Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Gateway Services in Inverclyde
Notice Description
Inverclyde Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Business Gateway services in the Inverclyde Council area. The successful contractor must undertake the following three Business Gateway core service areas: a. Start-up Advisory Service; b. Growth Advisory Service; and c. Business Gateway Local Services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The successful delivery of Business Gateway requires a range of general and specialist business support services, so it is expected that the contractor will lead a team that will provide a range of expert services. The detailed requirements of each of the three core Business Gateway services are set out in the Specification. The successful contractor will comply with them, with a particular focus on maintaining new business registration numbers, including Early Stage Growth and the provision of support to assist with the growth and sustainability of existing businesses within Inverclyde, particularly those businesses on the Growth Advisory Service. The contractor will also be expected to engage in other economic development activities, such as the promotion of community benefits, employability projects and events, and targeted business advice to priority sectors. The contractor will be expected to keep the CRM system up to date. The contractor will be expected to participate in local advertising and promotion, which may include talks to local business forums, including the Chamber of Commerce. The council is striving to provide a convenient service to its clients and is seeking to minimise the possible disruption with the need to travel to seek Business Gateway services. A Business Gateway office will help promote a strong brand presence in the market. It is therefore a requirement that the contractor be based locally within a central area of Inverclyde. 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.
Renewal: The Contract period for Business Gateway Services in Inverclyde (CP0502/ENV) will be 12 months with an optional 12 month extension period. The extension period will be at the sole discretion of Inverclyde Council and subject to available budget.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ce45
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024358-2023
- 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
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £265,760 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £132,875 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Aug 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jun 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Aug 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- If the services are still required and budget is confirmed then a retender may be undertaken.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Inverclyde 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
- GREENOCK
- Postcode
- PA15 1LX
- Postcode Area
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
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- Local Authority
- Inverclyde
- Electoral Ward
- Inverclyde North
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.