Business and management consultancy and related services

Tender description

Scottish Enterprise (SE) has awarded a framework agreement consisting of 5 individual lots, to deliver “Organisational and Workplace Innovation Reviews” to client companies. This was conducted under an Open tender process. The framework commenced on 1.4.2018 for a three year period with SE having the option to extend the contract for a further 1 year period. Suppliers will offer a broad a range of experiences and methodologies to maintain flexibility of delivery to clients and, at the same time, offer value for money for SE and companies alike. Within this lot the focus will be around the extent to which the organisation’s HR strategy, processes, systems and procedures are aligned to deliver business growth objectives and create fair and productive workplaces. These processes should support and enable a positive organisational culture, contribute to high levels of employee involvement and engagement, support high performing individuals and teams and the attraction and development of talent within the business. The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process. Reviews within this lot will be commissioned to consider the extent to which organisations have the right skills, operating model and organisational design to deliver current and future business demands. Activity within this lot may explore; — talent management – people development strategy and processes, — resource planning – utilisation of skills, current and future skills gap analysis, diversity of the workforce, — recruitment strategies and processes – capability to scale for growth, attracting and retaining a diverse workforce, — succession planning – positioning the organisation for growth, reducing risk, business continuity, family business or employee ownership considerations. The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process. Reviews within this lot will focus on leadership and management capability — assessing individual and team strengths/development areas, strategic focus and alignment, team cohesion and decision making. Suppliers may work with organisations to review the extent to which managers understand their role, have the appropriate skills and competence to support team performance and drive organisational change and where development could be focussed to support productivity and cultural improvements. The process will involve any/all of the following: — Structured 1-2-1 interviews, — psychometric and personality tools, — team profiling tools, — facilitated workshops. The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process. Reviews within this lot will examine the current organisational culture and/or levels of employee engagement and/or readiness for change. Utilising appropriate methodologies to gather insights from across the organisation; — evaluate current values/beliefs/behaviours – consider how these may need to change as the organisation grows to attract and retain a skilled and high performing workforce, — Identify key influencing factors — the impacts that these have on culture/engagement/involvement, — approach to fair work – effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment, respect, — readiness and resilience of the organisation to change, — opportunities for collaborative working, reducing silos, boundary spanning. The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process. Reviews will focus on how better use of workspace and technology can develop a culture of fresh thinking, creativity, involvement and engagement to drive increased productivity and efficiency. Consideration should be given to how working environments can be designed and adapted to enhance team collaboration and cross-functional working; support employee well-being and are flexible to meet the changing needs of the business, workforce and world of work. The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process.