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title: "Business Gateway Services in Inverclyde"
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# Business Gateway Services in Inverclyde

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-services-in-inverclyde-ocds-h6vhtk-051203). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Inverclyde Council: "Business Gateway Services in Inverclyde". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Inverclyde Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/inverclyde-council-ons-s12000018)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM83
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £199,312 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051203`

## 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-services-in-inverclyde-ocds-h6vhtk-051203#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-services-in-inverclyde-ocds-h6vhtk-051203#participate

## Description
Inverclyde Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Business Gateway services in the Inverclyde Council area.
The successful contractor must undertake the following three Business Gateway core service areas:
a. Start-up Advisory Service;
b. Growth Advisory Service; and
c. Business Gateway Local Services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79400000, 79410000, 79411100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The successful delivery of Business Gateway requires a range of general and specialist business support services, so it is expected that the contractor will lead a team that will provide a range of expert services.
The detailed requirements of each o...
- **Contract Period:** 15/09/2025 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 051165-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Business Development Advisers Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90591`
  - Value: £199,312 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 060764-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Business Development Advisers Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90591`
  - Value: £199,312 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 051165-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £199,312
  - Signed Date: 10/08/2025

- **Contract:** 060764-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £199,312
  - Signed Date: 10/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060764-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-30T09:27:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:58:23.481Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051203