Business and management consultancy and related services

Tender description

Scottish Enterprise (SE) directly delivers a variety of services and programmes through a comprehensive, differentiated account management service that provides strategic engagement and access to a wide range of specialists, products and services to over 2 000 companies. The newly launched Start2Scale service is part of that account managed service providing end-to-end focussed, targeted and connected support for those companies and ambitious entrepreneurs to accelerate the journey from start up to scaling. The strategic objective of the Start2Scale service is to increase the number of companies in Scotland with a potential to scale their turnover to 50 000 000 GBP — 100 000 000 GBP. Energy High Growth Start Up Specialists will possess specific experience of working in the energy industry in areas such as: — Oil and Gas, — Renewable Energy (e.g. offshore wind power, wave power, tidal power, solar power, geo thermal power, and bio-fuels), — Smart Grids, — Fuel Cells, — Water and Heat solutions and Clean Tech (energy efficient technologies and carbon capture and storage). Technology/Digital Media/Non Technology High Growth Start Up Specialists will possess specific experience of working in technology sectors and sub-sectors such as: — High-tech manufacturing and engineering industries such as Advanced or Precision Engineering, — Electronic Devices and Systems, — Communications, — Network Hardware and Data, — Internet of Things, — Wearable Technology, — Information Technology and Digital or Creative Markets including Software, — Internet and Mobile Apps, — Music and Video Technologies, — Electronic Publishing, — Computer Games, — Fintech, Informatics, — Cyber Security and Digital Health and Wellbeing. Suppliers in this Lot will also require to demonstrate experience in non technology sectors such as Food and Drink, Tourism, Financial and Business Services and Construction. Consequently, this lot will likely require a higher number of proposed advisors than the other lots. Life Sciences High Growth Start Up Specialists will possess specific experience of working in the Life Sciences industry in areas such as: — Medical Devices, — Drug Discovery and Testing, — Stem Cells, — Diagnostics and Therapeutics, — Industrial Bio-Tech; BioTools, — Regenerative Medicine, — Connected Health, — Chemical Sciences and Animal Health.