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Social Enterprise Business Accelerator

South Lanarkshire Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Oct 2023 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 Jun 2023 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The South Lanarkshire Council is procuring services through a tender process for the "Social Enterprise Business Accelerator" programme. The programme aims to deliver entrepreneurial training and business support to local social enterprises within South Lanarkshire. The procurement stage is now in the award phase after selecting Inspirent Ltd as the service provider. The contract, valued at £76,000 GBP, was signed on 2nd October 2023. The tender opportunity was an open procedure and had specific evaluation stages based on quality and price criteria. The submission deadline was on 26th July 2023. The tendering process aimed to select the most economically advantageous tender following a detailed assessment of technical and commercial responses.

This public procurement opportunity with the South Lanarkshire Council offers businesses the chance to engage in delivering a Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme, focusing on training and upskilling social enterprise leaders. Companies with expertise in delivering entrepreneurial training, community engagement, and business support services are well-suited to compete. The programme provides a platform for innovative organisations to contribute to the community-driven initiatives of South Lanarkshire Council. Businesses must align with the procurement criteria, including criteria related to financial viability and technical capabilities, to be considered for this tender opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Enterprise Business Accelerator

Notice Description

South Lanarkshire Council's Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services required to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver a Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme. The programme required to be completed within financial year 2023/2024, with the potential to extend the programme should additional funding become available to the Council. The Social Enterprise Business Accelerator will deliver entrepreneurial training, upskilling and business support for leaders of Social Enterprises and Enterprising Third Sector Organisations based in South Lanarkshire. The programme will be delivered through a mix of online and in person sessions. Using the Council's community benefit matrix, the Council calculated that the minimum total of community benefit points which must be delivered under this contract is a minimum of 40 Community Benefit points.

Lot Information

Lot 1

An Open Tendering Procedure was published on PCS-T on 14th June 2023 with a closing date of 26th July 2023 at 12 noon. Tenders were invited on a Price / Quality basis. The mechanism for assessing tenders was comprehensively detailed within the 'Evaluation of Tenders' document contained within the tender process but can be summarised as follows: Stage 1 - Qualification Response Stage 2 - Technical Response Stage 3 - Commercial Response Stage 1 - Bidders were required to complete a Single Procurement Document (SPD) as part of the Qualification envelope self-declaring that they meet the criteria requirements. The SPD (Scotland) submitted by each bidder was accepted as preliminary evidence, in the form of a declaration, to confirm that: - none of the mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds apply - if any of the mandatory or discretionary grounds apply the self-cleansing measures that have been taken; and - the bidder meets the relevant selection criteria All mandatory and discretionary exclusions grounds were assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. SPD (Scotland) selection questions 4B.4, 4B.5 and 4C.1.2 were also assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. The Council's minimum requirements for each of these criteria were described within the Contract Notice. Stage 2 - Bidders were required to complete a Technical response on the following technical criteria: 2.1.2 Project Approach 2.1.3 Recruitment Process 2.1.4 Delivery / Key Milestones 2.2.2 Community Benefits 2.3.1 Fair Work First Stage 3 - Bidders were required to complete a Commercial response. The successful Bidder was the one which achieved the highest combined quality / price score provided that all of the selection criteria contained within the Qualification Envelope, as detailed within the Contract Notice, was provided, and verified by the Council as being compliant.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000735264
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489621
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80521000 - Training programme services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£76,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
4 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Lanarkshire 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
HAMILTON
Postcode
ML3 0AA
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Hamilton North and East
Westminster Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Inspirent Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481120
    Social Enterprise Business Accelerator - South Lanarkshire Council's Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services require to engage a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver a Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme to a minimum of 30 locally based Social Enterprises. The programme requires to be completed in financial year 2023/2024, with the potential to extend the programme should additional funding become available to the Council. The estimated value noted within the contract notice takes account of the potential extension. The Social Enterprise Business Accelerator will deliver entrepreneurial training, upskilling and business support for leaders of Social Enterprises and Enterprising Third Sector Organisations based in South Lanarkshire. The programme will build on the success of a pilot Social Enterprise Accelerator programme, which South Lanarkshire social enterprises completed in February 2023. The pilot programme included weekly expert themed workshops, lasting 3 hours covering a specific theme. As an example topics covered may include but not limited to: - Democratic Finance Models - Income Generation - Financial Management - Marketing - Digital - Resource Planning - Inclusive Business Models - Strategy and - Action Planning The workshop sessions must be followed up with a 1-1 meeting with industry expert.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489621
    Social Enterprise Business Accelerator - South Lanarkshire Council's Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services required to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver a Social Enterprise Accelerator Programme. The programme required to be completed within financial year 2023/2024, with the potential to extend the programme should additional funding become available to the Council. The Social Enterprise Business Accelerator will deliver entrepreneurial training, upskilling and business support for leaders of Social Enterprises and Enterprising Third Sector Organisations based in South Lanarkshire. The programme will be delivered through a mix of online and in person sessions. Using the Council's community benefit matrix, the Council calculated that the minimum total of community benefit points which must be delivered under this contract is a minimum of 40 Community Benefit points.

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