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Chamber members can gain instant access to contract opportunities from the public sector in the UK and Europe Every day hundreds of public


sector contracts notices worth more than £100,000 are published in the Supplement of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). TheTender Alert Service


allows your company to receive details of contracts that are relevant to your sector. Benefits of the service include:


daily notifications, customised profile, a search facility to find any past contract opportunities in your sector and access to extra information and guidance. The service costs £125 + VAT


per year for members, and £250 + VAT for non-members.


For more information on the Tender Alert Service email membership@businesswest. co.uk or call 0800 980 2789.


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his year, through Babbasa’s youth awards event EMPOWERED 2016, aspiring young entrepreneurs can win up to £1,500 funding


and mentoring support. Babbasa is a social enterprise that reaches out to


aspiring young people from Bristol’s disadvantaged inner city communities and offers them the chance to gain hands-on skills accreditation, professional mentoring and work experience that may not have been available to them before. The awards event on 15 July at The Station, in


partnership with Bristol Junior Chamber and Uncaged


Ventures, will give three young entrepreneurs from inner city Bristol the chance to win £1,500, £1,000 and £1,000 alongside six months of mentoring support, as 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively for the Enterprise Award. Babbasa are currently supporting young people to


reach their professional and enterprise ambitions though the EMPOWERED Project.


You can sponsor, nominate or mentor a young person through the event page at www. empowered16.eventbrite.co.uk, or contact Amy Gallivan on 0117 329 0717.


IT firm helps to drive F1 team


An international motor racing team has put Bristol- based business technology provider ITEC in pole position for managed print and document solutions, having appointed the firm ‘official document technology supplier’. The Sahara Force India Formula One team, led by


drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg, is using ITEC’s managed print and document solutions to revolutionise its back office operations. ITEC has signed a multi-year deal with Sahara Force


India Formula One Team to provide a customized fleet of Xerox multifunction, scanning and production print devices to fit the most exacting requirements. ITEC is headquartered in Bristol and has offices throughout the UK in London, Manchester, Exeter, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Redruth, Cornwall. Chief executive Nick Orme said: “There are few more demanding environments than at the pinnacle of motorsport. Winning this contract was a real thrill and underlines our belief that we are firmly at the forefront of what we do. “ITEC is genuinely proud to be helping Sahara Force


India Formula One streamline its paper and imaging processes.” In addition to the devices themselves, the F1 team


will benefit from ITEC’s industry-leading support services, which include 24/7 proactive monitoring,


ongoing scheduled field maintenance, document security tools and a fully-staffed expert helpdesk. ITEC’s leading technology and support services are


a perfect fit for Sahara Force, with both companies sharing a relentless work ethic towards remaining at the forefront of their industries. The team’s IT analyst Paul Bendrey said: “The document management and printing challenges faced in Formula One and the benefits which can be achieved are the same as for many other businesses. “With the support of ITEC, we will be able to improve


the quality of documents produced in house while also reducing the costs. Every pound saved is a pound that can be spent on delivering speed and results on track which made ITEC a perfect fit for us.”


St Peter’s Hospice has launched a fundraising challenge that will test your innovation and stretch your business brain while supporting a great cause. The new Accumulator Challenge will see businesses use their creativity to take an initial £50 stake and turn it into as much as possible over a 10 week period. The hospice is a Bristol


charity caring for adults with life-limiting illnesses who aim to improve quality of life while extending care and support to their families and loved ones. This city-wide event will


include some amazing concepts and fundraising ideas and will raise a lot of valuable money for the hospice.


For more information visit www.stpetershospice.org.uk or call 0117 915 9400.


Bristol’s Arnos Vale Cemetery has won a national competition at an event curated by internationally acclaimed artist Marcus Coates. The popular Bristol Victorian


heritage site won the Museums at Night competition, along with a £3,000 bursary to put it together through funding from Arts Council England. Chief executive Mike Coe said:


“We are overwhelmed to have won the chance to work with an artist of Marcus Coates’ calibre. We really didn’t think we stood much of a chance against such prominent competition so it is testimony to both our supporters and the Bristol community that we secured the public vote.”


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