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Support for Communities Framework 2026-2030

services
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Business and management consultancy and related services
Business and management consultancy services
Energy-efficiency consultancy services
+6 more
Scotland (UKM6)
Open submission portal
Published value
£600,000
Submission deadline 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Highlands and Islands Enterprise: "Support for Communities Framework 2026-2030". Published status: active. Published value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.
Contracting AuthorityHighlands and Islands EnterpriseScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
3d 2h left
10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission Gateway
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Legal Basis & Regime32014L0024 · Open procedureEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£600,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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Published history for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.4Bids / Report
21.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 23 active published awards; 23 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHighlands and Islands Enterprise
Procedure methodOpen procedure
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisCELEX · 32014L0024
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesen
Published6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
Last source update6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationBusiness and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Energy-efficiency consultancy services, Environmental issues consultancy services, Financial consultancy services, Financial management consultancy services, General management consultancy services, Procurement consultancy services, Project management consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02fe39
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission method{"electronicSubmission"}
Electronic submissionNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)
Open portal
Submission instructions
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
What is being bought
The Framework is an alternative means of providing a range of practical hands-on support (not advice, which is available through HIE’s Specialist Advice Framework) to community organisations and social enterprises that lack the capacity or a particular skill-set to timeously progress an opportunity. This is added value support and must complement the existing social enterprise support ecosystem and, therefore, must not duplicate services already available via other HIE Frameworks e.g. Board Healthcheck and Skills Training or other public sector/public sector supported organisations, e.g. Business Gateway, Just Enterprise, etc. It is expected that these services will be required from November 2026 for an initial period of 3 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term. The 3 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 400,000 and GBP 450,000 (excluding VAT). The total estimated value of the framework for the full framework duration including the extension is GBP 600,000, which is the value stated in this notice.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £600,000
    6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  6. tender value changed
    19 May 2022, 16:10 BST
  7. Status changed to complete
    19 May 2022, 16:10 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    19 May 2022, 16:10 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to published date
    19 May 2022, 16:10 BST
  10. Published value updated to £600,000
    25 Jan 2022, 12:04 GMT
  11. Status changed to active
    25 Jan 2022, 12:04 GMT
  12. Official notice release published
    25 Jan 2022, 12:04 GMT
  13. Submission deadline changed to 28 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
    25 Jan 2022, 12:04 GMT
  14. Buyer information updated
    25 Jan 2022, 12:04 GMT
  15. Status changed to planned
    7 Dec 2021, 16:25 GMT
  16. Official notice release published
    7 Dec 2021, 16:25 GMT
  17. Buyer information updated
    7 Dec 2021, 16:25 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£600,000
    The main Types of support across a range of sectors are as below: - Organisation Development - Project Development - Impact Measurement - Financial and Procurement Cutting across all of these activities will are the themes of Fair Work, Net Zero and Sustainability. It should be noted that there may be specific project commissions with a clear focus on Net Zero, Fair Work and Sustainability activity. See Appendix A - Scope of Requirements for full requirement details. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalHIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services under the Framework Agreement, including the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, increases or decreases to the Services, or changes to the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided. HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. HIE may also modify its call-off contracts, where permitted by Regulation 72, and in accordance with the terms of the relevant call-off contract. Such modifications may include, but are not limited to: -Changes to budget availability. -HIE bringing the services in-house (fully or partially) such that the services are no longer required or reduced services are required. -Reduction or removal of services are required for example where services are no longer required due to changes in organisational strategy or priorities. -Cancellation or pausing of a call-off contract due to changes in the project status. -The addition of similar services, e.g. due to increased demand; where significant inconvenience and/or substantial duplication of costs to HIE can be avoided. -Increases to the volume of the services required. -Change in legislative requirements resulting in increased, reduced or amended services. · The Framework will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 9 May 2022, 00:00 BST · £600,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Aquatera Ltd, CEL Trading Ltd, CJM Project Financial Manaagement Ltd, Delfinity Ltd, Hall Aitken Associates Ltd, M2 Procurement and Commercial Services Ltd, SKS Scotland Community Interest Company, SLIKK7 Ltd
Not published · Not published · active · lots 1
Contracts
Contract
£600,000 · signed 9 May 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 11 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 11 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 10 (lot 1)
smeBids: 11 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1479
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  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
    buyer

    313
    An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM6, IV2 5NA
    hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
    +44 1463245245
    Published organisation website

  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
    buyer

    An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM6, IV2 5NA
    hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
    +44 1463245245
    Published organisation website

  • Aquatera Ltd
    supplier

    Block 3, Old Academy Business Centre, STROMNESS, Orkney, UKM65, KW16 3AW

  • CEL Trading Ltd
    supplier

    Suite 12a, Fleming House Fleming Road, Kirkton Campus,, LIVINGSTON, UKM, EH54 7BN

  • CJM Project Financial Manaagement Ltd
    supplier

    6 Crofthead Road, PRESTWICK, UKM, KA9 1HW

  • Delfinity Ltd
    supplier

    Braiklay Farmhouse, Tarves, ELLON, UKM50, AB41 7NJ

  • Hall Aitken Associates Ltd
    supplier

    Atlantic Chambers, 45 Hope Street, GLASGOW, UKM82, G2 6AE

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
    reviewBody

    The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1AH
    inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
    +44 1463230782

  • M2 Procurement and Commercial Services Ltd
    supplier

    1a Bishops Drive, Scrabster, THURSO, UKM61, KW14 7UD

  • SKS Scotland Community Interest Company
    supplier

    1 Greenend Lane, Killearn, GLASGOW, UKM, G63 9NR

  • SLIKK7 Ltd
    supplier

    Alpatrick 0/1 150 Glenpatrick Road, Elderslie, JOHNSTONE, UKM, PA5 9UH
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