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title: "Business Development Services Framework Agreement - Highland and Moray"
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buyer: "THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL"
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# Business Development Services Framework Agreement - Highland and Moray

Buyer: THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000455012

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## Summary

The Highland Council is seeking to establish a Business Development Services Framework Agreement focused on the Highland and Moray regions. This tender falls under the services category and is currently in the award stage. The procurement process has been conducted via an open procedure, and the closing date for the tender was 26th August 2016, with the award period starting shortly thereafter. The framework is designed to provide varied business development services, issuing contracts on an as-needed basis with no guaranteed volumes, reflecting the diverse needs of the organisations within the council's remit.

This framework presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in providing business development services, particularly those capable of supporting SMEs in areas such as growth strategies, recruitment, and access to finance. Companies with expertise in delivering tailored workshops or specific advisory services will be well-positioned to compete for contracts across the four distinct lots defined in the framework. By participating, suppliers can enhance their visibility and establish long-term relationships with public sector clients in the Highlands and Moray regions.

## Notice

The Council has created a framework for the delivery of its business development services, and specifically those that are additional to the services currently delivered through the Business Gateway core contract for start-up workshops. It will consist of organisations and businesses who have demonstrated their ability to provide business development services to individual and/or groups of businesses. The framework is split into four lots representing all the differing services that the Council needs to utilise. Call off from the framework will be on an as and when required basis, with no guarantee of any particular volumes of clients.

### Lot Information

Additional Specialist Advice

Lot 1 - Additional Specialist Advice, 1 to 3 days advice to help with specific issues relating to growth plans, particularly, but not exclusively - Winning public contracts - Supply chain logistics - Access to finance - Efficiency & Quality Management Systems Marketing - Protecting Intellectual Property - Sector specific specialist advice.. For the purpose of delivery, Lot 1 will be split into two strands, one for Highland based delivery and one for Moray based delivery.

Recruitment Advisory Service

Lot 2 - Providing 1 to 3 days of direct one to one support assisting SMEs who wish to consider recruitment as part of their Growth plan.. For the purpose of delivery, Lot 2 will be split into two strands, one for Highland based delivery and one for Moray based delivery.

Growth Workshops

Lot 3 - Growth Workshops. The provision of a range of 0.5 to 1 day workshops on topics supporting growth across the Highlands and Moray, For the purpose of delivery, Lot 3 will be split into two strands, one for Highland based delivery and one for Moray based delivery.

Key Sector Entrepreneurial Support

This activity is designed to build on the capabilities of SMEs to secure higher value contracts, both public and private. It takes a sectoral approach to encouraging supply chain development, collaboration and the potential for moving into new markets out with the Highlands and Moray.. A key element of this programme will be to coach businesses on how to become supply chain aware, and how to access opportunities. For the purpose of delivery, Lot 4 will be split into two strands, one for Highland based delivery and one for Moray based delivery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR280934 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Nov 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 | THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 5NX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2017 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR280934
- 22 Feb 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB274626
- 3 Nov 2016 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV262695

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV262695
  Business Development Services Framework Agreement - Highland and Moray - The Council proposes to create a framework for the delivery of its business development services, and specifically those that are additional to the services currently delivered through the Business Gateway core contract for start-up workshops. The Framework will be commissioned by open procedure through Public Contracts Scotland. It will consist of organisations and businesses who can demonstrate their ability to provide business development services to individual and/or groups of businesses. Services will be commissioned in four lots representing all the differing services that the Council would wish to utilise. Call off from the framework will be on an as and when required basis, with no guarantee of any particular volumes of clients. The framework will be lotted by both service/advice type and geographically to cover both Highland and Moray Council areas. Service providers may select any or all Lot combinations.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB274626
  Business Development Services Framework Agreement - Highland and Moray - The Council has created a framework for the delivery of its business development services, and specifically those that are additional to the services currently delivered through the Business Gateway core contract for start-up workshops. It will consist of organisations and businesses who have demonstrated their ability to provide business development services to individual and/or groups of businesses. The framework is split into four lots representing all the differing services that the Council needs to utilise. Call off from the framework will be on an as and when required basis, with no guarantee of any particular volumes of clients.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000455012

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