Contract

Delivery of Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help to support Business Gateway

  • Renfrewshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-058783

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058a91

Published 23 September 2025, 10:29am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1JB

Contact

Amy Crumb

Email

amy.crumb@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3003000300

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

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

Delivery of Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help to support Business Gateway

Reference number

RC-CPU-25-027

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80510000 - Specialist training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Renfrewshire Council seek to appoint Service Provider, with the competence and capability to deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management. The Procurement documents and the Specification can be found within Public Contract Scotland Tenders supplier attachment area.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80522000 - Training seminars

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Main site or place of performance

Renfrewshire area

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Renfrewshire Council seek to appoint Service Provider, with the competence and capability to deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Overall Approach / Weighting: 18

Quality criterion - Name: Innovation / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Project manager and resource / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Recruitment / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Cyber Security / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Community Benefits / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Additional workshops and expert help might be required

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-049850


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

RC-CPU-25-027

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:810913)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2105/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff

Court or Court of Session.