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High Growth Services Specialist Business Support Framework

SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE

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Award

25 Jul 2025 at 00:00

Tender

08 Apr 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by Scottish Enterprise involves the "High Growth Services Specialist Business Support Framework", focusing on engaging suppliers to provide commercialisation advice and educational training for high-growth Scottish university projects and start-up companies. The framework is categorised under services and covers region UKM, segmented into four lots concerning areas like life sciences, deeptech, energy transition technologies and executive education. The procurement, executed under an open procedure, underwent the tendering process from April to May 2025, with signed contracts awarded by mid-July 2025. Notable participants include suppliers like Entrepreneur Business School Ltd, Oxentia Ltd, High Growth Start-Up Specialists Ltd, and Carbon Limiting Technologies.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities, especially for SMEs specialising in specific industries referenced in the respective lots. For instance, businesses involved in life sciences, energy transition, or emerging technologies are well-positioned to leverage their expertise and establish themselves as key players within Scottish Enterprise's framework. The emphasis on entrepreneurial experience and sectoral knowledge can particularly benefit innovative firms aspiring to enhance their service offerings and gain traction within the public sector. With contracts valued significantly, participating in such frameworks can lead to enhanced visibility and further business growth in supporting Scottish start-ups and university projects.

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Notice Title

High Growth Services Specialist Business Support Framework

Notice Description

The purpose of this ITT is to enable Scottish Enterprise (SE) to appoint suppliers to a multi Lot framework of specialists to provide commercialisation advisory and educational training support to select Scottish university pre- and post-spinout projects and other Scottish-based early-stage start-up companies within SE's High Growth Company Support (HGCS) service. The framework will be delivered via two services, Specialist Business Support and an Executive Education Programme, and is structured around four separate Lots. The framework is expected to be in place for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months if required.

Lot Information

Lot 4 - Executive Education Programme

The Executive Education Programme provides tailored training for small cohorts (typically up to 10 participants) of spin-out projects, and early-stage start-up and scale-up portfolio companies. The programme covers several key business and commercial themes (outlined below) which we know are critical to developing knowledge, skills and capabilities among academic project teams and early-stage Founder/CEOs/executive teams. It also offers valuable peer-to-peer networking and knowledge sharing opportunities among the cohorts. This lot will be awarded to up to 2 providers.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial duration of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months if required.

Lot 2: Deeptech, Critical, and Enabling Technologies

Suppliers appointed to the Specialist Business Support part of the framework (Lots 1 - 3) must have lived entrepreneurial experience, role model credibility and a range of commercial and sectoral expertise that can deliver transformational value at critical points in an academic project's progress to company creation or an early-stage start-up's evolution towards scalable growth. The Lot 2 supplier will have specific experience of working in several critical technologies areas (a term used by the UK Government), including: photonics, quantum, sensing, connectivity, and semiconductors. Related to these areas are several overlapping enabling technologies, including health diagnostics, space, climate tech, cyber-security and defence, and fintech. One supplier will be appointed to this lot. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months if required.

Lot 3: Energy Transition Technologies

Suppliers appointed to the Specialist Business Support part of the framework (Lots 1 - 3) must have lived entrepreneurial experience, role model credibility and a range of commercial and sectoral expertise that can deliver transformational value at critical points in an academic project's progress to company creation or an early-stage start-up's evolution towards scalable growth. Lot 3: Energy Transition Technologies The Lot 3 supplier will have specific experience of working in the energy transition industry including areas such as offshore wind, hydrogen, carbon capture utilisation and storage , clean heat, and marine energy. One supplier will be appointed to this lot. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months if required.

Lot 1: Life Science and Health Technologies

Suppliers appointed to the Specialist Business Support part of the framework (Lots 1 - 3) must have lived entrepreneurial experience, role model credibility and a range of commercial and sectoral expertise that can deliver transformational value at critical points in an academic project's progress to company creation or an early-stage start-up's evolution towards scalable growth. The Lot 1 supplier will have specific experience of working in the life sciences and health industry, including areas such as medical devices & technology, drug discovery and testing, industrial biotech, stem cells, therapeutics, translational & personalised medicine, and agri-tech. One Supplier will be appointed to this lot. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial 24 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months if required.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000795565
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535449
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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


CPV Codes

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20257 months 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
Gordon Hutton
Contact Email
brody.johnston@gov.scot, gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk, joanne.napier@scotent.co.uk, michael.brydon@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312443619, +44 1312444000, +44 1414685600, +44 1414686024

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
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

CARBON LIMITING TECHNOLOGIES

ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESS SCHOOL

HIGH GROWTH START-UP SPECIALISTS

OXENTIA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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