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title: "Award of Interim Staff Services Framework (Professional Staff Services)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000720911"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2023-02-03"
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# Award of Interim Staff Services Framework (Professional Staff Services)

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000720911

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded the contract for the "Interim Staff Services Framework (Professional Staff Services)" to ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes). The procurement process falls under the main procurement category of services. The tender period ran from December 14, 2022, to December 8, 2023. The contract, with an active status, was signed on December 13, 2022. The aim of this tender is to provide expert advice on the Scottish economy, focusing on the development of Entrepreneurial Campuses to boost start-up creation and employment in Scotland.

This tender presents a growth opportunity for businesses in the consultancy and related services sector. Companies specialising in business management consultancy can compete for contracts like these where they can provide strategic advice to government entities like the Scottish Government. The successful bidder, ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes), was awarded the contract worth £48,175 to contribute expertise to the development and implementation of Entrepreneurial Campuses, aiming to foster entrepreneurship and innovation within educational institutions and the wider business community in Scotland.

## Notice

The post holder will provide expert advice to Scottish Ministers and Scottish Government leaders including the Chief Entrepreneur on the Scottish economy, in particular on the development and implementation of Entrepreneurial Campuses. A key deliverable from the National Strategy for Economic Transformation, Entrepreneurial Campuses will deliver a new innovative way to embed entrepreneurship in colleges, and universities, and establish hotbeds of start-up creation. The post-holder will develop the strategy and blueprint for Entrepreneurial Campuses with a focus on how to inspire and engage students and academic staff with entrepreneurship and innovation learning. The target end result would be an increase of the rate of start-up creation from tertiary education sector and increased employment within a scaling business, which would help to grow and retain entrepreneurial talent in Scotland.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470318 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,175 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; CONSUMER SCOTLAND; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EDUCATION SCOTLAND; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; INVERCLYDE COUNCIL; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SOCIAL SECURITY DIRECTORATE; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; TRANSPORT PLANNING & ENGINEERING LTD; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML11 7AX |
| 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 | Craigentinny/Duddingston |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 46 |
| Supplier names | 55 NORTH NETWORK; ACORN PRINCIPLE PLUS; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; AVISON YOUNG (UK; BLAKE STEVENSON; BOXXE; BRAMBLE HUB; BSL INTERIORS; BURNFIELD DEMOLITION; CARDIFF UNIVERSITY; CETERIS (SCOTLAND; CHEMCEM SCOTLAND; CLAREMONT OFFICE FURNITURE; COLIN WARNOCK ASSOCIATES; CRAIGFORTH CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH; DELL; DFFC; DUNCAN WEMYSS; EKOSGEN; FORMATANK; GEORGE BEATTIE & SONS; GVAV; HARVEY NASH; HENDERSON LOGGIE; LOCKIT SAFE; LORIEN RESOURCING; MAM CONTRACTING; MATTER OF FOCUS; MITCHELL DIESEL LIMITED, TRADING AS MITCHELL POWERSYSTEMS; MPMH CONSTRUCTION; NITH VALLEY CONSTRUCTION; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; REGEN WASTE; RESOURCE FUTURES; RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS; RSK ADAS; SANGSTER ELECTRICAL; T & N GILMARTIN (CONTRACTORS; THE CREATIVE CORE GROUP; TILHILL FORESTRY; UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VERMICON; WYRE MARINE SERVICES; YOUGOV |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2023 at 11:01 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470318

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.hutton.ac.uk
- http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nls.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- http://www.tpande.org
- http://www.uws.ac.uk

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