Awarded contract

Business Gateway Workshops and Expert Help Services

Details

Buyer: Renfrewshire Council
Supplier(s): Lanarkshire Enterprise Services Ltd
Value: £196,000
Topic: Training services
Published: 18 January 2024
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Renfrewshire Council seek to engage a single provider, with the competence and capability to deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management. The specification is detailed in Section 4 of the ITT document located in PCS Tender portal. 4.1 The Council is seeking to contract with a single, suitably qualified and experienced service provider, who will organise and deliver, through core or subcontracted staff, the following range of services which are client demand led: Business Gateway Start Up Workshops Business Gateway Business Base Workshops Business Gateway Local Specialist Workshops Specialist Expert Help Advisory Consultations Specialist Expert Help Surgeries Full specification can be found in the ITT document attached within PCS tender portal.

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 December 2023
Completed: Award published18 January 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

Renfrewshire Council is a Paisley-based local authority that buys goods, services and works through its own procurement team. Every current tender is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scotland's public sector. Registering there is the first step to bidding for council contracts. Suppliers can also create a supplier finder profile on the portal to promote their business to buyers looking to purchase lower-value goods and services. A live contracts register on the council's own website lists current contract notices. Tenders run as open, restricted, negotiated or competitive dialogue procedures depending on the opportunity.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Renfrewshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

80500000 · Training services
80510000 · Specialist training services
80511000 · Staff training services
80522000 · Training seminars
80530000 · Vocational training services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@renfrewshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@renfrewshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@renfrewshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@renfrewshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@renfrewshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@renfrewshire-council.gov