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FTS047 Pathways to Start - Lot 2 Moray

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Oct 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

05 Aug 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "FTS047 Pathways to Start - Lot 2 Moray" is being led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, a central purchasing body located in Inverness. The tender, categorised under economic affairs, aims to support underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship through a tailored programme of training and mentoring. The services will be required in Moray, with the contract period starting on 20 October 2025 and concluding on 31 March 2026, with a final deadline for report submission by 20 March 2026. This tender, currently at the tender stage with an open procedure, has a submission deadline of 8 September 2025 at 12:00 PM. The total estimated contract value is £240,000 per lot, inclusive of a £20,000 contingency, excluding VAT.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in training and mentorship programmes, particularly those with experience in fostering entrepreneurship among diverse or underrepresented demographics. Companies that have robust systems for programme administration, outreach, and participant recruitment will find this contract aligns with their expertise. The open procedure encourages competition, providing an excellent growth avenue for businesses capable of delivering tailored entrepreneurial training. With the budget accommodating comprehensive service delivery costs, including venue hire, training materials, and travel expenses, firms with efficient cost management strategies could benefit substantially from this engagement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FTS047 Pathways to Start - Lot 2 Moray

Notice Description

THIS IS THE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE FOR LOT 2 MORAY. HIE procured a supplier to deliver a programme to support underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship. The programme will inspire participants to increase their ambition, confidence and capability to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and enter pathways for starting a business through a programme of entrepreneurial training and mentoring tailored towards underrepresented groups/individuals specific learning needs. HIE's current requirements are divided into two geographical Lots: - Lot 1: Argyll and Bute, covering HIE areas only - Lot 2: Moray Note, Lot 1 covers Argyll and Bute geographical area i.e. excluding Arran, Cumbrae, and Helensburgh and Lomond. The services are required from 20 October 2025 until 31 March 2026, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. The delivery of the services, submission of all invoices and completion of all reports must be complete by 20 March 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Key tasks are: 1. Programme design 2. Outreach, stakeholder engagement and participant recruitment 3. Training delivery 4. Programme administration and monitoring. Please refer to the Scope of Requirement and Guidance document for full details.. 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.

Options: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Examples of contract modifications are but not limited to: -Additional funding is obtained (beyond the GBP20,000 contingency included in the total contract value of each lot) and used e.g. to increase the number of participants. Tendered rates will apply to any increases. -Envisaged number of participants could not be recruited, resulting in reduced service requirements/volumes. -Less than 16 participants could be recruited for the programme - HIE reserves the right not to proceed with the programme and terminate the contract. -Recruited participant numbers exceed 45 for the lot. In this case (some of) the allowance of GBP20,000 will be utilised to provide services to further participants, as per tendered rates per participant. -Where HIE determines (at our sole discretion) that demand for the programme under a lot is lower than expected, HIE reserves the right to re-allocate the budget for that Lot to the other Lot subject to the maximum total budget of GBP480,000 (i.e. the maximum total of the two lots). -If Special Category Personal Data and/or other sensitive personal information requires further/different procedures, the supplier will be required to comply with these.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000806268
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541805
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

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

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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

80000000 - Education and training services

80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80522000 - Training seminars

80532000 - Management training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£203,061 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
8 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
20 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 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
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Moray College (UHI)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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