Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-04-17
Buyer: Scottish Enterprise
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 79400000 | 79410000 | 79411100 | 79414000
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Enterprise (SE) has awarded a framework agreement consisting of 5 individual lots, to deliver “Organisational and Workplace Innovation Reviews” to client companies. This was conducted under an Open tender process. The framework commenced on 1.4.2018 for a three year period with SE having the option to extend the contract for a further 1 year period. Suppliers will offer a broad a range of experiences and methodologies to maintain flexibility of delivery to clients and, at the same time, offer value for money for SE and companies alike.
Within this lot the focus will be around the extent to which the organisation’s HR strategy, processes, systems and procedures are aligned to deliver business growth objectives and create fair and productive workplaces. These processes should support and enable a positive organisational culture, contribute to high levels of employee involvement and engagement, support high performing individuals and teams and the attraction and development of talent within the business.
The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process.
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.
Reviews within this lot will be commissioned to consider the extent to which organisations have the right skills, operating model and organisational design to deliver current and future business demands. Activity within this lot may explore;
— resource planning – utilisation of skills, current and future skills gap analysis, diversity of the workforce,
— recruitment strategies and processes – capability to scale for growth, attracting and retaining a diverse workforce,
— succession planning – positioning the organisation for growth, reducing risk, business continuity, family business or employee ownership considerations.
The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process.
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.
Reviews within this lot will focus on leadership and management capability — assessing individual and team strengths/development areas, strategic focus and alignment, team cohesion and decision making. Suppliers may work with organisations to review the extent to which managers understand their role, have the appropriate skills and competence to support team performance and drive organisational change and where development could be focussed to support productivity and cultural improvements. The process will involve any/all of the following:
The call off process for this framework will be ranked based on most economically advantageous tender as per the outcome of the tender process.
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.
Reviews within this lot will examine the current organisational culture and/or levels of employee engagement and/or readiness for change. Utilising appropriate methodologies to gather insights from across the organisation;
— evaluate current values/beliefs/behaviours – consider how these may need to change as the organisation grows to attract and retain a skilled and high performing workforce,


Winner: Strategem (Scotland) Limited
Award value: 1500000
Number of bids: 13