment of a £250K (estimated) media buy from Visit Britain to generate awareness and stimulate consideration to visit the West Midlands amongst travel intenders. With an investment of $50k (£38,168) from WMGC, the West Midlands can launch a co-op campaign with VB (after Visit Britain's first phase is complete) that is already talking to an engaged and interested audience in the USA, highlighting our regional strengths, with a CTA to visit.

On the back of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the Business an Tourism Programme, with strong economic fundamentals in place, the West Midlands has a unique opportunity to establish itself as truly globally competitive in the coming years. Global West Midlands – the West Midlands Growth Company’s business plan for July 2023 – March 25 – sets out how we propose to utilise our key functional areas of inward investment, capital attraction, the visitor economy and strategic relationship management to address regional challenges and capitalise on our opportunities, delivering the Plan for Growth and levelling up the region:The strategic objectives for the visitor economy through the Global West Midlands programme are to:• Enhance the profile and reputation of the region• Create and sustain vibrant destinationsThe appointed supplier(s) will take on the role of West Midlands Growth Company’s strategic partner and marketing agency to deliver campaigns and assets.

The West Midlands is proud to have been accredited as one of two national pilot Destination Development Partnerships (DDP). The West Midlands DDP is a collaboration between the Birmingham, Solihull & Black Country Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) and Coventry & Warwickshire LVEP. It is supported by UK Government funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) via VisitEngland. The West Midlands DDP enables a joined-up regional approach to addressing strategic sector priorities including accessibility and inclusion, skills, sustainability, business and major events, product development, and data and insights. Collaboration between stakeholders across the region means greater impact is delivered via co-ordinated and collective activity, supporting a strong strategic relationship between our LVEPs, VisitBritain/VisitEngland, and DCMS. The West Midlands DDP is run by West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), whose purpose is to attract investment, jobs, visitors and businesses to the region. WMGC is owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority and its constituent members, with governance that includes private sector partners: wmgrowth.com Our ambition is for the West Midlands to be an exemplar when it comes to offering an inclusive visitor welcome. Therefore, making it as easy as possible for disabled people to visit and enjoy our region will be key to our success. We will achieve this by working with an appropriately qualified consultant who can: • Help more of our regional tourism businesses to create and publish access guides, which provide disabled visitors with the detailed information they need to confidently choose the West Midlands • Provide training for frontline staff so they feel knowledgeable and empowered in offering a professional, barrier-free, and inclusive welcome • Support the development of accessible and inclusive itineraries which will attract disabled visitors of all backgrounds, identities, and cultures Through the activity outlined above, the consultant will raise businesses’ confidence and aspirations in delivering accessible and inclusive experiences in anticipation of the 2027 Invictus Games, when the region will once again take to the global stage to welcome disabled visitors and their travelling companions from across the world.

The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) is seeking to appoint an experienced consultancy partner to design and support the delivery of a comprehensive Inward Investment Intermediary Engagement Strategy, with a particular focus on site selectors and location advisors. This reflects our view that the current pipeline from these groups is underrepresented and presents an opportunity for growth. By engaging with intermediaries, WMGC can ensure the West Midlands value proposition is effectively positioned and front of mind when investment decisions are being made. The consultancy partner will provide expertise in analysis, strategy design, implementation planning, and event delivery, ensuring WMGC has the tools, knowledge, and networks needed to strengthen its intermediary engagement. This work is particularly important in the context of the UK Government’s Investment Zones programme. The West Midlands Investment Zone will offer tangible incentives to prospective occupiers/investors over the next decade and there is a critical role for site selectors, location advisory professionals and other intermediary groups to play in raising awareness of these incentives and the commercial opportunities that they offer to appropriate prospective investors.

UKREiif will take place between 21st - 23rd May 2024. West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) will take a large pavilion space (200 sqm space) at UKREiiF to exhibit as the West Midlands with involvement from all 7 Local Authorities, WMCA, and a significant commercial partnership

The primary objective of attending MIPIM 2023 is to build on global awareness and business development activity undertaken in previous years and to build on the activity undertaken through the business and tourism programme (BATP), which has run in parallel with the Commonwealth Games to bring jobs, investment and visitors to the region. The aim of activity undertaken at MIPIM 2023 will: Secure inward investment to the West Midlands Build awareness of the West Midlands proposition and projects being a key catalyst for investor engagement and conversion Capitalise on the enhanced profile and perception change work enabled through the BATP. The West Midlands Growth Company will use MIPIM 2023 to: Raise the profile of the West Midlands region and the associated local authorities and combined authority with international investors, end users and suppliers Increase media coverage for the region and its constituent destinations Demonstrate the region's credentials as a place to do business Highlight the region's ability to attract and support investors Generate potential investment prospects Develop relationships into projects that will create private sector jobs Showcase specific development projects and create the platform for their promotion by our West Midlands Commercial Partners and our public sector shareholders. The project is seeking to appoint an organisation who can provide event production support, stand building, and AV prior to, during and post the West Midlands' attendance at MIPIM 2023. The successful supplier will need to manage all elements and provide co-ordination between them, as well as securing accommodation and managing additional events.

WMGC intend to award a contract to an experienced Event Management Company (EMC) for the full delivery of the West Midlands Awards for Excellence in March 2026 (exact date to be confirmed). The contract will cover one event cycle, running from December2025 to 31 March 2026. The selected EMC will be responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of a live awards ceremony for approximately 300 attendees, hosted at a venue within the West Midlands. The EMC must also demonstrate the capability to pivot to a virtual or hybrid format, should external factors prevent an in-person event. The EMC will manage all aspects of the event delivery, including but not limited to sourcing an event host and entertainment booking, drinks reception and catering, event décor/dressing/staging, AV/lighting, filming and photography, trophies, security, event support staff, brochures, goody-bag/merch, and project management.

To provide specialist consultancy support to deliver increases in production, investment and talent across the West Midlands. To develop the WM Production Office

Delivery of paid social media advertising of the West Midlands Investment Zone (WMIZ) Campaign via Linked In

OMD Group Ltd are the current media buying supplier for both the Domestic and International Cultural marketing campaigns. All media is currently agreed and purchased until March 2023, therefore it is our intention to directly award OMD Group Ltd the contract to continue the media buying services for WMGC.

Annual licence renewal for 12 months 15.04.2025 - 14.04.2026 Zoho One User Licenses + Backstage Enterprise Plan

The Business and Tourism Programme will conduct familiarisation visits for our key markets: Canada, UK, USA and Europe in July/August 2022 to coincide with the Commonwealth Games, showcasing Birmingham and the West Midlands region as a business events destination. We will invite delegates who have a high potential to organize future business events in the West Midlands. To attract them to make the visit we would need to make the offer of a visit to the region as appealing as possible. Therefore, WMGC will need to procure hotel rooms for delegates to stay in during the games. The purpose of the activity is to increase awareness of the region, change perceptions and engage with conference and business event organisers to educate, inspire and encourage them to bring their conference business to the region.