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# Provision Of Business Gateway Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-business-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Falkirk Council: "Provision Of Business Gateway Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £950,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Falkirk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014)
- **Published Value:** £950,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business development consultancy services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Miscellaneous business-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72, UKM76
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £749,156 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-business-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1`

## 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/provision-of-business-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-business-gateway-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1#participate

## Description
Falkirk Council invites tenders to quote for the provision of business gateway services in Clackmannanshire in accordance with this and associated documentation.   Falkirk Council is the contracting authority on behalf of Clackmannanshire Council.
The service is expected to provide high quality advice and support to new start and existing businesses; support the creation of new and sustainable businesses & improve productivity and support the survival and growth of existing businesses.
There are two key service areas which together form Business Gateway. The three areas are:
> Start-Up Advisory Service
> Existing and Growing Businesses Service
Business Gateway will also work in partnership with other public and private sector providers to ensure that:
> Business Gateway services are firmly embedded as the local point of contact for accessing public sector business support where possible; and
> referral arrangements are put in place with those private and public sector deliverers of support involved with pre-enterprise, start–up and business development.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79400000, 79990000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £950,000
- **Description:** See available tender documentation. Additional information: See available tender documentation.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021430-2023-PS/180/23-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ceteris (scotland) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-88192`
  - Value: £749,156 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021430-2023-PS/180/23-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £749,156
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021430-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-25T10:27:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T15:52:21.606Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b0c1