Venturefest WM (West Midlands) is led by Birmingham Science City (BSC), with Marketing Birmingham as the accountable body and a key delivery partner. As such, this contract will be procured and managed by Marketing Birmingham, but will also work closely with BSC.

Marketing Birmingham is the regional strategic marketing partnership and operates the leisure and business tourism programmes, Visit and Meet Birmingham as well as its inward investment programme, Business Birmingham. These programmes promote Birmingham and its wider area.

Established in 2005, Birmingham Science City is an alliance of public, private and HE sectors working together to develop, stimulate and promote science and technology driven innovation for business growth and improved quality of life in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The Objectives of the Birmingham Science City Alliance are:

1. Building and maintaining a thriving innovation ecosystem.

2. Catalysing collaborative activity that drives and demonstrates science and technology based innovation.

3. Acting as a voice for innovation — promoting, representing and providing strategic leadership.

The management and delivery of an annual 1 day ‘Venturefest West Midlands’ event at the NEC, Birmingham on Thursday 23.6.2016. To provide a vibrant environment to bring together Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Investors that generates high growth business opportunities across the West Midlands Innovation Ecosystem.

Please refer to the tender brief for full requirements, process and timescales. To access the full tender brief, all suppliers must visit the Marketing Birmingham e-Procurement system to register interest and submit a tender bid.

e-Procurement https://in-tendhost.co.uk/marketingbirmingham/aspx/Home

Please note the deadline for full submission as outlined in the attached brief is no later than 12:00 noon GMT on Thursday 11.2.2016.