Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Support Services Framework Agreement
Notice Description
The Highland Council Business Gateway Service have created a multi supplier Framework Agreement for delivery of a comprehensive range of business support services to local Micro and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Lot Information
LOT4 Specialist business support: Legal/Property/ Intellectual Property
This Lot shall include company structure advice, property/premises legislation and copyright law. Format of delivery: One to One, Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension of up to 12 months
LOT1 General Start-UpThis Lot shall include entry level start-up workshops and Webinars and shall focus on business structure, cashflow, funding, business planning, advice on tax, marketing, and HR. Format of delivery: Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension Possible for 12 months
LOT2 Specialist business support: HR/employee development/wellbeing/environmentalThis Lot shall include support with employment legislation advice, continual personal development, mental health programmes, physical activity, and workplace health promotion. Format of delivery: One to One, Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension for up to 12 months
LOT3 Specialist business support: Finance/Business PlanningThis Lot shall include support with business plans and profit and loss accounts. Format of delivery: One to One, Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension of up to 12 months
LOT5 Specialist business support: MarketingThis Lot shall include support with branding, product labelling, graphic design, advertising/messaging. Format of delivery: One to One, Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension of up to 12 months
LOT6 Specialist business support: ProcurementThis Lot shall include support and advice for tendering contracts including the use of Public Contracts Scotland and supply chain development. This is one to one support and also one to many through workshops/webinars. Format of delivery: One to One, Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension of up to 12 months
LOT7 Specialist business support: Energy efficiencies/ Net ZeroThis lot shall include advice and support to help a business make progress towards net zero emissions. This support and advice could cover heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Renewable heat technologies, heating and ventilation, LED lighting, solar panels. Waste Minimisation, Recovery and Reprocessing
Renewal: Extension of up to 12 months
LOT8 Digital services/Information solutions and technologyThis Lot shall include support with social media and digital solutions. Format of delivery: One to One, Webinars & Workshops (on-site)
Renewal: Extension of up 12 Months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03b820
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026390-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
79996000 - Business organisation services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jul 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- The Highland Council
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 5NX
- Postcode Area
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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