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# Business Gateway Argyll and Bute - One to Many and One to One Specialist Support Framework Agreement – 2023 – 2025-7

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-argyll-and-bute-one-to-many-and-one-to-one-specialist-support-framework-a-ocds-h6vhtk-03865a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council: "Business Gateway Argyll and Bute - One to Many and One to One Specialist Support Framework Agreement – 2023 – 2025-7". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 March 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Business analysis consultancy services, Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services (+18 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-argyll-and-bute-one-to-many-and-one-to-one-specialist-support-framework-a-ocds-h6vhtk-03865a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03865a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-argyll-and-bute-one-to-many-and-one-to-one-specialist-support-framework-a-ocds-h6vhtk-03865a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-argyll-and-bute-one-to-many-and-one-to-one-specialist-support-framework-a-ocds-h6vhtk-03865a#participate

## Description
The Council requires to establish a framework contract for the provision of specialist support to SMEs, across a variety of subjects and in a variety of ways.
Subject areas include: Marketing, PR, Digital (including DigitalBoost), Finance and Funding, Business Strategy - Growth & Resilience, HR, Internationalisation, Procurement & Supplier Management and an Intensive Growth Programme.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Marketing
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79340000, 79342000, 79400000, 79411100, 79413000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 1 - Marketing – developing a marketing plan, competitor and market analysis, customer profiling and segmentation, develeoping the marketing mix,  reviewing and improving current marketing activity, branding and brand development, implementing off...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: PR
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000, 79416100, 79416200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 2 - PR – planning and delivering PR, storytelling and practical techniques for writing content (marketing literature, press releases, blogging), managing negative PR, reviewing and improving current PR activity choosing and briefing PR contractor...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Digital (including DigitalBoost)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72222300, 72223000, 79900000, 79996000, 80510000, 80522000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 3 - Digital (including DigitalBoost) – content management tools, website building, development and review, using social media for business, online trading.  Planning digital marketing, social media platforms, improving website performance, SEO, d...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Finance and Funding
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79400000, 79411100, 79900000, 79996000, 80510000, 80522000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 4 - Finance and Funding – understanding book-keeping requirements and management accounts, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, financial business planning.  Funding support - identifying the funding needed, different types of funding (t...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: HR
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79414000, 80000000, 80500000, 80510000, 80532000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 5 - HR – becoming an employer, managing staff, legislation, leadership, managing change, performance management, redundancy.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Business Strategy - Growth & Resilience
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 79000000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411100, 79900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 6 - Business Strategy – Growth & Resilience – setting objectives and organisational goals, evaluating current performance, identifying and assessing opportunities, defining priorities, creating action plans to achieve growth and resiience and ide...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Internationalisation
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 79000000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411100, 79900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 7 - Internationalisation – preparing for export, choosing markets, identifying opportunities, international sales online, finding agents, distributors and suppliers, legislative requirements, importing.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Tendering and Supply Chain
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411100, 79900000, 79990000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 8 - Tendering and Supply Chain – understanding and preparing for the tender process (private & public sector), creating tender documents, analysis of tender feedback and improving bids, managing supply chains, expenditure analysis, sourcing suppl...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Intensive Growth Programme
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 79000000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411100, 79900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 9 - Intensive Growth and Resilience Programme – to help business owners achieve a step change in their approach through a short, structured, intensive programme of support.  It should be aimed at businesses looking to increase their ability to co...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (9)
- **Award:** PR (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Comsteria Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83117`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital (including DigitalBoost) (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **NSDesign Ltd, Tuminds Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12994`, `GB-FTS-83119`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Finance and Funding (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Delfinity Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53260`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** HR (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Delfinity Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53260`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Business Strategy - Growth & Resilience (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Uxl ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-75707`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Internationalisation (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Lornal Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83118`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Tendering and Supply Chain (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Tinto Procurement**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20189`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Intensive Growth Programme (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Uxl ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-75707`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Marketing (active)
  - Award id: `014181-2023-9`
  - Supplier(s): **Lornal Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83118`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (9)
- **Contract:** PR (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Digital (including DigitalBoost) (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Finance and Funding (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** HR (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Business Strategy - Growth & Resilience (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Internationalisation (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Tendering and Supply Chain (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Intensive Growth Programme (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

- **Contract:** Marketing (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 08/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014181-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-18T11:45:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:03:22.796Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03865a