Proposal and price to facilitate/co-ordinate of the Student Enterprise Awards Programme(SEA) 2015-2016.
The successful applicant will:
- liaise closely with Local Enterprise Office Sligo in the recruitment of participating Schools for the SEA Competition,
- deliver of a series of four Workshops per participating school(see below)
- be responsible for the overall co-ordination of the Student Enterprise Awards Programme in Co. Sligo for the school year 2015-2016.
It is anticipated that 4 Workshops will be run in each participating Second-level School which will participate in the SEA. In previous years 11 second level Schools (out of a maximum of 13 in Co. Sligo ) participated in the programme. The retention of this number of participating schools is highly desirable. Considerable Student and Teacher Resources exist. There is a Student Workbook for each participating student, along with a Teachers Resource Pack (both of which will be distributed by the successful applicant). There is also website and Social Media presence for the Student Enterprise Awards too – www.studententerprise.ie and https://www.facebook.com/SEAsIreland & Twitter- @StudentEntAward. Promoting these resources and encouraging Students to utilise them is also an integral part of the contract.
Proposed Workshops and Timetable:
- Workshop 1: Idea generation ( September 2014)
- Workshop 2: Market research, Product/Service Design, Testing the Product, beginning the Business Report (October 2014 )
- Workshop 3: Business Examination, Business Finance, Management Issues, How to continue Business activity during holidays (November 2014 )
- Workshop 4: Revisiting Business Plan, Visual/Stand Display, School/County Final Presentation (January 2014 )
Regular reporting to/liasing with Local Enterprise Office Sligo is critical. A weekly spreadsheet detailing no. of participating Student’s, Schools, Visits made, etc. must be sent to the relevant Staff member of LEO Sligo
The headings above are indicative only. We welcome any suggestions in regard to the exact content of the programme.
Given that it is difficult to anticipate the exact number of workshops that will be delivered, it is suggested that a price per Workshop delivery, inclusive of travel, preparation/material developments and all other costs be included as part of your overall submission.
The applicant may also wish to include a cost for co-ordination of the Programme and attendance and participation at the Student Enterprise Awards Co. Final ( eg. Scoresheet calculation, etc.) in your submission.
Please also specify whether you possess a current Tax Clearance Certificate, Professional Indemnity Insurance and Garda Clearance.
Please note that any costs associated with the preparation and/or submission of this specification are in no way attributable to Local Enterprise Office Sligo.
Specifications will be reviewed and scored under the following headings:
Knowledge/Understanding of Proposal (30%), Approach/Additionality/Methodology (40%), Price (30%).
All Specifications are received and Contracts awarded dependent on demand for places on the Prog., availability of funding to the Local Enterprise Office and priorities for the Local Enterprise Office. The Board may choose to award the Contract to more than one provider.
Deadline for receipt of a costed proposal is Friday July 31st, 2015 at 5pm.
