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title: "Award of Scotland's Business Support Contract for Applicants and Grant Holders"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000437659"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIG LOTTERY FUND (LONDON)"
published: "2017-12-22"
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# Award of Scotland's Business Support Contract for Applicants and Grant Holders

Buyer: BIG LOTTERY FUND (LONDON)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000437659

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## Summary

The Big Lottery Fund (London) is currently in the Award stage of its procurement process for the "Award of Scotland’s Business Support Contract for Applicants and Grant Holders." This contract aims to provide specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants in Scotland, focusing on low-capacity and inexperienced community-level organisations. The procurement process followed an open procedure, and the contract is classified under the services category. The contract was signed on 4th September 2016. Businesses interested in this opportunity should refer to the Public Contracts Scotland website for more information.

This procurement presents an excellent opportunity for firms specialising in business support services, particularly those with expertise in accounting, management, governance, and risk. Companies that can offer reliable, consistent, and high-quality advisory services will be well-suited to compete for this contract. Supporting inexperienced groups and organisations at the community level can also foster strong relationships with those entities, promoting opportunities for future collaborations and business expansions within the sector.

## Notice

The Big Lottery Fund is seeking a Service Provider who will offer specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants. Grant holders will be referred to the Service Provider on a case-by-case basis. The Big Lottery Fund would like to support low capacity, inexperienced groups and organisations that operate at community level. The Big Lottery Fund seeks to appoint an external Service Provider that will give grant holders and applicant's access to reliable, consistent and high-quality advice from people who have specialist skills and experience in business accounting, management, governance and risk. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=437659

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Big Lottery Fund is seeking a Service Provider who will offer specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants. Grant holders will be referred to the Service Provider on a case-by-case basis. The Big Lottery Fund would like to support low capacity, inexperienced groups and organisations that operate at community level. The Big Lottery Fund seeks to appoint an external Service Provider that will give grant holders and applicant's access to reliable, consistent and high-quality advice from people who have specialist skills and experience in business accounting, management, governance and risk. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=437659.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC305233 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2016 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIG LOTTERY FUND (LONDON) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4A 1DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Castle Baynard |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 79212110 - Corporate governance rating services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC305233

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC305233
  Award of Scotland's Business Support Contract for Applicants and Grant Holders - The Big Lottery Fund is seeking a Service Provider who will offer specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants. Grant holders will be referred to the Service Provider on a case-by-case basis. The Big Lottery Fund would like to support low capacity, inexperienced groups and organisations that operate at community level. The Big Lottery Fund seeks to appoint an external Service Provider that will give grant holders and applicant's access to reliable, consistent and high-quality advice from people who have specialist skills and experience in business accounting, management, governance and risk. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=437659

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=437659
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000437659

## Provenance

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