--- title: "Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2024-01-18" --- # Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services Buyer: RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420.json) ## Summary The Renfrewshire Council is seeking a single provider for the "Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services" procurement in Paisley, UK. The services aim to support start-up and growth businesses with various workshops and advisory consultations. The procurement is at the tender stage, initiated on January 18, 2024. Deadline information for this procurement is available in the ITT document. This tender for "Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services" by Renfrewshire Council offers opportunities for service providers to deliver support services to businesses in areas like Marketing, Finance, Innovation, and more. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and companies with expertise in business consultancy would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process is open, and interested parties can find detailed specifications within the PCS Tender portal. ## Notice Renfrewshire Council seek to engage a single provider, with the competence and capability to deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management. The specification is detailed in Section 4 of the ITT document located in PCS Tender portal. ### Lot Information Lot 1 4.1 The Council is seeking to contract with a single, suitably qualified and experienced service provider, who will organise and deliver, through core or subcontracted staff, the following range of services which are client demand led: Business Gateway Start Up Workshops Business Gateway Business Base Workshops Business Gateway Local Specialist Workshops Specialist Expert Help Advisory Consultations Specialist Expert Help Surgeries Full specification can be found in the ITT document attached within PCS tender portal. Options: Additional workshops and expert help might be required ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496742 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 26 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Dec 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Depending on funding, this estimated timeframe for re-tender is September 2025 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £196,000 | | Lots value | £196,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £196,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | PAISLEY | | Post town | Paisley | | Postcode | PA1 1AL | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | | Local authority | Renfrewshire | | Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central | | Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | | Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | INSPIRENT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80522000 - Training seminars - 80530000 - Vocational training services ## Release History - 18 Jan 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496742 - 23 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486873 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486873 Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services - Renfrewshire Council seek to engage a single provider, with the competence and capability to deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management. The specification is detailed in Section 4 of the ITT document located in PCS Tender portal. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496742 Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services - Renfrewshire Council seek to engage a single provider, with the competence and capability to deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management. The specification is detailed in Section 4 of the ITT document located in PCS Tender portal. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.inspirent.co.uk - http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000742420 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ## 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-r6ebe6-0000742420. 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