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title: "Grant Administration Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000656902"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE"
published: "2021-11-04"
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# Grant Administration Services Framework

Buyer: SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000656902

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## Summary

Scottish Enterprise is seeking suppliers for the "Grant Administration Services Framework," which is part of the services industry. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, completed on 29 October 2021, with the contract valued at £25 million. This framework aims to appoint between one to three suppliers to manage grant administration services for commissioning agencies, including the Scottish Government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and VisitScotland. The initial tender period was open until 20 July 2021, with subsequent extensions granted for submission deadlines.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those experienced in providing grant administration services, financial consulting, and public sector support. Companies such as large consultancy firms and SMEs that specialise in these areas may find a good fit in this contract, given the scale and nature of the services required. Engaging with this framework will not only contribute to operational efficiency for the Scottish agencies but also enhance the competitive landscape for participating suppliers as they potentially tap into high-volume grant schemes necessitated by recent global challenges.

## Notice

The purpose of this ITT was to appoint between 1-3 suppliers to a Framework to deliver grant administration services as detailed in the Specification at Section 3 (the "Services") to the following commissioning agencies: (1) The Scottish Ministers ("Scottish Government"); (2) Scottish Enterprise ("SE"); (3) Highlands and Islands Enterprise ("HIE"); (4) Visit Scotland; (5) Creative Scotland and (6) Museums Galleries Scotland their respective subsidiaries and associated companies and undertakings (each a "Commissioning Agency" and together the "Commissioning Agencies") The Services can be split into three separate elements the detail of which is set out in the Specification at Section 3 of this ITT: (1) Grant Application Administration; (2) Grant Application Appraisal; and (3) Grant Payment Administration, Following the unprecedented global circumstances of 2020 impacting thousands of business and millions of private citizens, the Agencies letting this contract identified a requirement to deploy high volume grant schemes wherein the scale, speed of deployment, technical and/or human resource capacity at which they normally operate will be significantly exceeded. The services covered by the Framework will only be commissioned when this capacity is exceeded and it is uneconomical to invest in temporary or permanent resources to meet such peaks of demand. Each commission will be subject to budgetary and operational approval at the appropriate levels within the relevant Commissioning Agency.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this ITT was to appoint between 1-3 suppliers to a Framework to deliver grant administration services as detailed in the Specification at Section 3 (the "Services") to the following commissioning agencies: (1) The Scottish Ministers ("Scottish Government"); (2) Scottish Enterprise ("SE"); (3) Highlands and Islands Enterprise ("HIE"); (4) Visit Scotland; (5) Creative Scotland and (6) Museums Galleries Scotland their respective subsidiaries and associated companies and undertakings (each a "Commissioning Agency" and together the "Commissioning Agencies") The Services can be split into three separate elements the detail of which is set out in the Specification at Section 3 of this ITT: (1) Grant Application Administration; (2) Grant Application Appraisal; and (3) Grant Payment Administration, Following the unprecedented global circumstances of 2020 impacting thousands of business and millions of private citizens, the Agencies letting this contract identified a requirement to deploy high volume grant schemes wherein the scale, speed of deployment, technical and/or human resource capacity at which they normally operate will be significantly exceeded. The services covered by the Framework will only be commissioned when this capacity is exceeded and it is uneconomical to invest in temporary or permanent resources to meet such peaks of demand. Each commission will be subject to budgetary and operational approval at the appropriate levels within the relevant Commissioning Agency.

Renewal: The Framework will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend by one period of 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV432133 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE |
| Additional buyers | CREATIVE SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; MUSEUMS GALLERIES SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; VISITSCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 6HQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS; PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS; UMI SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV432133
- 13 Jul 2021 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL421104
- 15 Jun 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418404

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418404&idx=6
  13th July 2021 - Clause 16.10 - Information Classification and Handling Policy
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418404&idx=5
  13th July 2021 - Clause 5.3 - Information Security Policy
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418404&idx=4
  13th July 2021 - Clause 5.3 - Health and Safety Policy
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418404&idx=3
  8th July 2021 - Community Benefits information - please see 'Additional Information' for further guidance
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418404&idx=1
  15th June 2021 - P21-0117 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN418404&idx=2
  15th June 2021 - P21-0117 - CEST Tool Result
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418404
  Grant Administration Services Framework - The purpose of this ITT is to appoint between 1-3 suppliers to a Framework to deliver grant administration services as detailed in the Specification at Section 3 (the "Services") to the following commissioning agencies: (1) The Scottish Ministers ("Scottish Government"); (2) Scottish Enterprise ("SE"); (3) Highlands and Islands Enterprise ("HIE"); (4) Visit Scotland; (5) Creative Scotland and (6) Museums Galleries Scotland their respective subsidiaries and associated companies and undertakings (each a "Commissioning Agency" and together the "Commissioning Agencies") The Services can be split into three separate elements the detail of which is set out in the Specification at Section 3 of this ITT: (1) Grant Application Administration; (2) Grant Application Appraisal; and (3) Grant Payment Administration,
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV432133
  Grant Administration Services Framework - The purpose of this ITT was to appoint between 1-3 suppliers to a Framework to deliver grant administration services as detailed in the Specification at Section 3 (the "Services") to the following commissioning agencies: (1) The Scottish Ministers ("Scottish Government"); (2) Scottish Enterprise ("SE"); (3) Highlands and Islands Enterprise ("HIE"); (4) Visit Scotland; (5) Creative Scotland and (6) Museums Galleries Scotland their respective subsidiaries and associated companies and undertakings (each a "Commissioning Agency" and together the "Commissioning Agencies") The Services can be split into three separate elements the detail of which is set out in the Specification at Section 3 of this ITT: (1) Grant Application Administration; (2) Grant Application Appraisal; and (3) Grant Payment Administration, Following the unprecedented global circumstances of 2020 impacting thousands of business and millions of private citizens, the Agencies letting this contract identified a requirement to deploy high volume grant schemes wherein the scale, speed of deployment, technical and/or human resource capacity at which they normally operate will be significantly exceeded. The services covered by the Framework will only be commissioned when this capacity is exceeded and it is uneconomical to invest in temporary or permanent resources to meet such peaks of demand. Each commission will be subject to budgetary and operational approval at the appropriate levels within the relevant Commissioning Agency.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000656902
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us

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