Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services
A Contract Award Notice
by HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year (est.)
- Value
- £522K
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 04 May 2022
- Delivery
- To 13 Apr 2026 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Highland Council area
2 buyers
- Highlands & Islands Enterprise Inverness
1 supplier
- SAC Commercial Edinburgh
Description
A contract has been awarded to provide the following services: The Food and Drink TechHUB project (TechHUB) is to be delivered across the Highland Council area as a project under HIE’s Northern Innovation Hub (NIH) programme. The NIH TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services contract which will be required to align with, and complement, existing HIE provision and that of our partners, to provide business support, technical advice and events to develop an existing and growing network of Food and Drink producers and supply chain businesses (SMEs).
Total Quantity or Scope
The key tasks are: - bringing F&D businesses together; - supporting businesses incl. brokering specialist/technical support; - raising awareness and increase implementation of new technologies and opportunities; - developing transformational local, national and international triple-helix collaborations between public sector, businesses and academia; - engaging with partners and stakeholders; - nurturing young entrepreneurs - provide complementary support to the relevant cohort(s) of IMPACT30 participants; - reporting, monitoring and evaluation. These services will be required from 3 May 2022 for an initial period of 3 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term. The initial 3-year budget currently available to deliver this service was between GBP 325,000 and GBP 374,000 (excluding VAT).
Award Detail
| 1 | SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
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Renewal Options
HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. See the Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes document for further information.
Award Criteria
| Delivery Methodology | 30.0 |
| Management Methodology | 10.0 |
| Management & Delivery Team | 15.0 |
| Risks & Challenges | 5.0 |
| Economic Growth & Community Wealth Building Priorities | 5.0 |
| PRICE | 35.0 |
CPV Codes
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 80500000 - Training services
Indicators
- Options are available.
- Award on basis of price.
Other Information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. It is estimated that the maximum total value of the services over the maximum duration of 4 years will be GBP 521,895 (excluding VAT). This is the figure which has been used in II.1.5 & V.2.4. (SC Ref:691137)
Reference
- FTS 011492-2022