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Designing The Business Gateway Service To Meet Future Needs

CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES (BUSINESS GATEWAY)

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Summary of the contracting process

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Business Gateway) is seeking to enhance the Business Gateway service through a procurement process initiated for the project titled "Designing The Business Gateway Service To Meet Future Needs". This open tender falls within the services industry and is set in Edinburgh, Scotland. The submission deadline for bids is 19 July 2021, with a contract value estimated at £70,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing any interested supplier to submit proposals.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses with expertise in service design, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. Companies that can demonstrate experience in improving customer experiences and managing large consultation processes will be particularly well-suited to compete. Such firms may find pathways to strengthen their portfolios while contributing to the development of a robust framework for supporting Scottish businesses through the Business Gateway initiative.

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Notice Title

Designing The Business Gateway Service To Meet Future Needs

Notice Description

Business Gateway (bgateway.com) provides free business support to Scottish businesses. It is delivered by Scottish Local Authorities and funded by The Scottish Government. The service has more than 40 offices across Scotland and a network of over 170 experienced advisers. The Business Gateway National Unit wish to procure the services of a suitably qualified, experienced and independent single company or consortium to undertake a service design process that leads to a strategic vision for the service and a service that is fit for the future.

Lot Information

Lot 1

OBJECTIVES We need: - A clear understanding of the existing customer experience with the core Business Gateway service and the DigitalBoost programme; - To clarify our mission, develop a shared vision through agreed priorities and goal setting and determine strategies to deliver to our customers and engage with our stakeholders; - To define our principles and values; - To understand the why, what, who and how of the service; - To identify what, if anything, needs to change; - To know what else our customers want or need from the service; - To understand whether segmentation is necessary or desired and within that whether the service should focus on start-ups, established businesses or continue to provide support for businesses at every stage of their lifecycle; - To know what our partners and stakeholders expect from the service and what they can do to support that; - To know what needs to change across governance, strategy, operations and delivery to meet the challenge; - To know what the future services look like to meet the key user journeys we agree to focus on; - Above all we want to gather the evidence to support the development of a Local Government proposition that successfully argues for the resources needed to make a seismic shift in economic recovery and development. METHOD The methodology to be used in the study is likely to include elements of: - Desk research (drawing on existing data available from evaluations of the service itself, previous EU programmes or other complementary activity, quality assurance reporting as well as other sources); - Consultations - extensive period of consultation with customers, SLAED, SOLACE, BGON, BG Board, BG National Unit, Lead Local Authorities, advisers in LA in-house delivery teams & BG contractors and appropriate BG Stakeholders such as FSB, SCC, SCDI, Scottish Government, SDS and Enterprise Agencies. It is likely that these will be undertaken via a mix of 1-2-1 and Focus Group discussions; - We seek an approach built on the principle of co-production and one which builds the capacity and knowledge of the Business Gateway Team, enhancing our approach to continuous improvement;

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000656346
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429495
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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

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


CPV Codes

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£69,850 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Sep 20214 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
CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES (BUSINESS GATEWAY)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
kieran@cosla.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1314749212

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 4BB
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HELLON

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN417538
    Designing The Business Gateway Service To Meet Future Needs - Business Gateway (bgateway.com) provides free business support to Scottish businesses. It is delivered by Scottish Local Authorities and funded by The Scottish Government. The service has more than 40 offices across Scotland and a network of over 170 experienced advisers. The Business Gateway National Unit wish to procure the services of a suitably qualified, experienced and independent single company or consortium to undertake a service design process that leads to a strategic vision for the service and a service that is fit for the future.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429495
    Designing The Business Gateway Service To Meet Future Needs - Business Gateway (bgateway.com) provides free business support to Scottish businesses. It is delivered by Scottish Local Authorities and funded by The Scottish Government. The service has more than 40 offices across Scotland and a network of over 170 experienced advisers. The Business Gateway National Unit wish to procure the services of a suitably qualified, experienced and independent single company or consortium to undertake a service design process that leads to a strategic vision for the service and a service that is fit for the future.

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