Notice Information
Notice Title
HIE Impact Women Programme
Notice Description
THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide HIE Impact Women Programme. The 8 months contract has a start date of 06.02.26 and end date of 05.10.26. HIE has the option to extend it for 2 months.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The value used in II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the estimated total value over the maximum duration of 10 months.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulations 8, 9 and 10 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Options: HIE may modify this contract with regard to demand and budgetary availability or where HIE's strategic focus changes as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government. This may result in amendments to requirements under the contract including but not limited to: Additional funding is obtained and used e.g. to increase the number of participants. Tendered rates will apply to any increases. A minimum of preferably 5 participants is not signing up for each offered webinar session. HIE reserves the right not to proceed with it and reduce the contract value. The demand for the programme and the number of recruited participants exceeds the initial target of 30 individuals, the contract value may be subject to increase pending additional funding.
Renewal: A period or periods together not exceeding 2 months following the initial Term. The extension will be time only and subject to budget availability.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000812338
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB548608
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79633000 - Staff development services
80500000 - Training services
80532000 - Management training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £85,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Feb 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jan 2026 - 18 Sep 2026 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
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463245245, +44 1463383189
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 5NA
- Post Town
- 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
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=12
10th November 2025 - Response to questions received 07/11/25 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=2
6th November 2025 - Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=3
6th November 2025 - Award Criteria Response Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=4
6th November 2025 - Cyber Security Response Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=5
6th November 2025 - Data Protection Response Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=6
6th November 2025 - Terms and Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=7
6th November 2025 - Forms for Signature -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=8
6th November 2025 - Appendix 1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=9
6th November 2025 - Appendix 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=10
6th November 2025 - Travel, childcare cost form and guidance -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=11
6th November 2025 - Community Benefits Selection Menu -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542895&idx=1
6th November 2025 - Scope of Requirements and Guidance -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV542895
HIE Impact Women Programme - HIE requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to deliver the HIE Impact Women Programme; The programme aims to support a target of 30 participants. The participants will be women in a leadership role in an enterprise already trading (with a minimum annual turnover of GBP 25,000) and not exceeding the SME classification, with growth aspirations. Women either advancing in a leadership role within an existing organisation or growing their own organisation will be eligible to participate. This programme will be open to businesses and social enterprises (hereinafter referred to as organisations) within the HIE region. The supplier will be responsible for participant recruitment, delivery of two in-person residential workshops, design and facilitation of a series of virtual webinars, provision of online one-to-one mentoring support, and overall programme administration and reporting. The programme will be jointly funded by the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB548608
HIE Impact Women Programme - THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide HIE Impact Women Programme. The 8 months contract has a start date of 06.02.26 and end date of 05.10.26. HIE has the option to extend it for 2 months.
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