Small Producer Fund Coaching Support Services Framework

Tender description

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) seeks to appoint a single supplier to a framework agreement for the provision of coaching support services to businesses, producers and collaborative groups participating in, or intending to participate in, the Small Producer Fund programme. The successful Contractor will provide an integrated coaching team delivering business support, collaborative project development, application readiness support and related coaching services across Scotland. Lot 1: South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) seeks to appoint a single supplier to a framework agreement for the provision of Small Producer Fund (SPF) Coaching Support Services. The successful Contractor will provide an integrated coaching team to deliver coordinated support to businesses, producers and collaborative groups participating in, or intending to participate in, the Small Producer Fund programme. Services may include one-to-one coaching, collaborative project support, application readiness support, project development, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and post-award support activities. The Contractor will be responsible for providing and managing a team comprising one Collaborative Coach and up to four Small Business Coaches, ensuring consistency of approach, quality assurance, reporting and participant experience across Scotland. The framework will be established with a single supplier. Appointment to the framework will not guarantee any minimum level of expenditure, activity or income.. The framework will be awarded to a single supplier. The estimated value is provided for information only and does not constitute any guarantee of expenditure, activity, referrals or income. Services will be commissioned by SOSE as required during the framework period.