Business development consultancy services

Tender description

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 commissioned in four lots representing all the differing services that the Council would wish to utilise. Call off from the framework will be on an as and when required basis, with no guarantee of any particular volumes of clients. The framework will be lotted by both service/advice type and geographically to cover both Highland and Moray Council areas. Service providers may select any or all Lot combinations. 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. 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. Lot 3 — Growth Workshops. 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.