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title: "LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000551474"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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published: "2018-10-15"
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# LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project

Buyer: STIRLING COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000551474

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by Stirling Council, involves the LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project, which is classified under general public services and street lighting technology. The project aims to manage and deliver crowdfunding support across nine LEADER areas, including Forth Valley and Lomond, Kelvin Valley and Falkirk, and West Lothian, among others. This open procedure tender had a deadline for submissions on 3 September 2018, with the project set to commence in November 2018 and conclude in November 2020. The total contract value is approximately £361,890.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses looking to expand their service offerings into community support and crowdfunding initiatives. Companies that specialise in training, community engagement, or fundraising strategies would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. The project emphasises building capacity in rural communities, suggesting that businesses with a focus on local development and engagement, especially those experienced in delivering training and workshops, will find this procurement appealing.

## Notice

The LEADER Local Action Groups (LAG's) are seeking an organisation to take on the management and delivery of LEADER Crowdfunding Project covering 9 LEADER areas: Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The LEADER LAGs are seeking a provider to take on the management and delivery of this project in full. This project will cover the 9 LEADER areas Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross; and Lanarkshire - This contract will create a small team of crowdfunding coaches, based in Scotland, who would raise awareness of crowdfunding as a fundraising technique, run training courses for groups of people on designing and running crowdfunding campaigns and support a number of individual projects through their respective campaigns. Coaches will meet up, share expertise and work as part of a team, promoting Crowdfunding in their own area and through collaboration, supporting campaigns in other participating LEADER areas.This project is concerned with building capacity in rural communities, and to this end, we would want to see a level of support going towards those "hard to reach" groups, where not only will support be required to run a campaign, but there will also be the need to increase the confidence of those involved with the project, and sell the method of crowdfunding, where it has been assessed as being a good fit for an organisation. the minimum quantitative outputs the project wants to achieve: - 4.5 FTE jobs created in Scotland - Establishment of 'Crowdfund Scotland' office in central Scotland - At least 90 awareness raising, training or support events held across the region over the 2 years - Individual support given to at least 450 projects (businesses and community groups) spread across the rural regions funding this project The tender is for a fixed term 2-year period. It is planned that the project will start in November 2018, with the final financial claims being made by November 2020

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334466 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Oct 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £361,890 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £361,890 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STIRLING COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | FIFE LEADER; FORTH VALLEY AND LOMOND LEADER LOCAL ACTION GROUP; GREATER RENFREWSHIRE AND INVERCLYDE LOCAL ACTION GROUP; KELVIN VALLEY & FALKIRK LEADER; PERTH AND KINROSS LEADER; SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; TYNE ESK LEADER; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2ET |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Hamilton North and East |
| Westminster constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley |
| Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CROWDFUNDER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334466
- 26 Jul 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL326489

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL326489
  LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project - The LEADER Local Action Groups (LAG's) are seeking an organisation to take on the management and delivery of LEADER Crowdfunding Project covering 9 LEADER areas: Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334466
  LEADER Crowdfunding Coaches Co-operation Project - The LEADER Local Action Groups (LAG's) are seeking an organisation to take on the management and delivery of LEADER Crowdfunding Project covering 9 LEADER areas: Forth Valley and Lomond; Kelvin Valley and Falkirk; West Lothian; Fife; Tyne and Esk; Scottish Borders; Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde; Rural Perth and Kinross.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk/procurement
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000551474
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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