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title: "Business Support for the Third Sector"
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# Business Support for the Third Sector

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-support-for-the-third-sector-ocds-h6vhtk-034098). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Business Support for the Third Sector". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,720,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £4,720,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business development consultancy services, Financial consultancy services, Miscellaneous business and business-related services, Personnel-training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,708,140 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034098`

## 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-support-for-the-third-sector-ocds-h6vhtk-034098#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-support-for-the-third-sector-ocds-h6vhtk-034098#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government is seeking a service provider to work with them to market and deliver start-up, business support, and leadership development services to the enterprising third sector in Scotland.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000, 79632000, 79900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £4,720,000
- **Description:** The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of tailored Business Support to the Third Sector. The Scottish Government is seeking a supplier to work with them to market and deliver ...
- **Contract Period:** 24/02/2023 to 31/03/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 005992-2023-Case 582940-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CEIS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76512`
  - Value: £4,708,140 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 005992-2023-Case 582940-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,708,140
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005992-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-01T12:27:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:24:17.406Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034098