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North Lanarkshire Council

Lanarkshire Business Gateway – Business Support and Expert Help Services

Business ServicesCPV 79120000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published22 Jun 2021
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
KL Business Consulting Limited + 2 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Euan Walker
walkereuan@northlan.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council, have secured an extension to funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the provision of business support available to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Lanarkshire.

The funding will be utilised to provide a programme of Business Support and Expert Help Services which augment services provided through the Councils core Business Gateway contract.

To enable sufficient service provision, the Councils wish to initiate a Framework Agreement consisting of 11 Lots as detailed below: -Lot 1 – Business Financial Management -Lot 2 – Business Strategy and Business Resilience -Lot 3 – Human Resources, Leadership and Skills -Lot 4 – Procurement -Lot 5 – Marketing and Digital Marketing -Lot 6 – Digital Development -Lot 7 – Internationalisation -Lot 8 – Business Innovation -Lot 9 – Legal Support -Lot 10 – Research, Development and Design -Lot 11 – Low Carbon Support The main purpose of the framework agreement is to support Lanarkshire businesses to grow; thus providing employment opportunities, growth in key sectors and inclusive growth.

This will be achieved by providing support to businesses on specific topics which will help their understanding, skills and capabilities; highlight potential areas for improvement; signposting service users to further support that helps and agree an action plan with some identified next steps to implement to help the business meet their objectives.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council, have secured an extension to funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the provision of business support available to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Lanarkshire.

02

The funding will be utilised to provide

The funding will be utilised to provide a programme of Business Support and Expert Help Services which augment services provided through the Councils core Business Gateway contract.

03

The main purpose of the framework agreement

The main purpose of the framework agreement is to support Lanarkshire businesses to grow; thus providing employment opportunities, growth in key sectors and inclusive growth.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
To enable sufficient service provision, the Councils wish to initiate a Framework Agreement consisting of 11 Lots as detailed below:

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OCID
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Stage
award · Awarded
Source
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Buyer ref
014175-2021
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