Notice Information
Notice Title
Scottish Cluster Scheme: FinTech
Notice Description
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the FinTech cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the FinTech cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise.. 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000806092
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540463
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73220000 - Development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £79,439 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Sep 20252 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Bob McLeod, Caroline Little, Gordon Hutton, Natalie Dalgoutte
- Contact Email
- bob.mcleod@gov.scot, gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk, mpip@gov.scot, natalie.dalgoutte@scotent.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312442500, +44 1414686024, +44 412425466
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=1
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) - Scottish Cluster Scheme - FinTech -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=2
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - ITT - Appendix 1 - Off-Payroll Working Rules Outcome -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=3
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - ITT - Appendix 2 - Tender Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=4
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - ITT - Appendix 3 - Monitoring Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=5
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - ITT - Appendix 4 - Information Security Questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=6
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - ITT - Appendix 5 - Blueprint for Developing Clusters -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=7
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - ITT - Appendix 6 - Cluster Honeycomb -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG536568&idx=8
7th August 2025 - P26-0033 - SPD - Bidder 'Relevant Contract' Climate Change Plan Template 2025 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536568
Scottish Cluster Scheme: FinTech - The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the FinTech cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540463
Scottish Cluster Scheme: FinTech - The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the FinTech cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise.
Notice URLs
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