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title: "Business World Consultancy and Testing"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-10"
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# Business World Consultancy and Testing

Buyer: RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000804076

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## Summary

Renfrewshire Council has completed the awarding of a contract for the "Business World Consultancy and Testing" project, involving the provision of specialised consultancy services for Unit 4 Business World development and the implementation of new system functionalities. The contract, valued at £150,000, was signed on 27 May 2025. The process adopted a limited procurement method, specifically an award without a prior call for competition due to the technical and incumbent knowledge requirements associated with the council's longstanding partnership with the awarded supplier, Hennessy IT Consulting Limited. This contract was finalised under the guidelines of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and primarily falls under the services category within industry classification 72000000. The procurement activities took place in Paisley, UKM83, and were finalised in July 2025.

This contract creates significant opportunities for IT consultancy firms, especially those specialising in ERP systems and the specific technologies used in similar council projects. Business entities with a strong background in technical consultancy, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) familiar with ERP solutions like Unit 4 Business World, could find similar future opportunities within Renfrewshire Council and other local government structures. Companies that demonstrate effective collaboration on such technically intricate projects and can integrate seamlessly with existing council processes will be well-suited for similar engagements, promoting business growth through specialised, high-value consultancy contracts.

## Notice

The Council required a consultant that specialises in Unit 4 Business World development and the implementation of new functionality within the system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A negotiated procedure was conducted in accordance with Regulation 6 (1)(b)(ii) The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 which states "Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition 6.(1)A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract-- (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons-- (i) competition is absent for technical reasons; but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

### Procurement Information

As the Council have been working with Hennessy IT Consulting Limited since 2018 to implement the ERP system and to get ad hoc technical advice over the years, no other supplier will have the internal knowledge of the Council's processes and the work it has done to date to implement the system, as well as the technical expertise of the Unit 4 Business World system to give adequate advice within the tight timescales for delivery of the new module.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534435 |
| 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 | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## 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 1JB |
| 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 | HENNESSY IT CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534435

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534435
  Business World Consultancy and Testing - The Council required a consultant that specialises in Unit 4 Business World development and the implementation of new functionality within the system.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000804076

## Provenance

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