4 Inequalities opportunities

The London Borough of Redbridge is committed to facilitating a thriving local economy that tackles the socio-economic inequalities of communities. This assessment is being commissioned to meet the Council’s duty under statute. Its purpose is to provide a solid base of evidence and analysis of Retail and Commercial Leisure Needs in Redbridge up to 2040, to help the Council and its partners better target their work. This will ensure the prosperity and vitality of the borough’s town centres and ensure the borough remains competitive within its London context. The council invites suitably experienced and qualified consultants to undertake a full update of the 2015 Retail Capacity Assessment of the borough in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), National Guidance contained in the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) and the 2021 London Plan. The assessment must also be considerate of the jobs and skills-related objectives of the council’s 2022-26...

This tender is for a research company to undertake a business survey to understand the scale and nature of impact for those who benefit from Innovate UK support. We are seeking proposals which suggest ways to demonstrate to what extent there is additionality through our programmes, compared with other companies that we do not engage with. Finally, we are looking for the successful provider to design a methodology that can be replicated to assess the impact of similar types of Innovate UK programmes.   This business survey will focus on two Innovate UK programmes that encourage greater diversity and inclusion of particular groups of Innovators that have, traditionally, been underserved - women and young people. In total, these programmes have provided funding and other support for approximately 250 projects and companies.

Since 1975, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping businesses innovate for growth. KTPs connect forward thinking businesses with the UK’s world class knowledge bases to deliver a business led innovation projects. The academic partner (known as the knowledge base) will work with a business to: develop the project provide academic input recruit a suitable graduate, known as an associate. They will act as the employer of the associate, who then works at the business for the majority of the project. There are two types of KTP: classic KTPs focus on developing new or better products and services management KTPs focus on developing better businesses by enhancing processes and building management capability. A KTP project can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on the challenge and the needs of the business.