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title: "Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - HR"
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# Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - HR

Buyer: THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRADING AS SPORTSCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000598960

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## Summary

The Scottish Sports Council, trading as sportscotland, has initiated an open tender process titled "Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - HR" aimed at providing expert Human Resources support to Scottish governing bodies of sport. Located in Glasgow, this procurement falls under the services category within the recreation, culture, and religion industry. The tender was announced on 25th September 2019, with a submission deadline set for 16th October 2019 at 12:00 PM. Following this, the award period commenced on the same day at 2:00 PM. The successful supplier for this contract is French Duncan LLP, which has been actively engaged in serving sportscotland's various needs since 2011.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in HR consultancy, particularly those with experience in the sports sector or working with governing bodies. Companies that demonstrate a strong background in governance, financial processes, and human resources are well-positioned to benefit from this contract. With sportscotland investing over 15 million GBP annually in supporting more than 50 Scottish governing bodies, firms that can contribute to enhancing operational excellence and compliance within these organisations will find significant growth prospects in this competitive tendering environment.

## Notice

sportscotland was seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in Human Resources (HR) to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefited greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

sportscotland was seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in Human Resources (HR) to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefited greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.

Renewal: Option of two, one year extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC374124 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 | 5 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | July 2023 |

## 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 SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRADING AS SPORTSCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G40 1DA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Calton |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRENCH DUNCAN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC374124
- 25 Sep 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP367166

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP367166&idx=1
  25th September 2019 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP367166&idx=2
  25th September 2019 - sportscotland Conditions of contract
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP367166
  Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - HR - sportscotland is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in Human Resources (HR) to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefited greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC374124
  Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - HR - sportscotland was seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in Human Resources (HR) to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefited greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.sportscotland.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000598960

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