How to win: Pre-market engagement: Review of the business finance landscape in Wales

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Notice type: Pre-market engagement / soft market testing notice. This is not a call for competition or formal invitation to tender. It is intended to raise awareness, test supplier interest and capability, and encourage registration on the relevant procurement portal ahead of any future tender. Contracting organisation: Development Bank of Wales Commissioning body / project sponsor: Economic Intelligence Wales, the independent research arm of the Development Bank of Wales. 1. Overview of the requirement The Development Bank of Wales will act as the contracting authority for this procurement and will enter into any resulting contract with the successful supplier. Economic Intelligence Wales, the independent research arm of the Development Bank of Wales, is the project sponsor and commissioning body for the requirement and will be responsible for shaping the research scope, providing subject matter input and supporting contract delivery. Economic Intelligence Wales expects to procure an economic consultancy or suitably qualified research provider to review the business finance landscape in Wales. The review will assess how well current public, private and alternative finance provisio

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