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title: "Life Sciences and Technology Pathfinder Accelerator 2021-2024"
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# Life Sciences and Technology Pathfinder Accelerator 2021-2024

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/life-sciences-and-technology-pathfinder-accelerator-2021-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-028980). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Highlands and Islands Enterprise: "Life Sciences and Technology Pathfinder Accelerator 2021-2024". Published status: complete. Published Value: £550,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Highlands and Islands Enterprise](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479)
- **Published Value:** £550,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business development consultancy services, Project management consultancy services, Training programme services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £507,965 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028980`

## 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/life-sciences-and-technology-pathfinder-accelerator-2021-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-028980#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/life-sciences-and-technology-pathfinder-accelerator-2021-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-028980#participate

## Description
THIS IS CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCURMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
The purpose of this tender is to identify a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to work with HIE to deliver the Pathfinder Accelerator programme over the period of 2021-2024.
It is expected that these services will be required from April 2021 for a period of 3 years , unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
The maximum 3 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 450k and GBP 555k (excluding VAT).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72224000, 79411100, 80521000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £555,000
- **Description:** The Pathfinder Accelerator is a business support programme focused on driving the growth of science, health and technology businesses. Using industry knowledge, the Pathfinder will help business teams to make the right decisions at the critical stage...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 008030-2021-FTS001-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Skillfluence Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185287`
  - Value: £507,965 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 008030-2021-FTS001-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £507,965
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008030-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-16T09:55:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:24:51.303Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028980