Award

Financial Due Diligence - Inward Investment Opportunity

SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE

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Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation, Scottish Enterprise, located in Glasgow, UK, conducted a procurement process for the project titled "Financial Due Diligence – Inward Investment Opportunity" in the services category. The procurement stage was an open tender, and the contract was awarded on 17th November 2023, with a contract value of £175,000. The process was completed on 7th December 2023, and the buying organisation can be contacted at gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk for any inquiries.

This procurement process by Scottish Enterprise offers opportunities for businesses specialising in financial due diligence to provide independent assessment services. Businesses interested in engaging with the public sector, particularly in the financial services and business advisory sectors, would find this tender suitable for enhancing their growth prospects. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate their capabilities in financial analysis and market assessment to support the buyer's pre-financing business case.

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Notice Title

Financial Due Diligence - Inward Investment Opportunity

Notice Description

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a single supplier to carry out financial due diligence and deliver suitable independent assessment which supports Scottish Enterprise's pre-financing business case and demonstrates that the deal overall is within the parameters of normal market conditions and so satisfies the Commercial Market Operator (CMO) test (formerly known as Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)), as set out below, to Scottish Enterprise (SE).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a single supplier to carry out financial due diligence and deliver suitable independent assessment which supports Scottish Enterprise's pre-financing business case and demonstrates that the deal overall is within the parameters of normal market conditions and so satisfies the Commercial Market Operator (CMO) test (formerly known as Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)), as set out below, to Scottish Enterprise (SE).

Options: Additional work may be required to clarify position from initial scope.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000742346
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494343
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

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£175,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£175,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Nov 20232 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

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk, stuart.riach2@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1414686024

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 6HQ
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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