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We require the appointment of a specialist consultant who has extensive experience of working within the area of conference business development who can research, identify and contact relevant national and international associations that will be realistic potential for a variety of venues across the West Midlands. Following successful Games Time educational visits, we require the recruitment of buyers appropriate to attend an Association Educational visit in early 2023 plus qualify the applicable ambassadors who express potential desire to bid to have presence at educational visit. We also require the specialist consultant to support with activity within the Conference Ambassador Network to build our pipeline of recruited and prospective ambassadors. This activity aligns with the research work to identify bidding opportunities for association conferences as the Conference Ambassador Network targets academics and industry leaders that have an Association interest/connection. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

During the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games the West Midlands shone on a global stage during a spectacular 11-day festival of sport. However, despite the joy and excitement that the Games has brought us, it's important to remember that many businesses are in financial crisis and urgent action is needed to reboot our economy. It has never been more important to showcase our sector strengths and cement our reputation as a truly global region. The Business & Tourism Programme (BATP), led by WMGC in collaboration with the Department for International Trade and VisitBritain and the first programme of its kind to be a formal accredited part of the Games, is designed to boost the economic impact of the Commonwealth Games by: o Building on the West Midlands' existing economic ties with Commonwealth markets, such as India, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Canada and develop new opportunities in Africa and beyond. o Securing a greater slice of the UK's foreign direct investment (FDI) and attracting new investment in the region's infrastructure and real estate offer. o Making the most of the region's excellent facilities and event management experience to bid for other major international conferences and events. o Attracting a new generation of leisure tourists, including overseas and overnight visitors. Additional information: All suppliers must visit and register interest via the In-Tend system prior to submitting the tender. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/Home The final tender MUST be submitted as an electronic copy via the In-Tend system to West Midlands Growth Company. Failure to submit will result in your company being removed from the procurement process. (A) E-Procurement All suppliers must visit our e-Procurement system (In-Tend) to register and submit the tender. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK, and gateway to the West Midlands destinations. It successfully hosted the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and there is great appetite to maximise the legacy benefits for the visitor economy, including for tourism and hospitality industry partners, regional employment, and to raise the profile of the city and region for placemaking and reputational benefit. While still in the recovery phase from Covid restrictions, and thus not yet back to 2019 volume and value levels, Birmingham's visitor economy contributed over £6 billion to the local economy in 2021. The city attracted nearly 32 million visitors, an increase of 11.6 million visitors from 2020. The number of full-time equivalent jobs supported by direct and indirect tourist activities rose by 64% between 2020 and 2021, from 34,882 to 57,334. The Peaky Blinders series on BBC and Netflix has, in some senses, transformed the perception of Birmingham for both domestic and international audiences and put the city on the map. WMGC attendance at national and international showcases of Birmingham and the West Midlands, has highlighted that the Peaky Blinders brand holds a strong association for travel trade and consumer leisure markets, particularly in the UK and USA / Canada. Peaky Blinders were voted as one of the top five most popular figureheads associated with the West Midlands by national and international leisure travellers according to findings from the latest perception survey (2022) conducted by the West Midlands Growth Company. WMGC believes that Birmingham's association with Peaky Blinders is currently under-exploited for the visitor market. There are three Peaky experiences currently on offer in the Midlands - a walking tour, the Black Country Living Museum's (BCLM) occasional 'Peaky Nights' (plus visitors attend BCLM to see where filming takes place at the museum's wharf), and a Peaky Blinders Escape Room experience. The Rambert Dance Company has also produced a Peaky Blinders ballet, which opened in Birmingham in 2022 and is now on tour. There is existing evidence of market failure (there are frequent requests from press and travel trade for Peaky experiences), and with a Peaky Blinders film expected to film in the region in 2023, there is a significant opportunity to associate West Midlands' destinations with a strong Birmingham and West Midlands identity for a core market segment (experience seekers). The Film and TV related visitor market has grown significantly in recent years, coinciding with the increased global distribution of film and TV content via streaming services. This presents a major opportunity for the West Midlands: https://www.filminginengland.co.uk/screen-tourism/ What is screen tourism? | nibusinessinfo.co.uk Aims A comprehensive feasibility study which advises on the viability of a permanent Peaky Blinders themed visitor attraction / experience being located in Birmingham; and ... Additional information: All suppliers must visit our e-Procurement system (In-Tend) to register and submit the tender. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

This project aims to develop a West Midlands International Strategy (WMIS), with the product being a draft for consultation by 31st July 2023. The Economic Growth Board (EGB) approved the development of the WMIS in December 2022. The EGB is a sub-board of the WMCA focused on supporting inclusive economic growth across the region. EGB has commissioned the WMGC to develop the strategy in partnership with regional and national stakeholders. Crucially, the DBT is committed to co-developing the strategy with WMGC. It has been agreed at EGB that the WMIS will internationalise the WMCA's 2030 Plan for Growth, and will be aligned with and support the delivery of other regional and local strategies and plans. Its purpose is to shape the region's collective international effort and resources to elevate the region's presence and impact on the global stage in line with Global West Midlands. The WMIS will be multilateral in that it will cover trade, investment, R&D, students, and tourism - as well a 'soft power' considerations such as culture and international diasporas. By combining all these elements we aim to be able increase our international effectiveness and profile. The Strategy will lead to a shared delivery plan which will align resources from across the public, private and academic sectors of the West Midlands with those of Government. The region has demonstrated the impact it can make internationally through the BATP. Given current economic challenges, the time is now right for the region to coalesce if the West Midlands is to out-compete global regions and nations in order to deliver its Plan for Growth. According to research by WMGC, whilst the region's brand is achieving some degree of cut-through, there is significant potential for improvement: o The West Midlands is currently rated as a third tier location o Whereas Manchester is seen as a key European centre alongside a range of other second tier locations such as Copenhagen This urgently needs addressing if the region is to ensure that it has at least one Global City by 2030, in line with government's ambitions in the Levelling Up White Paper. It is important that this Strategy is ambitious and innovative in equal measure to ensure we deliver stretching and meaningful outcomes for our region. Additional information: All suppliers must visit and register interest via the In-Tend system prior to submitting the tender. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The Meetings Show is a two-day domestic event to be held on Wednesday 28th June -Thursday 29th June 2023. It is a B2B annual trade event for the meetings and events sector taking place at ExCel London under the Birmingham & West Midlands Convention Bureau brand. WMGC will organise a regional stand which has been made available for commercial MICE partners to participate. This year there will be three/four partners in total joining the stand. The Meetings Show operates as a Hosted Buyer model, identifying and qualifying a high-quality level of buyers who are invited and hosted to attend the show. The selected buyers are required to commit to a designated number of appointments per day across the range of exhibitors. This allows WMGC to have a clear vision of who is interested in the region and to prepare for appointments beforehand. The event offers a traditional visitor model with walk through traffic to supplement the fixed one to one appointment. We have secured a prime location for our attendance at The Meeting Show. BWMCB stand will be in an area that will allow us to generate a bigger brand presence and take a greater advantage of traffic footfall. Our competitors are other cities who will also be exhibiting at the show, so it is important for BWMCB to have a prominent presence at the show. The aim of this project is to appoint a supplier who will be able to design and build a stand for BWMCB at the Meeting Show 2023. It is essential to demonstrate we are a destination with more than just great connectivity, venues, and bed space. These are well known facts which our stand partners can demonstrate. The stand needs to highlight the intangible assets we have, promoting the regional brand. Our aim is to highlight the Regions Meetings Incentives Conference & Events (MICE) offering and how it is the perfect destination for world class events. Additional information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

On 28th July 2023, West Midlands Growth Company will be hosting an event to mark the close of the Business and Tourism Programme (BATP). The date coincides with both the one year anniversary of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games starting and the launch of the Birmingham Festival 23, the official festival of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and a key activation of the Games legacy programme. This event will be celebrating the achievements of the BATP as well as recognising the collaboration and partnership approach that made it all possible. There will also be a focus on what happens next, considering the impact and legacy activity that will continue for a number of years to come. The event agenda is still being finalised, but it will include external speakers who were involved with the BATP, both as solo speakers and a number of panel sessions. Within this, we will require a 4-5 minute film that summarises the achievements of the BATP and also looks ahead to the future and legacy delivery. At the end of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games last year, we created a 'BATP: The Story So Far' film which provided an update on the programme's achievement to that point, along with footage of the Games in action. We see this new film as a continuation of the messaging of last year's film and would like to replicate the style to create continuity with our BATP videos Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

WMGC as the contracting authority is seeking to contract with in-market representation and delivery partner(s) for a 20.5-month contract, to support in the delivery of a comprehensive programme of inward investment promotion, lead generation and business development activities, to build on the legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In accordance with the parameters of the programme, in-market partnerships are sought to cover a number of geographical regions. The aims of this project are: • To generate and facilitate a pipeline of well-qualified FDI (foreign direct investment) projects, that ultimately invest in the UK, ideally within the West Midlands Combined Authority region. • To support with the delivery of in-market events and business engagement activities across the Inward Investment workstream of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Business & Tourism Programme. • To help improve perceptions of the West Midlands region and the West Midlands Growth Company amongst key target audiences. Tenderers can bid for one or multiple lots to cover the principal geographies of Australia and Singapore & Malaysia. Activities should be geographically targeted to appropriate areas of Australia (principally states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria) and Singapore & Malaysia (but consideration will also be given to a supplier's ability to deliver lead generation services in the wider Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN)) with specific lead generation activity focused on prioritising: • Creative and Tech • Modern Business Services • Data-driven Healthcare • Low Carbon • Future Mobility & Advanced Manufacturing The above are considered priority sectors with opportunities from this geographic market within the budget available. However, lead generation more reactively can also be considered from other priority and secondary sectors including for example, food technology, education technology, and other digital tech opportunities. The project will also create or build on any existing FDI pipeline in the designated territory of Australia or Singapore & Malaysia. Whilst the target geographies and sectoral opportunities outlined above are indicative of where we anticipate suppliers to undertake proactive lead generation efforts, leads (and successful investment projects sourced reactively outside of these parameters may also be considered against the contract's success criteria). In this programme, West Midlands Growth Company will strategically target potential investment of both small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger enterprises. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

We require a consultant who can work with West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) in the development and rollout of a Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) programme for the West Midlands region. This consultant will focus on the skills, structures and processes required to deliver truly best in class SRM. It is anticipated that the initial operation of SRM will be live by 30th September 2023. The programme will engage and nurture approximately 500 strategically-significant firms across the region. The initial list will be pre-selected from existing datasets in agreement with local stakeholders, with many of these firms being currently managed by some / multiple stakeholders. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Global West Midlands is a new international strategy set to open new overseas markets in the West Midlands, bringing with it multi-million pounds worth of FDI into the region. Working with the Government's Department for Business and Trade (DBT), WMGC will develop a new global trade and investment strategy, building on the close relationship forged in delivering the recent Commonwealth Games business and tourism programme (BATP) Global West Midlands will build on the success of BATP, which proved hugely successful in maximising the economic benefits of the Games whilst transforming the image of the West Midlands region across the globe. The aim of this project is to appoint a supplier who will be able to provide WMGC with a platform to deliver coverage clippings of our content over the allotted period (1st August 2023 until 31st March 2025). Moving on from our Business and Tourism Programme (BATP) and on to the next phase of funding, it's vital that we secure a supplier who can work with us in a fast-paced manner, delivering to a high standard. WMGC requires a media cuttings service to identify, collate and analyse press coverage generated by the company and its Global West Midlands activity. o Monitor and evaluate results of Marcomms activity. o Tracking the news agenda and potential crisis comms issues o Support research around perceptions and awareness of the West Midlands Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

The awards aim to celebrate the tourism businesses who boost the West Midlands' reputation as a world-class destination for national and international visitors. The West Midlands Tourism Awards will align with the annual awards cycle set out by VisitEngland through the national framework, the 'Awards for Excellence' which begins with a series of local /regional competitions and feeds up to the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. England's tourism awards champion the very best of the country's tourism industry, celebrating quality, innovation and best practice, and this event will provide the region with: > PR hooks for regional, national and international press activity. > An independent audit of the region's best tourism and hospitality businesses. > A celebration of industry best practice, sustainability and innovation. > An opportunity to push the gold and silver award winners through to the National Awards for Excellence competition. > Business benchmarking opportunity for performance improvement This tender is for an event management company who will need to plan, manage and deliver a memorable, high-quality awards event in the best of the region's venues to cater for around 300+ guests and award winners. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

West Midlands Growth Company is exploring an opportunity to soft market test through prior market engagement, which is not a call for competition. The purpose of this exercise is to identify potential providers for this requirement, to gauge interest in a potential future procurement process and for potential providers to provide indicative costings for their solution. We require a specialist provider, who can demonstrate the previous experience and knowledge of the Business Events / MICE sector for the continuation and development of lead generation and also management of the Conference Ambassador Network until end of March 2025. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

A new ice rink development has been proposed for Dudley town centre. The project includes a 2,000-seat ice rink, for which there is the aspiration for it to be the home stadium for a new professional ice hockey team, and a publicly accessible ice rink. The development will also include a 139-bed hotel, to support visitors to the rink that require overnight stays, and also the wider Dudley business and leisure visitor market. This Market Viability Analysis and Economic Impact Assessment is being commissioned by the West Midlands Growth Company, developers Planet Ice and Dudley MBC. The requirement is for two separate, but interlinked, research and analysis reports, summarised below and detailed further in the following sections: a) The Financial Case - provide market evidence for the overall projects and various schemes, i.e., the number of visitors and their spend potential. This will need to identify the market for the ice rink and the hotel, demonstrating the overall viability of project through a 10-year financial case to assess if the investment is financially viable. The financial case should include the annual revenues and costs, and cash flows. The revenue side need to be built on an agreed addressable market for the ice rink and hotel, a realistic sales forecast, and value based/competitive pricing as appropriate. The cost side of the business case needs to include capital investment, operational costs, management costs, financing costs and other relevant costs. A clear methodology be set out to agree the assumptions underpinning the financial case. The model should be in excel, unlocked, open, documented and all parties involved (DMBC, Planet Ice and WMGC) have full rights to use after the project. b) Economic Impact Assessment - based on the details in the market assessment, to analyse the economic impact of the project at the Dudley Borough level. This will need to consider the direct, indirect and induced effects of the project, setting out the jobs created, the GVA impact and the wider benefits of the project. Further detail on this is given later in this brief. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

West Midlands Growth Company are seeking to establish a contract with a suitable provider to deliver a visitor pass solution for Birmingham and the West Midlands. A 'city/region pass' offers visitors to a destination a bundled package of discounts to popular attractions, activities, experiences, and transportation options. City passes are available in destinations around the world, including London, Manchester, York, Shakespeare's England, Amsterdam, Paris, and New York City. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

WMGC as the contracting authority is seeking to contract with lead generation and delivery partner(s) for a 4-month contract, to support in the delivery of the West Midlands Health Technology Innovation Accelerator programme. In accordance with the parameters of the programme, lead generation services are sought to cover any number of global regions but with on generating leads and projects from the Life Sciences sector only. Key potential markets identified include Boston, wider Massachusetts, South USA (Texas, Florida), West Coast (Silicon Valley, San Francisco). Outside of the US, Ireland and Western Europe have been identified as high potential markets. However, we are open to steer on broader markets with high potential. The aims of this project are: o To generate and facilitate a pipeline of well-qualified FDI (foreign direct investment) Life Sciences projects that qualify and ideally land on the WMHTIA programme. o To help promote the West Midlands region and the West Midlands Growth Company amongst key target audiences, with a focus on promoting the regional innovation and Life Sciences narratives. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

WMGC as the contracting authority is seeking to contract with in-market representation and delivery partner(s) for a 16-month contract, to support in the delivery of a comprehensive programme of inward investment promotion, lead generation and business development activities, to build on the legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In accordance with the parameters of the programme, in-market partnerships are sought to cover a number of geographical regions. The aims of this project are: o To generate and facilitate a pipeline of well-qualified FDI (foreign direct investment) projects, that ultimately invest in the UK, ideally within the West Midlands Combined Authority region. o To support with the delivery of in-market events and business engagement activities across the Inward Investment workstream of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Business & Tourism Programme. o To help improve perceptions of the West Midlands region and the West Midlands Growth Company amongst key target audiences. Tenderers can bid for one or both lots to cover the principal geographies of Europe and USA Midwest. Activities should be geographically targeted to appropriate areas of USA Midwest (principally Illinois, Michigan, Missouri) and Europe (principally Germany and France). However, consideration will be given to a supplier's ability to deliver lead generation services in broader geographies (i.e., Northern, Central and Eastern Europe; Central USA) with specific lead generation activity focussed on prioritising: o Creative and Tech o Modern Business Services o Data-driven Healthcare o Low Carbon o Future Mobility & Advanced Manufacturing Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

We require the appointment of a specialist consultant who can demonstrate their previous experience and knowledge of the Business Events / MICE sector for the continuation and development of lead generation. We also require the specialist consultant to support with activity within the Conference Ambassador Network to manage and continue to build our pipeline of recruited and prospective ambassadors. This activity aligns with the research work to identify bidding opportunities for association conferences as the Conference Ambassador Network targets academics and industry leaders that have an Association interest/connection. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

WMGC is seeking to appoint one or more service providers to a framework agreement, to provide workspace and bundled on-site business support to high growth potential technology-led SME FDI companies, who will establish an operational presence in the West Midlands as part of the West Midlands Global Growth Programme 2.0. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Please note this is not a contract opportunity at this stage The purpose of this exercise is to identify potential providers who are capable of providing this type of research consultancy support, to gauge interest in a potential future procurement process to establish a consultancy framework agreement with a specific lot dedicated to Research-Public Sector Relocation and for potential providers to provide indicative costings, standard daily / hourly rates for their services. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

WMGC are seeking to appoint a Tourism Consultant/Specialist who has extensive experience of working within the travel trade sector and has significant experience of supporting businesses to get product ready for market and can advise attractions, experiences, and accommodation providers (and any other relevant tourism businesses) on the best route to market / B2B distribution networks for their business. The Travel Trade Consultant will work alongside WMGC's Travel Trade Manager to: o Work with visitor, cultural and sporting attractions, experiences and accommodation providers across the West Midlands to support them in becoming 'export ready' - which includes helping them to shape and develop new product with knowledge of the target market in mind. o Support businesses in distributing their product through appropriate B2C channels, such as Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB). o Be available to support the Travel Trade manager in educating tour operators/travel buyers of West Midlands destinations & products within our key target markets. o Support the development of new travel trade ready themed itineraries, new sales collateral and the creation of sales and training decks, to showcase the region in visual and copy format. o Lead generation and operational support in arranging and delivering travel trade buyers/operators FAM visits to the West Midlands. o Propose and lead on travel trade press/ articles and trade press visits Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No