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title: "Business Gateway Fife Contracted Business Advisers Framework"
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# Business Gateway Fife Contracted Business Advisers Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-fife-contracted-business-advisers-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03806e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Business Gateway Fife: "Business Gateway Fife Contracted Business Advisers Framework". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Business Gateway Fife](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/business-gateway-fife-coh-sc217093)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 December 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-fife-contracted-business-advisers-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03806e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03806e`

## 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-fife-contracted-business-advisers-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03806e#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-fife-contracted-business-advisers-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03806e#participate

## Description
This prior information notice is to inform the market that Business Gateway Fife intends to procure a framework of contracted Business Advisers to provide business support and advice to businesses in Fife.
As part of the pre-procurement process, Business Gateway Fife is looking to gauge the level of interest in the contract to help inform the procurement strategy and feedback on the specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79410000, 79900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Business Gateway Fife, a company limited by guarantee and wholly owned by Fife Council, is the delivery agent for Business Gateway services in Fife.
Business Gateway is a publicly funded service contributing to the economic wellbeing of Scotland by p...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003863-2023-NOV464706-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Business & Tourism Solutions Ltd trading as BTS, CJM Project Financial Management Ltd, K A & C Ltd (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25497`, `GB-FTS-74800`, `GB-FTS-74799`, `GB-FTS-74804`, `GB-FTS-74803`, `GB-FTS-74802`
  - Value: £500,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003863-2023-NOV464706-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 08/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003863-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-08T13:11:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:10:12.558Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03806e