Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
Contact
Jennifer Thomson
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Development Support for the Social Enterprise Sector 2023 - 2025
Reference number
NLC-CPT-22-164
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) intend to establish a contract for Professional Services for the Development Support for the Social Enterprise Sector.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £210,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is to support North Lanarkshire Council’s ambition within the Plan for North Lanarkshire to ‘improve economic opportunities and outcomes. The invest here vision includes:
-‘Businesses have the support to grow and succeed, to develop new products and market and to create and secure new jobs.’
-‘our economy will continue to grow in a way that benefits all local people’
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Services required include business support and expert help to social enterprises in North Lanarkshire. The key deliverables will be:
1)Provision of support (one to one, group, programmes) to support the development and growth of 100 social enterprises across North Lanarkshire. (minimum 120 people attending sessions) Types of support in key topic areas include (but not limited to): governance, funding, trading and income generation, tendering and procurement (to complement Supplier Development Programme), marketing, recruitment of volunteers/employees and business planning. Support should complement and add value to existing support services, including but not limited to: Business Gateway, Just Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme.
2)Identify additional social enterprises in North Lanarkshire (Any organisations not captured in 2011 census – 114 social enterprises)
3)Support the creation of 30 new social enterprise in North Lanarkshire
4)Support the capacity, development and growth of the North Lanarkshire Social Enterprise Network (NLSEN). This would include a development and growth plan for the NLSEN, to increase membership, peer to peer support / mentoring programme.
5)Delivery of 4 themed sectoral events for the sector. (These themes will be chosen by the winning bidder to reflect the needs of the sector)
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two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80%
Price - Weighting: 20%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-012772
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NLC-CPT-22-164
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Inspirent Ltd
Atrium Business Centre, North Caldeen Road
Coatbridge
ML5 4EF
Telephone
+44 1236702020
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £210,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:740570)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.