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title: "BeReady Business Development Framework 2023-2027"
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# BeReady Business Development Framework 2023-2027

Buyer: EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036846

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## Summary

The East Ayrshire Council has awarded contracts under the BeReady Business Development Framework 2023-2027. The framework aims to support business development needs in East Ayrshire, covering services such as business consultancy. Notable lots include beFinance Ready, beProcurement Ready, beManagement Ready, beSales&Marketing Ready, beDigital Ready, bePeople Ready, beEnergy Ready, beExport Ready, and beInnovation Ready. These contracts offer opportunities for businesses to provide consultancy services supporting financial control, procurement processes, management, marketing, digital development, HR, energy sustainability, export documentation, and innovation.

Businesses in the consultancy services sector, particularly those focusing on business development, financial management, procurement, management, marketing, digital strategy, HR, energy efficiency, export services, and innovation, are well-suited to compete in the framework. With contracts already awarded for various lots to multiple suppliers, the East Ayrshire Council's initiative presents a chance for businesses to contribute expertise and solutions to support local businesses in improving their operations and achieving business objectives.

## Notice

A framework of providers to support the BeReady Business development needs in East Ayrshire.

### Lot Information

beProcurement Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 2: beProcurementReady To provide support to businesses at all stages in the procurement process. The programme will review current position and should identify the gaps in knowledge, experience and practice. Focus is likely to be on company experience, policy documents, personnel and infrastructure but may also focus on support for tender writing/review of previous tenders

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beFiannce Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand. Lot 1 - beFinance Ready. To provide support including assistance to review existing financial control processes/systems and identify areas for improvement. The business will be provided with an implementation strategy which will contribute to the improvement in the financial controls of the business.

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beManagement Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 3: beManagementReady To provide support to business owners/managers and their teams to be more effective in the workplace through improved management and/or team working. Support provided will focus on, but not be limited to, understanding personalities & differences (using behavioural assessment tools), Teams & Teamworking, Communication, Resolving Conflict, & Leadership. Delivery may be 1:1 or group based dependent on the needs of the business.

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beSales&Marketing Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 4: beSales&MarketingReady To provide appraisals of current marketing activity, branding, identifying target markets, marketing planning, recommendations for future marketing initiatives. The business should work towards developing a marketing plan and will obtain a firm knowledge of how this can be implemented. To provide practical sales development, including reviewing existing sales practices and coaching the individual or teams in selling skills, which could include telephone sales and face-to-face selling. The business will develop a sales development plan along with an understanding of how it can be applied.

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beDigital Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 5: beDigitalReady To provide support to business owners/managers who will benefit from improvements to the digital development strategy of their business.

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

bePeople Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 6: bePeopleReady To provide support to business owners/managers who will benefit from improvements to the Human Resources function in the business. The programme will review the existing HR management practices and identify areas for improvement. The programme will assist the business with improving its practice, ensuring legal compliance, in issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, safety, wellness, benefits and training.

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beEnergy Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 7: beEnergyReady To provide support to business owners/managers to create a Net Zero Plan. Carbon reduction is a key business objective and this intervention will support businesses to set realistic and achievable targets to reach Net Zero through varies initiatives (eg. facility, waste, energy, process etc.). At the end of the programme, an action plan will be prepared for the business detailing all recommendations and the suggested implementation processes. This will lead to the formation of an individual business's Net Zero Plan.

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beExport Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 8: beExportReady To provide practical support to business owners/managers across sectors including food and drink, energy, renewables, electronics, healthcare, construction and textiles to review and create necessary export documentation and to research and stimulate supply chain requirements

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

beInnovation Ready

Provision of Business Consultancy services within East Ayrshire under the beReady brand LOT 9: beInnovationReady Assist businesses to solve issues and adopt processes that contribute to the development of new ideas and solutions. It could include advice and guidance on working on how to generate ideas, prototyping and developing solutions with real impact

Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009790-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | In 2, 3 or 4 years subject to extensions invoked. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £580,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | KILMARNOCK |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA3 7BU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Kilmarnock East and Hurlford |
| Westminster constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ARENA HR; BELL HR CONSULTING; BREXEASY - THEMACDOGFACTORY; CAZBRO; CJM PROJECT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; CONNECT THREE SOLUTIONS; DIGITAL MARKETING SCOTLAND; ENTERPRISE NORTH EAST TRUST; FULL CIRCLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS; GAP COMMUNICATIONS; KILKERRAN PARK LTD TA THE BUSINESS GROWTH PARTNERSHIP; NSDESIGN; ROBERT J HART; SCMG; SOLUTIONS ON DEMAND; STRAIGHT ST CONSULTING; SURVEY.DESIGN.CONSULT.; WHERE NOW CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Apr 2023 at 11:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009790-2023
- 14 Sep 2022 at 09:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025745-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000706646
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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