Award

Grant Administration Services Framework

SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE

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04 Nov 2021 at 00:00

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13 Jul 2021 at 00:00

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15 Jun 2021 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Enterprise is seeking suppliers for the "Grant Administration Services Framework," which is part of the services industry. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, completed on 29 October 2021, with the contract valued at £25 million. This framework aims to appoint between one to three suppliers to manage grant administration services for commissioning agencies, including the Scottish Government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and VisitScotland. The initial tender period was open until 20 July 2021, with subsequent extensions granted for submission deadlines.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those experienced in providing grant administration services, financial consulting, and public sector support. Companies such as large consultancy firms and SMEs that specialise in these areas may find a good fit in this contract, given the scale and nature of the services required. Engaging with this framework will not only contribute to operational efficiency for the Scottish agencies but also enhance the competitive landscape for participating suppliers as they potentially tap into high-volume grant schemes necessitated by recent global challenges.

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Notice Title

Grant Administration Services Framework

Notice Description

The purpose of this ITT was to appoint between 1-3 suppliers to a Framework to deliver grant administration services as detailed in the Specification at Section 3 (the "Services") to the following commissioning agencies: (1) The Scottish Ministers ("Scottish Government"); (2) Scottish Enterprise ("SE"); (3) Highlands and Islands Enterprise ("HIE"); (4) Visit Scotland; (5) Creative Scotland and (6) Museums Galleries Scotland their respective subsidiaries and associated companies and undertakings (each a "Commissioning Agency" and together the "Commissioning Agencies") The Services can be split into three separate elements the detail of which is set out in the Specification at Section 3 of this ITT: (1) Grant Application Administration; (2) Grant Application Appraisal; and (3) Grant Payment Administration, Following the unprecedented global circumstances of 2020 impacting thousands of business and millions of private citizens, the Agencies letting this contract identified a requirement to deploy high volume grant schemes wherein the scale, speed of deployment, technical and/or human resource capacity at which they normally operate will be significantly exceeded. The services covered by the Framework will only be commissioned when this capacity is exceeded and it is uneconomical to invest in temporary or permanent resources to meet such peaks of demand. Each commission will be subject to budgetary and operational approval at the appropriate levels within the relevant Commissioning Agency.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this ITT was to appoint between 1-3 suppliers to a Framework to deliver grant administration services as detailed in the Specification at Section 3 (the "Services") to the following commissioning agencies: (1) The Scottish Ministers ("Scottish Government"); (2) Scottish Enterprise ("SE"); (3) Highlands and Islands Enterprise ("HIE"); (4) Visit Scotland; (5) Creative Scotland and (6) Museums Galleries Scotland their respective subsidiaries and associated companies and undertakings (each a "Commissioning Agency" and together the "Commissioning Agencies") The Services can be split into three separate elements the detail of which is set out in the Specification at Section 3 of this ITT: (1) Grant Application Administration; (2) Grant Application Appraisal; and (3) Grant Payment Administration, Following the unprecedented global circumstances of 2020 impacting thousands of business and millions of private citizens, the Agencies letting this contract identified a requirement to deploy high volume grant schemes wherein the scale, speed of deployment, technical and/or human resource capacity at which they normally operate will be significantly exceeded. The services covered by the Framework will only be commissioned when this capacity is exceeded and it is uneconomical to invest in temporary or permanent resources to meet such peaks of demand. Each commission will be subject to budgetary and operational approval at the appropriate levels within the relevant Commissioning Agency.

Renewal: The Framework will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend by one period of 12 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000656902
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV432133
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Oct 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
SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
Additional Buyers

CREATIVE SCOTLAND

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

MUSEUMS GALLERIES SCOTLAND

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

VISITSCOTLAND

Contact Name
Gordon Hutton, Kathleen Cowan
Contact Email
admin@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk, gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk, hieprocurement@hient.co.uk, kathleen.cowan@gov.scot, kelly.sweeney@creativescotland.com, procurementsupport@visitscotland.com
Contact Phone
+44 1314722222, +44 1315504100, +44 1412420133, +44 1414686024, +44 1463245245, +44 3303332000, +44 7919014604

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 6HQ
Post Town
Glasgow
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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

UMI SCOTLAND

Further Information

Notice Documents

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