This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Oct 2018 at 01:00

Tender

26 Jul 2018 at 01:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, initiated by Stirling Council, involves the LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project, which is classified under general public services and street lighting technology. The project aims to manage and deliver crowdfunding support across nine LEADER areas, including Forth Valley and Lomond, Kelvin Valley and Falkirk, and West Lothian, among others. This open procedure tender had a deadline for submissions on 3 September 2018, with the project set to commence in November 2018 and conclude in November 2020. The total contract value is approximately £361,890.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses looking to expand their service offerings into community support and crowdfunding initiatives. Companies that specialise in training, community engagement, or fundraising strategies would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. The project emphasises building capacity in rural communities, suggesting that businesses with a focus on local development and engagement, especially those experienced in delivering training and workshops, will find this procurement appealing.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project

Notice Description

The LEADER Local Action Groups (LAG's) are seeking an organisation to take on the management and delivery of LEADER Crowdfunding Project covering 9 LEADER areas: Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The LEADER LAGs are seeking a provider to take on the management and delivery of this project in full. This project will cover the 9 LEADER areas Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross; and Lanarkshire - This contract will create a small team of crowdfunding coaches, based in Scotland, who would raise awareness of crowdfunding as a fundraising technique, run training courses for groups of people on designing and running crowdfunding campaigns and support a number of individual projects through their respective campaigns. Coaches will meet up, share expertise and work as part of a team, promoting Crowdfunding in their own area and through collaboration, supporting campaigns in other participating LEADER areas.This project is concerned with building capacity in rural communities, and to this end, we would want to see a level of support going towards those "hard to reach" groups, where not only will support be required to run a campaign, but there will also be the need to increase the confidence of those involved with the project, and sell the method of crowdfunding, where it has been assessed as being a good fit for an organisation. the minimum quantitative outputs the project wants to achieve: - 4.5 FTE jobs created in Scotland - Establishment of 'Crowdfund Scotland' office in central Scotland - At least 90 awareness raising, training or support events held across the region over the 2 years - Individual support given to at least 450 projects (businesses and community groups) spread across the rural regions funding this project The tender is for a fixed term 2-year period. It is planned that the project will start in November 2018, with the final financial claims being made by November 2020

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000551474
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334466
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£361,890 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£361,890 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Sep 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Oct 20187 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stirling Council
Additional Buyers

Fife LEADER

Forth Valley and Lomond LEADER Local Action Group

Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Local Action Group

Kelvin Valley & Falkirk LEADER

Perth and Kinross LEADER

Scottish Borders Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Tyne Esk LEADER

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DALKEITH
Postcode
FK8 2ET
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling West
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Crowdfunder

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL326489
    LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project - The LEADER Local Action Groups (LAG's) are seeking an organisation to take on the management and delivery of LEADER Crowdfunding Project covering 9 LEADER areas: Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334466
    LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project - The LEADER Local Action Groups (LAG's) are seeking an organisation to take on the management and delivery of LEADER Crowdfunding Project covering 9 LEADER areas: Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross.

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