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Business Development Services Framework Agreement - Highland and Moray

The Council proposes to create a framework for the delivery of its business development services, and specifically those that are additional to the services currently delivered through the Business Gateway core contract for start-up workshops. The Framework will be commissioned by open procedure through Public Contracts Scotland. It will consist of organisations and businesses who can demonstrate their ability to provide business development services to individual and/or groups of businesses. Services will be commi...

Buyer

The Highland Council

Value

£1,500,000

Published

22 Jul 2016

Closes

26 Aug 2016

Procurement details

Source

Pcs

Region

United Kingdom

Procurement method

Open

Category

Services

Contract starts

Not provided

Contract ends

Not provided

CPV classifications

79411100

Business development consultancy services

Lots

Lot 2 Recruitment Advisory Service

£375,000

Lot 2 - Providing 1 to 3 days of direct one to one support assisting SMEs who wish to consider recruitment as part of their Growth plan.. For the purpose of delivery, Lot 2 will be split into two strands, one for Highland based delivery and one for Moray based delivery.

Delivery: Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey, Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty, Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute

Lot 3 Growth Workshops

£375,000

Lot 3 – Growth Workshops. The provision of a range of 0.5 to 1 day workshops on topics supporting growth across the Highlands and Moray, For the purpose of delivery, Lot 3 will be split into two strands, one for Highland based delivery and one for Moray based delivery.

Delivery: Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey, Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty, Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute

Lot 4 Key Sector Entrepreneurial Support

£375,000

This activity is designed to build on the capabilities of SMEs to secure higher value contracts, both public and private. It takes a sectoral approach to encouraging supply chain development, collaboration and the potential for moving into new markets out with the Highlands and Moray.. A key element of this programme will be to coach businesses on how to bec...

Delivery: Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey, Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty, Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute

Lot 1 Additional Specialist Advice

£375,000

Lot 1 - Additional Specialist Advice, 1 to 3 days advice to help with specific issues relating to growth plans, particularly, but not exclusively - Winning public contracts - Supply chain logistics - Access to finance - Efficiency & Quality Management Systems Marketing - Protecting Intellectual Property - Sector specific specialist advice.. For the purpose o...

Delivery: Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey, Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty, Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute

Business Development Services Framework Agreement - Highland and Moray

Not provided

The Council proposes to create a framework for the delivery of its business development services, and specifically those that are additional to the services currently delivered through the Business Gateway core contract for start-up worksho...

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