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title: "Small Producer Fund Coaching Support Services Framework"
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# Small Producer Fund Coaching Support Services Framework

Buyer: South of Scotland Enterprise Agency  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000845721

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## Summary

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) is procuring coaching and business support services for businesses, producers and collaborative groups participating in, or seeking to join, its Small Producer Fund programme. The work includes one-to-one coaching, collaborative project development, application-readiness support, stakeholder engagement, workshops and post-award support. The supplier will provide and manage an integrated coaching team, coordinate service quality and approach, and report on performance and participant experience. Services will be delivered across Scotland. This is a professional business-advisory service (CPV 79410000), arranged as a single-supplier framework. SOSE will commission services as needed; appointment does not guarantee any minimum amount of work, referrals or income.

SOSE invited offers through an open procedure for a single-supplier framework. The tender deadline was 16 November 2026 at 12:00, with electronic submission. The framework period is 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027. The estimated value is £125,000; this is for information and does not guarantee expenditure, activity or income. There is one lot, covering the coaching support requirement across Scotland. Evaluation requires suppliers to meet the mandatory tender requirements and demonstrate legal and professional capacity, economic and financial standing, relevant experience, technical capability, competence, resources and resilience. Assessment is based on the Single Procurement Document and tender submission. Bids must be in English; variants are not allowed.

This opportunity is suited to a business-support, coaching or advisory provider able to assemble and manage a multidisciplinary team for small businesses, producers and collaborative groups. Suppliers need comparable experience in coaching, business advice, programme delivery or related support, alongside evidence of professional competence, adequate capacity and resilience to deliver the full requirement throughout the framework period. The expected team comprises one Collaborative Coach and up to four Small Business Coaches, although an alternative resourcing model may be proposed if it can meet the full service requirement. Delivery also calls for consistent quality assurance, management information and performance reporting, and the ability to support collaborative projects, application preparation, stakeholder engagement, workshops and post-award activity. The contractor must maintain specified insurance and comply with Fair Work First principles.

## Notice

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) seeks to appoint a single supplier to a framework agreement for the provision of coaching support services to businesses, producers and collaborative groups participating in, or intending to participate in, the Small Producer Fund programme. The successful Contractor will provide an integrated coaching team delivering business support, collaborative project development, application readiness support and related coaching services across Scotland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) seeks to appoint a single supplier to a framework agreement for the provision of Small Producer Fund (SPF) Coaching Support Services. The successful Contractor will provide an integrated coaching team to deliver coordinated support to businesses, producers and collaborative groups participating in, or intending to participate in, the Small Producer Fund programme. Services may include one-to-one coaching, collaborative project support, application readiness support, project development, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and post-award support activities. The Contractor will be responsible for providing and managing a team comprising one Collaborative Coach and up to four Small Business Coaches, ensuring consistency of approach, quality assurance, reporting and participant experience across Scotland. The framework will be established with a single supplier. Appointment to the framework will not guarantee any minimum level of expenditure, activity or income.. The framework will be awarded to a single supplier. The estimated value is provided for information only and does not constitute any guarantee of expenditure, activity, referrals or income. Services will be commissioned by SOSE as required during the framework period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566722 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | £125,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | South of Scotland Enterprise Agency |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Postcode area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 4TA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566722

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566722
  Small Producer Fund Coaching Support Services Framework - South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) seeks to appoint a single supplier to a framework agreement for the provision of coaching support services to businesses, producers and collaborative groups participating in, or intending to participate in, the Small Producer Fund programme. The successful Contractor will provide an integrated coaching team delivering business support, collaborative project development, application readiness support and related coaching services across Scotland.

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