---
title: "Financial Due Diligence - Inward Investment Opportunity"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000742346"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE"
published: "2023-12-07"
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# Financial Due Diligence - Inward Investment Opportunity

Buyer: SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000742346

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## Summary

The buying organisation, Scottish Enterprise, located in Glasgow, UK, conducted a procurement process for the project titled "Financial Due Diligence – Inward Investment Opportunity" in the services category. The procurement stage was an open tender, and the contract was awarded on 17th November 2023, with a contract value of £175,000. The process was completed on 7th December 2023, and the buying organisation can be contacted at gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk for any inquiries.

This procurement process by Scottish Enterprise offers opportunities for businesses specialising in financial due diligence to provide independent assessment services. Businesses interested in engaging with the public sector, particularly in the financial services and business advisory sectors, would find this tender suitable for enhancing their growth prospects. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate their capabilities in financial analysis and market assessment to support the buyer's pre-financing business case.

## Notice

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a single supplier to carry out financial due diligence and deliver suitable independent assessment which supports Scottish Enterprise's pre-financing business case and demonstrates that the deal overall is within the parameters of normal market conditions and so satisfies the Commercial Market Operator (CMO) test (formerly known as Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)), as set out below, to Scottish Enterprise (SE).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a single supplier to carry out financial due diligence and deliver suitable independent assessment which supports Scottish Enterprise's pre-financing business case and demonstrates that the deal overall is within the parameters of normal market conditions and so satisfies the Commercial Market Operator (CMO) test (formerly known as Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)), as set out below, to Scottish Enterprise (SE).

Options: Additional work may be required to clarify position from initial scope.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494343 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £175,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £175,000 |

## 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 | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 6HQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494343
- 15 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488384

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=13
  9th October 2023 - T&Cs as issued in ITT v amended T&Cs 9Oct23
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=12
  9th October 2023 - P24-0047 - amended terms and conditions (clean)9Oct231
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=11
  5th October 2023 - Management of General Data Protection Regulations - Updated 04.10.23
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=10
  29th September 2023 - SE Standard NDA Template Confidentiality Agreement-NDA
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=1
  25th September 2023 - P24-0047 - Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=9
  25th September 2023 - Update Page 12 - anticipated contract start date updated to 20 November 2023.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=6
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - ITT - Appendix 5 - Information and Cyber Security Control Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=7
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - ITT - Appendix 6 - Business Continuity Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=8
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - SPD - Bidder 'Relevant Contract' Climate Change Plan Template
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=2
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - ITT - Appendix 1 - Off-Payroll Working Rules
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=3
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - ITT - Appendix 2 - Tender Response Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=4
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - ITT - Appendix 3 - Monitoring Information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP488384&idx=5
  15th September 2023 - P24-0047 - ITT - Appendix 4 - Information Security Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488384
  Financial Due Diligence - Inward Investment Opportunity - The purpose of this commission is to appoint a single supplier to carry out financial due diligence and deliver suitable independent assessment which supports Scottish Enterprise's pre-financing business case and demonstrates that the deal overall is within the parameters of normal market conditions and so satisfies the Commercial Market Operator (CMO) test (formerly known as Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)), as set out below, to Scottish Enterprise (SE).
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494343
  Financial Due Diligence - Inward Investment Opportunity - The purpose of this commission is to appoint a single supplier to carry out financial due diligence and deliver suitable independent assessment which supports Scottish Enterprise's pre-financing business case and demonstrates that the deal overall is within the parameters of normal market conditions and so satisfies the Commercial Market Operator (CMO) test (formerly known as Market Economy Operator Principle (MEOP)), as set out below, to Scottish Enterprise (SE).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000742346
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us

## Provenance

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