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title: "Business Consultancy (Manufacturing & Innovation)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000719917"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-01-23"
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# Business Consultancy (Manufacturing & Innovation)

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000719917

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## Summary

The North Lanarkshire Council has completed a procurement process for the provision of Business Consultancy services related to Manufacturing & Innovation. The tender, identified as NLC-NTP-22-051, was part of the Scottish Government's Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund. The Council sought consultancy services to support the Smart Hub Lanarkshire project, with a completion deadline of 30 June 2023. The procurement method used was a limited tender through an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents opportunities for small to medium-sized manufacturing businesses interested in consultancy services to enhance their innovation capabilities. The North Lanarkshire Council aims to support local businesses through the Smart Hub Lanarkshire project, making it well-suited for businesses looking to grow in the manufacturing and innovation industry sector. With a clear focus on business growth and innovation, companies with expertise in business consultancy, particularly in the manufacturing sector, would be ideal candidates to compete for this contract.

## Notice

As part of North Lanarkshire Council's grant award from the Scottish Government's Advancing Manufacturing Challenge (AMCF) Fund, the Council has to meet targets to ensure that small to medium-sized manufacturing businesses receive support from our Smart Hub Lanarkshire project that benefited from the AMCF funding. Consultancy services to support delivery of the Smart Hub Lanarkshire project, which is due to complete 30 June 2023.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Lanarkshire Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of business consultancy services to help manufacturing SMEs in the region to innovate and grow. The successful contractor will work with a recently created innovation asset (Smart Hub Lanarkshire) and associated resource to help contribute to the project's key objectives and goals.

### Procurement Information

Award made on the basis of Regulation 6(1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to the publication of a contract notice, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469246 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79415000 - Production management consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469246

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469246
  Business Consultancy (Manufacturing & Innovation) - As part of North Lanarkshire Council's grant award from the Scottish Government's Advancing Manufacturing Challenge (AMCF) Fund, the Council has to meet targets to ensure that small to medium-sized manufacturing businesses receive support from our Smart Hub Lanarkshire project that benefited from the AMCF funding. Consultancy services to support delivery of the Smart Hub Lanarkshire project, which is due to complete 30 June 2023.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719917

## Provenance

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