International Pitching Support Framework

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Pitching Support Services to Scottish Enterprise, as described within the Invitation to Tender Documents.

The Framework Agreement is anticipated to commence in November 2026 and will operate for an initial period of 12 months. Scottish Enterprise reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further period of 12 months.

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Pitching Support Services to Scottish Enterprise, as described within the Invitation to Tender Documents.

The Framework Agreement is anticipated to commence in November 2026 and will operate for an initial period of 12 months. Scottish Enterprise reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further period of 12 months.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This is a relevant climate change contract, bidders are required to complete and return the attached Climate Change Plan template attached.

SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar).

Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation.

SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned.

SPD Statement for 2D.1 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. [This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract.

The framework agreement supports Scottish Enterprise’s purpose which is ‘To focus Scottish Enterprise and public services on creating more, better jobs that nurture shared wealth and collective well-being, through increasing sustainable economic growth’.