Expert Help Management Consultancy
A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE AGENCY
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £708K
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 13 Aug 2021
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
1 buyer
- South of Scotland Enterprise Agency Dumfries
10 suppliers
- Become Interactive Glasgow
- Business & Tourism Solutions Edinburgh
- Arena HR Kilmarnock
- Connect Three Solutions Glasgow
- Leadership Factory Stirling
- Quarter Past Five Glasgow
- Targeting Innovation Aberdeen
- Zoe Stirton Haddington
- Mabbett & Associates Glasgow
- Strategem Glasgow
Description
The South of Scotland Enterprise Agency (SOSE) are undertaking a tender process to identify and appoint a ranked framework contract of Service Provider(s) covering all aspects of Operations-specific consultancy requirements for SME’s within the South of Scotland (Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway) area. This contract will be divided into Lots as follows: Lot 1 - Strategy/Marketing & Communications Lot 2 - HR & Workforce Development Lot 3 - Innovation & Business Improvement Lot 4 - ICT/Digital Lot 5 - Low Carbon/Net Zero Lot 6 - International Trade Suppliers can bid for one, all or a mixture of the Lots.
Lot Division
| 1 | Strategy/Marketing & Communications 1-2-1 Engagement: - Strategic Review: Includes high level business planning, strategic reviews, 1-2-1 engagement with leadership teams, post covid recovery planning - Financial review: 1-2-1 engagement, Includes models, systems and reporting, strategic reviews of complex opportunities and taxation - Access to finance: 1-2-1 Includes shaping prospectus for approach to funders. Complementing investor readiness and the SIB resource as appropriate - Sales and marketing: Includes market assessment, domestic and international marketing Expert Help Surgeries: - Surgeries offering business 1.5 hour of expert help on strategy/Communications and Marketing |
| 2 | HR & Workforce Development 1-2-1 Engagement: -Human Resources: Includes employment and employee development - HR policy, planning and practice: Review employee engagement, wellbeing, Skills analysis and succession planning - Workplace culture Review: Help leadership teams to develop longer term workforce plans. Guidance on developing company structure Expert Help Surgeries: - Surgeries offering business 1.5 hour of expert help on strategy/Communications and Marketing |
| 3 | Innovation & Business Improvement 1-2-1 Engagement: - New product development: Intensive sessions with business owners and leaderships team - Process review: Includes areas of business improvement, operational, health & safety - Research & Development: Includes helping prepare for R&D - Governance: Includes board development, legal structure, new delivery/business models, collaboration - Intellectual Property: Includes Trademarks, Copyright, Registered Design and Patent advice - Change Management: Working directly with organisations to assist through a period of change, this be ownership, manufacturing methods or major staffing changes for example Expert Help Surgeries: - Surgeries offering business 1.5 hour of expert help on strategy/Communications and Marketing |
| 4 | ICT/Digital 1-2-1 Engagement: - Digital Boost Delivery: Digital Boost will give direct assistance businesses in South of Scotland Region with up to 21 hours of 1-2-1 support and consultancy to raise their skills and knowledge levels, so they adopt and optimise the use of digital technology. - Strategic Review: To complement and add value to the Digital Boost Delivery - Includes high level business planning and 1-2-1 engagement with leadership teams Expert Help Surgeries: - Surgeries offering business 1.5 hour of expert help on strategy/Communications and Marketing |
| 5 | Low Carbon/Net Zero 1-2-1 Engagement: -Environmental Impact Reports: Includes high level environmental Impact diagnostics - Environmental Reviews: Reviewing operations, benchmarking, and action plans Expert Help Surgeries: - Surgeries offering business 1.5 hour of expert help on strategy/Communications and Marketing |
| 6 | International Trade 1-2-1 Engagement: - New Market Development: Strategic Intensive sessions with business owners and leaderships team - Strategic Review: Includes high level business planning and 1-2-1 engagement with leadership teams - Access to finance: Includes shaping prospectus for approach to funders. Complementing investor readiness and the SIB resource as appropriate - Sales and marketing: Includes market assessment, domestic and international marketing Expert Help Surgeries: - Surgeries offering business 1.5 hour of expert help on strategy/Communications and Marketing |
Award Detail
| 1 | Become Interactive (Glasgow)
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| 2 | Business & Tourism Solutions (Edinburgh)
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| 3 | Arena HR (Kilmarnock)
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| 4 | Connect Three Solutions (Glasgow)
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| 5 | Leadership Factory (Stirling)
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| 6 | Quarter Past Five (Glasgow)
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| 7 | Become Interactive (Glasgow)
|
| 8 | Targeting Innovation (Aberdeen)
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| 9 | Zoe Stirton (Haddington)
|
| 10 | Mabbett & Associates (Glasgow)
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| 11 | Strategem (Glasgow)
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| 12 | Business & Tourism Solutions (Edinburgh)
|
Award Criteria
| Conflict of Interest | Pass/Fail |
| Cyber Security | Pass/Fail |
| Technical | 70 |
| price | 30 |
CPV Codes
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
- 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Indicators
- An E-Auction may be used.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** In order to participate, bidders should register, for free, on the PCS website (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk), and record their interest in this contract and download and complete all relevant documentation. Tenders must be submitted via the PCS postbox and must be received by the published deadline. Late tenders will not be accepted. SOSE will reject any submissions received after the deadline. Email or hard copy responses will not be accepted. PCS also gives bidders access to a Question & Answer facility which allows queries to be submitted (anonymously), and answers published and shared with all potential bidders. This Framework will be non-exclusive i.e. SOSE reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Framework as and when required. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. A summary of the expected community benefits is included in the Invitation to Tender. Fair Work and Sustainability practices will be reviewed as part of this tender process. (SC Ref:663270)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-02afa1
- FTS 019686-2021