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# Business Gateway Specialist Support Training Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-specialist-support-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-034c5b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "Business Gateway Specialist Support Training Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,085,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Published Value:** £1,085,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 August 2022 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Specialist training services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM73, UKM75, UKM78
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-specialist-support-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-034c5b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034c5b`

## 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-specialist-support-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-034c5b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-gateway-specialist-support-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-034c5b#participate

## Description
The City of Edinburgh Council intends to establish a series of 3 contracts for the delivery of specialist support workshops / training in respect of various Business Gateway services.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: One to Many Workshops, One to One Surgeries and One to Few Coaching Sessions
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000, 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Providers will be expected to develop and deliver a range of workshops, coaching sessions and surgeries targeted at pre-start, start-up and existing businesses.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: DigitalBoost
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000, 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The key purpose of the DigitalBoost Programme is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of SMEs in Scotland about digital technology, thus enabling them to enter new markets, trade internationally, increase business efficiency and (potentially) incre...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Specialist Business Support
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000, 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The programme will offer expert help and business workshop services.  These services will complement the core business growth support provided by the delivery team of Business Advisers employed by the City of Edinburgh Council.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017845-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-30T08:41:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:32:59.959Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034c5b