Date: 29/11/07

Organisation Name: PBI

Email Address: cstaley@pbi.org.uk

Geographical Area of Operation: Primarily Pembrokeshire but we are also interested in projects in the further geographic region of West Wales

Organisation Core Business: PBI (Pembrokeshire Business Initiative) is now in its 25th year of providing quality and professional business advice and support. We have strong access to the market and high enquiry levels across a variety of sectors, particularly in Pembrokeshire. In order to help our clients face the demands and challenges of an ever changing business environment, we have built up a highly trained and accredited team of 30 advisers, consultants and support staff. We provide a comprehensive range of business support and consultancy services including start-up advice, business and financial planning, marketing advice and strategies, eCommerce reviews, E-Business and ICT consultancy, supply chain management advice, organising business events and networking opportunities, together with dedicated support for social enterprises and those working within or supplying to the energy industry. We also have expertise of working within particular sectors including tourism and leisure, social and community enterprises, engineering and energy related industries.

Comment on this Framework: We are interested in working with other organisations as project and/or delivery partners within the local authority area of Pembrokeshire and the wider geographic region of West Wales. Our expertise and knowledge of working with SMEs at every stage of their development and within specific sectors ensures that we can offer a comprehensive range of services and support packages across different business activities and technical disciplines, delivered by sectoral and activity related experts as appropriate. Many of the services provided by PBI involve the delivery of national and regional services, contracted by both public and private sectors. PBI also has a longstanding history in both delivering and leading European projects and has robust financial management and audit systems capability.

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Date: 20/11/07

Organisation Name: Antur Teifi

Email Address: kharrington@anturteifi.org.uk

Geographical Area of Operation: Carmarthenshire/Ceredigion or the geographic region of West Wales

Organisation Core Business: Rural regeneration; Business and Ebusiness Services; Projects

Comment on this Framework: Our interest ia as a delivery partner within the local authority areas of Carmarthenshire/Ceredigion or the geographic region of West Wales. As an organisation we have the personnel with relevant skills and experience, along with the infrastructure and systems to assist with the delivery of projects/programmes.

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Date: 26/09/07

Organisation Name: Business Cluster Marketing Systems Limited (BCMS) t/a Wales.info

Email Address: terry.jackson@wales.info

Geographical Area of Operation: Wales

Organisation Core Business: Web development and communications

Comment on this Framework: In ongoing dialogue with:

AGI Cymru
Amgueddfa Cymru­Museums Wales
Arriva Trains Wales
Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg­Welsh Language Board
Cadw
Communities First
Contract Shop (Local Supplier Development Initiative)
Countryside Council for Wales
Culturenet.Cymru
CyMAL
Food Marketing and Development Department
Forestry Commission Wales
Forum for Citizens¹ Cards Wales
FSB Cymru
Hybu Cig Cymru­Meat Promotion Wales
National Library of Wales
National Trust Wales
Ordnance Survey
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales
RSPB Cymru
Rural Resource
Staying in Wales­Aros yng Nghymru
Sustainable Transport for Tourism Wales
Sustrans
Tourism Wales
Tourism Training Forum Wales
Visit Wales
Wales Co-operative Centre
Wales in Style
Wales on the Web
Wales Rural Forum
Welsh Assembly Government
WLGA

This framework presents excellent opportunities for using geographic information (GI)-embedded ICTs to:

• develop a digital business eco system for Wales; • build business and social networks; • unleash content-rich datasets help attract attention to goods and services that businesses in Wales can provide; • stimulate the export of Welsh cultural goods and services, and • assist in mapping out and monitoring economic growth.

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Date: 02/07/07

Organisation Name: The ITC

Email Address: admin@theitc.co.uk

Geographical Area of Operation: Wales, UK

Organisation Core Business: Assisting businesses to make best use of modern technologies to improve business performance and encourage business growth, while developing flexible working practice to achieve a better work-life balance for all employees, and family-friendly working practices that will also facilitate increased competitiveness in a global market.

Comment on this Framework: Flexible, ‘smarter’ working is a key development in modern business practice, recognised by the establishment of the Work Wise UK national standard and associated Quality mark. Smarter working will be fundamental to the sustainable growth of Welsh business within the knowledge economy, bringing real business benefits, encouraging inclusion and equal opportunity for employment for all, and contributing to environmentally-friendly policies.
New management skills and workforce development will be required to support smarter working, which in turn will support and encourage research activity, the development of capacity, the use of ICT and an appropriate infrastructure, a stronger environment for enterprise, energy conservation and efficiency, sustainability for all new and developing enterprises, and improved skills and adaptability for all workers – whether in employment or seeking it, young or old, male or female, with or without any disability.
We welcome this strategic approach to the issues, and look forward to the development of appropriate projects.


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Date: 30/04/07

Organisation Name: Gwynedd Economic Partnership

Email Address: PEG@gwynedd.gov.uk

Geographical Area of Operation: Gwynedd

Organisation Core Business: Local Economic Partnership

Comment on this Framework:

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Date: 30/04/07

Organisation Name: Gwynedd Council

Email Address: ViviennePritchard@gwynedd.gov.uk

Geographical Area of Operation: Gwynedd

Organisation Core Business: Local Authority

Comment on this Framework:


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Date: 24/04/07

Organisation Name: Staying in WalesAros yng Nghymru

Email Address: terry.jackson@wales.info

Geographical Area of Operation: Wales

Organisation Core Business: Market development and communications in the Wales visitor economy.

Comment on this Framework: This framework presents excellent opportunities for embedding ICTs, particularly geographic information services (GIS), into new initiatives for community economic development, exporting Welsh goods and services, monitoring growth and networking.

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