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Business Gateway is a publicly funded, nationally branded service that provides free business support and impartial advice for start-up and existing businesses based in Scotland. Following changes to the delivery of local economic regeneration agreed in 2007, the delivery of the Business Gateway service across Scotland was be transferred to local government on 01 April 2008 in order to align more closely with local priorities and economic development.
In Lanarkshire the lead local authority North Lanarkshire Council, works in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council to manage the delivery across North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire. For the region, the Business Gateway Service is outsourced and delivered by a third party provider. Since the transfer to Local Authorities in 2008, service in Lanarkshire has been outsourced and delivered by a third party provider. The current contract was procured in 2017 and ran for a 24 month period, plus two optional 12 month extensions. The current contract will run up to the 28th February 2021 with the new delivery commencing on 01 March 2021.
Annually since 2017 Business Gateway in Lanarkshire was targeted to start up 1000 new businesses and provide support and advice to over 500 companies who have shown growth potential in terms of increased turnover and employment.
Services required shall enable Lanarkshire based business adequate access and guidance for support to within the following areas:
-Business Start-Up Service
-Existing and Growing Business Service; and
-Local Business Services
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise North East Trust Limited T/A Elevator | - | - | 1 lot Lot 1 | - |
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 3 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £5,600,000 initial term | 3 | Enterprise North East Trust Limited T/A Elevator | complete |
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The Council has made amendments to the ITT document therefore an additional one week has been applied to the initial deadline for the return of Tenders.
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