Support for Communities Framework 2022-26

Concepts

• inverness
• management consultancy
• hie’s specialist advice framework
• community organisations
• hie frameworks e.g. board healthcheck
• social enterprise support ecosystem
• value support
• main types of support
• communities framework
• just enterprise

Location

Inverness

Description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. The Framework is an alternative means of providing a range of practical hands-on support (not advice, which is available through HIE’s Specialist Advice Framework) to community organisations and social enterprises that lack the capacity or a particular skill-set to timeously progress an opportunity. This is added value support and must complement the existing social enterprise support ecosystem and, therefore, must not duplicate services already available via other HIE Frameworks e.g. Board Healthcheck and Skills Training or other public sector/public sector supported organisations, e.g. Business Gateway, Just Enterprise, etc. It is expected that these services will be required from April 2022 for an initial period of 3 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term. The 3 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between 400 000 GBP and 450 000 GBP (excluding VAT).

Total Quantity or Scope

The main Types of support,across a range of sectors, are as below: - Project Management/Delivery - Project Development - Performance Management - Financial and Procurement Cutting across all of these activities will are the themes of Fair Work, Net Zero and Sustainability. It should be noted that there may be specific project commissions with a clear focus on Net Zero, Fair Work and Sustainability activity. See Scope of Requirements for full details.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services to be supplied under the Framework (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. In accordance with Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, HIE reserves the right to make changes to the volume, scope or location of the Services to be supplied under the Framework following a review of the Services by HIE, particularly with regard to demand and budgetary availability or where HIE’s strategic focus changes as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government. This may result in amendments to existing requirements under the Framework, or the sourcing of new types of support services under the Framework.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
• 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
• 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 79411000 - General management consultancy services
• 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
• 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
• 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
• 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy 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. This Framework is being procured for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, or funded by HIE, at any point during the term of this Framework (subject to case-by-case approval by HIE). The estimated total value of the services over the 4 years is 600000 GBP (excluding VAT). This is the figure that has been used in II.1.7 & V.2.4. The Framework will be non-exclusive i.e. HIE reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Framework as and when required. (SC Ref:685329)