--- title: "PIN : Request for Information - Financial Director Framework" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE" published: "2020-02-20" --- # PIN : Request for Information - Financial Director Framework Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348.json) ## Summary The Highlands and Islands Enterprise is seeking to gauge market interest for a planned procurement related to the "Financial Director Framework." This initiative is designed to enhance access to flexible and knowledgeable financial expertise for account-managed businesses and social enterprises within the Highlands and Islands region. Currently in the planning stage, this procurement process was initiated on 20th February 2020, with key deadlines including queries due by 13th March 2020 and responses required by 20th March 2020. The procurement falls under the services industry category and is located in Inverness, Scotland. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in financial consultancy and support services to engage with Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Companies that can provide flexible and experienced financial directors or advisory services would be particularly well-suited to compete for future contracts resulting from this exercise. By responding to the prior information notice, such businesses can position themselves to influence the procurement strategy, ensuring that their offerings align with the needs of the contracting authority and the local business community's growth ambitions. ## Notice The aim of this programme is for predominately HIE's account managed businesses, and large scale/complex social enterprises and communities across the region to have greater access to flexible, highly experienced and knowledgeable financial expertise to support business growth activities. This expertise will be identified as a business need by the business and the HIE account manager and will support the existing leadership and management team of the business to get to the next stages of growth. See attached PIN documentation for full details. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The purpose of this PIN is to gauge market interest in a potential future contract opportunity. It will also inform HIE's procurement strategy ensuring that any procurement route subsequently selected is attractive to the marketplace and will provide a competitive tendering environment for the efficient delivery of any future contract requirements. See attached PIN documentation for full details ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381531 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jul 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV2 5NA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness South | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 79411100 - Business development consultancy services ## Release History - 20 Feb 2020 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381531 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB381531&idx=1 24th February 2020 - PIN Scope - Financial Director Framework - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB381531&idx=2 24th February 2020 - PIN Response Form - Financial Director Framework - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381531 PIN : Request for Information - Financial Director Framework - The aim of this programme is for predominately HIE's account managed businesses, and large scale/complex social enterprises and communities across the region to have greater access to flexible, highly experienced and knowledgeable financial expertise to support business growth activities. This expertise will be identified as a business need by the business and the HIE account manager and will support the existing leadership and management team of the business to get to the next stages of growth. See attached PIN documentation for full details. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.hie.co.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=615348 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000615348.json.