Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Gateway Argyll and Bute - One to Many and One to One Specialist Support Framework Agreement - 2023 - 2025-7
Notice Description
The Council requires to establish a framework contract for the provision of specialist support to SMEs, across a variety of subjects and in a variety of ways. Subject areas include: Marketing, PR, Digital (including DigitalBoost), Finance and Funding, Business Strategy - Growth & Resilience, HR, Internationalisation, Procurement & Supplier Management and an Intensive Growth Programme.
Lot Information
Marketing
Lot 1 - Marketing - developing a marketing plan, competitor and market analysis, customer profiling and segmentation, develeoping the marketing mix, reviewing and improving current marketing activity, branding and brand development, implementing offline marketing activity, choosing and briefing marketing contractors.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
PRLot 2 - PR - planning and delivering PR, storytelling and practical techniques for writing content (marketing literature, press releases, blogging), managing negative PR, reviewing and improving current PR activity choosing and briefing PR contractors.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Digital (including DigitalBoost)Lot 3 - Digital (including DigitalBoost) - content management tools, website building, development and review, using social media for business, online trading. Planning digital marketing, social media platforms, improving website performance, SEO, digital and video content creation, app development and usage, new technologies. IT connectivity, cyber security, infrastructure and communication equipment, choosing and briefing contractors.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Finance and FundingLot 4 - Finance and Funding - understanding book-keeping requirements and management accounts, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, financial business planning. Funding support - identifying the funding needed, different types of funding (traditional lending, public sector, venture capital, new funding models such as crowdfunding), supporting the preparation of a proposal/application. Tax obligations for SMEs, including self-assessment. Profit analysis, debt and winding up procedures.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
HRLot 5 - HR - becoming an employer, managing staff, legislation, leadership, managing change, performance management, redundancy.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Business Strategy - Growth & ResilienceLot 6 - Business Strategy - Growth & Resilience - setting objectives and organisational goals, evaluating current performance, identifying and assessing opportunities, defining priorities, creating action plans to achieve growth and resiience and identifying the resources required.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
InternationalisationLot 7 - Internationalisation - preparing for export, choosing markets, identifying opportunities, international sales online, finding agents, distributors and suppliers, legislative requirements, importing.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Tendering and Supply ChainLot 8 - Tendering and Supply Chain - understanding and preparing for the tender process (private & public sector), creating tender documents, analysis of tender feedback and improving bids, managing supply chains, expenditure analysis, sourcing suppliers, contracts and agreements, added value and community benefits.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Intensive Growth ProgrammeLot 9 - Intensive Growth and Resilience Programme - to help business owners achieve a step change in their approach through a short, structured, intensive programme of support. It should be aimed at businesses looking to increase their ability to cope with a changing business environment, including rising costs, and identify the right opportunities to develop to grow the business. The programme should combine using a range of tools and techniques with expert support, and be tailored to participants, facilitating them to create a practical and deliverable approach to driving growth and sustainability in their business. The programme should include the following key stages: exploration of current performance and evaluation of opportunities, identification of development priorities for selected opportunities, scoping requirement, confirming strategy and identification of further support for development By the end of the programme participants should have defined the capabilities, capacity and resources needed to develop opportunities and build resilience, and be clear on their next steps to deliver. This will be supported by a 3-month review of progress and ongoing Business Gateway adviser support. Where a requirement for additional expert advice of more than half a day on a topic covered by this framework is identified during the Intensive Growth Programme, a referral should be made via Business Gateway to the appointed supplier on the framework for that topic.
Renewal: Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03865a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014181-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
72222300 - Information technology services
72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79342000 - Marketing services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
79416000 - Public relations services
79416100 - Public relations management services
79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
79996000 - Business organisation services
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80522000 - Training seminars
80532000 - Management training services
92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 May 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 8 May 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Contract will be subject to extensions in 2025-26 and renewal in 2027.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Christine Todd
- Contact Email
- christine.todd@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1546604239
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOCHGILPHEAD
- Postcode
- PA31 8RT
- Post Town
- Paisley
- 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
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Electoral Ward
- Mid Argyll
- Westminster Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Further Information
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