--- title: "Glasgow Business Growth Framework - Phase 3" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039882" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039882" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039882.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039882.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-06-22" --- # Glasgow Business Growth Framework - Phase 3 Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039882 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039882) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039882.json) ## Summary The Glasgow City Council has completed the procurement process for the Glasgow Business Growth Framework - Phase 3. This framework aims to provide a range of business growth consultancy services across different specialist areas to eligible organisations in Glasgow. The framework consists of 10 lots covering various aspects of business support. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a total estimated value of 1.9 million GBP for the first two years of the framework. The Council has already awarded contracts in several lots, including Leadership, Skills and Resource, Internationalisation, Business Structuring, and others on April 24, 2023. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on consultancy services, specifically in areas such as business structuring, financial management, design thinking, internationalisation, and more. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in providing consultancy support to businesses, particularly those looking to scale up and innovate, are well-suited to compete in this procurement. The awarded contracts indicate a diverse supplier pool, showcasing the Council's commitment to engaging with a range of suppliers to deliver high-quality business growth services in Glasgow. ## Notice Glasgow City Council (the Council) requires a framework of suppliers to deliver a range of business growth consultancy services to eligible organisations across the city to aide a sustainable growth agenda and improve business start-up and survival rates. As the organisations accessing support via this Framework have different needs, the services provided must be offered flexibly. This includes, but is not limited to, face to face, digitally, by phone and one to one at suitable times and locations. The Framework is made up of 10 Lots as detailed below and aligned to the specialist area of business support to be provided. Please note funding totaling 1.9m GBP is currently confirmed for the first two years of the Framework. This therefore represents the estimated minimum total Framework value. Should funding equal to this initial value be subsequently secured this will be used to deliver years three and four respectively and aligns with the higher maximum value noted in II.1.5 Lot 1- Business Structuring Lot 2 - Business Growth Lot 3 - Leadership, Skills and Resource Lot 4 - Business Financial Management Lot 5 - Design Thinking and Innovation Lot 6 - Sales and Marketing Lot 7 -Internationalisation Lot 8 - Digital Lot 9 - Green Business Support Lot 10 - Business Acceleration ### Lot Information Business Growth The Business Growth Lot will provide specialist consultancy support to identify areas of improvement processes which help to improve some measure of an organisations success. Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to- Strategic Planning Change Management Pitching and Procurement Operations Management Turnaround Mergers and Acquisition Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Business Structuring The Business Structuring Lot will provide specialist consultancy support to help determine the assignment and coordination of roles, power and responsibilities and define how information flows between the different levels of management within a business. Specific sub-category services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to- Board Development Company Structuring Franchising Business Succession/Acquisition / Management Buy outs/ Employee ownership Company Governance, Business Law / Contracts Ethical Management Intellectual Property Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Leadership, Skills and Resource The Leadership, Skills and Resource Lot will provide specialist consultancy support that may involve reviewing existing leadership development processes and preparing a report on their future suitability and/or making recommendations for future actions. This also includes capacity building and comprehensive HR support. Specific sub-category services to be delivered under this Lot include, but are not limited to - Organisational Development and Succession Planning Leadership and Management Accreditation Capacity Building and HR Support Hybrid Working / Remote Leadership Skills Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Business Financial Management The Business Financial Management Lot will provide specialist consultancy support across a range of areas which will help with the efficient and effective management of money / funds in such a manner as to accomplish the objectives of the organisation. Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to- Financial Management Financial Readiness Preparing for Investment Alternative Finance Company Valuation / Succession Planning Taxation Cloud Accounting Turnaround Mergers and Acquisition Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Design Thinking and Innovation The Design Thinking & Innovation Lot will provide specialist consultancy services to help integrate design thinking principles into a range of organisations across different industry sectors and will support the development of organisational processes for introducing new ideas, workflows, methodologies, services and/or products. This should help enable the achievement of goals across the entire organisation, with sights set on accomplishing core business aims and initiatives. Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to Problem Solving Development Testing and validation Understanding Innovation (Architectural, Radical, Incremental and Disruptive) Product (Market-driven) Innovation Process (Technology-driven) Innovation: Service (Business Model) Innovation Service Products Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Sales and Marketing Expert consultancy services under the Sales and Marketing Lot will assist businesses with the practical approach to marketing, including writing a marketing plan and establishing a marketing communications plan for integrating traditional and digital communications. It will also offer support with developing a marketing and/ or sales strategy, with pricing and market penetration strategies Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to Sales Marketing Strategies Branding Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Internationalisation The Internationalisation Lot will provide specialist consultancy support to businesses to access overseas markets, offering an opportunity to increase sales to a much wider customer base. Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to- Support for Importing / Exporting/ Taxes and Tariffs Market Analysis and Development Structuring for Internationalisation / international Strategy Visa Sponsorship Licensing Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Digital Development and Innovation The Digital Development and Innovation Lot will provide specialist consultancy support to businesses to use technology to benefit their internal and/or external operations. Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to- Social Media Data Analytics and exploitation Customisation of software or App development Expertise to support the business to exploit technology for business improvement Cyber Security and GDPR Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Green Business Support The Green Business Support Lot will offer specialist consultancy services to help businesses improve their practices and environmental performance, whilst simultaneously reducing costs and building long-term resilience to the impacts of climate change. Specific sub-categories services to be delivered under this Lot include but are not limited to- Energy Efficiency and Renewables Circular Economy Climate Resilience and Adaptation Sustainability Active Travel Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each Business Acceleration This Lot will provide support in a different, more targeted, and innovative way for organisations at various stages of growth. These interventions could focus on emerging themes and would target the key and emerging sectors. They could combine traditional teaching methodologies with guidance and mentorship. These programmes could include expert services as outlined in Lots 1-9 Business Growth; Business Structuring; Leadership and Skills; Financial Management; Design Thinking and Innovation; Sales and Marketing; Internationalisation; Digital Development and Innovation and Green Business Support. Learning-by-doing is vital to the process of scaling any venture, and the point of any type of acceleration programme is to accelerate that process. In this way, businesses are able to compress a large amount of learning into a shorter period of time. The Accelerator programmes will deliver specialist consultancy support that is relevant, accessible and practical for ambitious businesses in the city looking to scale up. Renewal: The Framework is funded via a drawn down from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which is confirmed for 2 years. If funding arrangements are extended, the Framework term will be extended accordingly. The Framework is therefore expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years with the council retaining the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017766-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Apr 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | The Framework is expected to run for an an initial period of 2 years as funding is confirmed for this period. The council has also retained the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each should further funding become available. Further notices concerning any future procurements should funding become available could therefore be published between 2024 - 2026. | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £570,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 1DU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East | | Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 28 | | Supplier names | AMAS MURRISON; ANCHORED IN; BLUE PTARMIGAN; BUSINESS SUCCESS PARTNERSHIP; CJM PROJECT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; CONNECT THREE SOLUTIONS; DIVISOR; ELEVATOR; FILAMENT PD; FLOURISH MARKETING; GENOA BLACK; GLASGOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; GRAVEN IMAGES; HARPER MACLEOD; HIGH GROWTH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS; INTEND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; JUMP CUT CREW; LANARKSHIRE ENTERPRISE SERVICES; MARTIN AITKEN; MATERIAL UK (SCOTLAND; NSDESIGN; OPTIMUM BUSINESS GROWTH; RUSSELL MCLEOD; SNIFFER; SPRENG THOMSON; STRATEGEM (SCOTLAND; UXL; WHERE NOW CONSULTING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 66519310 - Insurance consultancy services - 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services - 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 72242000 - Design-modelling services - 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73220000 - Development consultancy services - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services - 79342000 - Marketing 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 - 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services - 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services - 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services - 79415200 - Design consultancy services - 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services - 79421200 - Project-design services other than for construction work - 79822500 - Graphic design services - 79930000 - Specialty design services - 79933000 - Design support services - 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Jun 2023 at 10:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017766-2023 - 18 Jan 2023 at 12:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001540-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.glasgow.gov.uk - http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000734332 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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