Design and delivery of in-person entrepreneurship workshops

Summary

Bilbao Ekintza is procuring the design, preparation and delivery of practical in-person workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs and newly established businesses. The procurement has three lots, and bidders may tender for one or more: (1) business management—a 48-hour programme covering marketing, sales, financial and administrative topics, with up to three editions per year; (2) creativity and innovation for entrepreneurship—practical group training of up to 12 hours per edition, with up to three editions per year; and (3) skills for business management and consolidation—up to ten two-hour workshops annually, generally on the first Thursday of each month except January and August. Groups in Lot 1 will generally have 8–25 participants. The work includes developing the relevant programme and materials, organising and delivering the workshops; for Lots 1 and 2 it also includes preparing the course content and providing training, facilitation or tutoring. For Lot 3, the contractor must develop an annual topic plan and coordinate experts and each session. Activities take place at the Bilbao Ekintza entrepreneurship centre. Materials for Lots 1 and 2 must be available in Basque and Spanish and incorporate a gender perspective; Lot 3 presentations must be bilingual. Bidders must submit the required declarations and technical and financial parts of their offer. The required team composition and experience depend on the lot and must be evidenced in the offer.