Glasgow Business Growth Framework - Phase 4

Glasgow City Council (the Council) requires a framework of suppliers to deliver a range of business growth consultancy services to eligible organisations across the city to aide a sustainable growth agenda and improve business start-up and survival rates.

As the organisations accessing support via this Framework have different needs, the services provided must be offered flexibly. This includes, but is not limited to, face to face, digitally, by phone and one to one at suitable times and locations.

The Framework is made up of 10 Lots as detailed below and aligned to the specialist area of business support to be provided.

Please note funding is currently confirmed for the first two years of the Framework. This therefore represents the estimated minimum total Framework value.

Should funding equal to this initial value be subsequently secured this will be used to deliver years three and four respectively and aligns with the higher maximum value noted in II.1.5

Lot 1- Business Structuring, Business Governance, Legal & IP

Lot 2 - Business Growth, Sustainable Growth and Productivity

Lot 3 - Upskilling, Leadership & Resource

Lot 4 - Financial readiness & Planning

Lot 5 - Design & System Processing

Lot 6 - Sales and Digital Marketing

Lot 7 - Preparing for Global Growth

Lot 8 - Digital Transformation

Lot 9 - Sustainable & Net Zero Support

Lot 10 - Business Acceleration

The Council are seeking to appoint suitable suppliers per Lot. All Lots will be unranked.

Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts

(Scotland) Regulations 2015.Bidders must hold certificates for Quality Assurance & Environmental Management Standards or comply with all questions noted in the SPD Section 4D. Bidders are also required to provide detail of all relevant industry standards, accreditation, affiliations or memberships that they may hold.

Freedom of Information Act

Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Applicants must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI certificate (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information).

Tenderers Amendments

Bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this

offer.

Prompt Payment

The successful Suppliers shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that all funds due to the Supplier'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 Bidders shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any.

Non Collusion

Bidders will be required to complete the Non Collusion certificate.

Insurance Mandate

All successful suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate, contained in the suppliers attachments area within PCS-T

authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the supplier’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period.

Terms and Conditions are located within the attachments area within the PCS Tender portal.

Additional information pertaining to this framework is contained in the ITT Document.

Bidders must ensure they read all the attachments available in the attachment area in line with this contract notice.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 33027. For more information see https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 33027. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Delivery of community benefits is mandatory but is only subject to commencement once a supplier has reached a set threshold of awarded days. These days are cumulative and will be calculated across all Lots a supplier is appointed to.

This initial threshold is 10 days. Once this has been met – the below thresholds and community benefit delivery requirements apply;

For each day of work awarded beyond the 10-day threshold, suppliers will be required to deliver 1 hour of Business Mentoring support.

For each day of work awarded beyond 70 days, suppliers will be required to deliver 1.5 hours of Business Mentoring support

For each day of work awarded beyond 140 days, suppliers will be required to deliver 2 hours of Business Mentoring support.

Please refer to the tender documentation for further information.