Provision of Business Gateway Services

Concepts

• specialist training
• giffnock
• part of any bid
• east renfrewshire council
• appointed lead contractor
• part-time business information officer
• provision of business gateway services
• training services
• business gateway core service areas
• start-up advisory service

Location

East Renfrewshire

Description

East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the provision of Business Gateway services for East Renfrewshire Council as detailed in the specification. The appointed lead contractor will undertake the preparation and delivery of three Business Gateway core service areas: Start-up Advisory Service; Growth Advisory Service; and Business Gateway Local Services. As part of any bid, the appointed lead contractor will also be required to provide a part-time Business Information Officer (BIO).

Total Quantity or Scope

As part of any bid, the appointed lead contractor will also be required to provide a part-time Business Information Officer (BIO This service will be offered to a sole supplier ranked no 1 after evaluation. Additional information: Quality weighting above are sub weighting and the overall weighting for quality is 60. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Renewal Options

1 x 12 month extension

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80510000 - Specialist training services
• 80500000 - Training services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure. Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22797. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: East Renfrewshire Council is committed to maximising community benefits from contracts for works, goods and services in which the Council has an interest. Community benefits should improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area. Under this contract the successful Contractor will be requested to support East Renfrewshire Council’s economic, environmental and social regeneration objectives to achieve benefits for our identified beneficiary hierarchy. Tier 1. Targeted recruitment and training for priority employability groups. Tier 2. Work experience placements for the same target groups. Tier 3. Curriculum support for schools and those on employability pathways. Tier 4. Community Enhancement for community groups and projects. Tier 5. Small and Medium Enterprises and Social Enterprise Organisations supply chain support. Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required - 10. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... (SC Ref:720025)