Contract award · 18 Apr 2023

Provision of Business Gateway Services in Orkney

Orkney Islands Council awarded “Provision of Business Gateway Services in Orkney” to CRC Advisory Ltd for £395k on 18 Apr 2023.

Business servicesScotland

Value £395k
WinnerCRC Advisory Ltd SME

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Orkney Islands Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
CRC Advisory Ltd SME
Value
£395,250
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Apr 2023
  2. Published2 May 2023Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

In liaison with the local Business Gateway Manager, delivery of the Business Gateway and additional BIG Service funded support will largely be through: -one-to-one consultancy, principally undertaken at the Business Gateway office in Kirkwall, but occasionally at a client’s premises; and -workshops and specialist events – at suitable venues arranged by the contractor, run in Kirkwall, Stromness and in remoter areas around the islands (subject to local demand). Additional information on the service requirement is contained within the attached documentation. At the time of tender issue, it is anticipated that the maximum overall contract value which includes the potential periods of extension to 31 May 2028 is GBP405,500 although no guarantee is given as to actual expenditure. The budget across each service is as follows: Programme 1 Core Service – up to GBP277,500 exclusive of VAT over the initial term of the contract (36 months) and including the potential contract extensions (two per…

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