Award

Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

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Award

04 May 2022 at 12:40

Tender

06 Jan 2022 at 14:24

Summary of the contracting process

The Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is currently engaged in a procurement process for the "Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services" project, which falls under the services industry category. This tender is in the Award stage after having been completed, with a total contract value of GBP 521,895, covering services over a maximum duration of four years. The contract is vital for supporting food and drink businesses in the Highland Council area, aiming to enhance collaborations and provide essential business development services.

This opportunity can significantly benefit businesses that specialise in consultancy services, particularly those focused on business development, technical support, and community engagement within the food and drink sector. Companies with experience in fostering innovation and technical collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses aiming to enhance their footprint in economic growth and community wealth-building initiatives should consider this tender as a strategic opportunity for growth and partnership within the region.

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Notice Title

Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services

Notice Description

A contract has been awarded to provide the following services: The Food and Drink TechHUB project (TechHUB) is to be delivered across the Highland Council area as a project under HIE's Northern Innovation Hub (NIH) programme. The NIH TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services contract which will be required to align with, and complement, existing HIE provision and that of our partners, to provide business support, technical advice and events to develop an existing and growing network of Food and Drink producers and supply chain businesses (SMEs).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The key tasks are: - bringing F&D businesses together; - supporting businesses incl. brokering specialist/technical support; - raising awareness and increase implementation of new technologies and opportunities; - developing transformational local, national and international triple-helix collaborations between public sector, businesses and academia; - engaging with partners and stakeholders; - nurturing young entrepreneurs - provide complementary support to the relevant cohort(s) of IMPACT30 participants; - reporting, monitoring and evaluation. These services will be required from 3 May 2022 for an initial period of 3 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term. The initial 3-year budget currently available to deliver this service was between GBP 325,000 and GBP 374,000 (excluding VAT). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Options: HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. See the Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes document for further information.

Renewal: The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 calendar year following the Initial Term.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0307e0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011492-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73220000 - Development consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£524,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£524,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£521,895 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 May 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1463245245

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SAC COMMERCIAL

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