Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-30
Buyer: Scottish Enterprise
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 73000000 | 73200000 | 79400000 | 79411100
Estimated value: 690000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Enterprise (SE) is seeking to establish a framework of 3 suppliers across a range of key sectors, to provide up to 2 days expert innovation consultancy support. The consultation, which is expected to include commercial advice, is principally aimed at Scottish Enterprise clients from the wider business base who are not currently SE or Business Gateway relationship managed. Eligible businesses will have potential innovation projects that could result in new products or service developments, the implementation of which would see these businesses becoming innovation active.
Innovation Expert Support (IES) will be delivered across all SE operational areas making this a national programme available to companies across Scotland (excluding HIE), so capacity to deliver is essential.
The successful supplier will have specialist knowledge of the development of Technological and Engineering based products and processes, with demonstrable experience of early stage product design, engineering and manufacturing. Additionally they will be required to have the skill sets described under lot 1 with their expertise and knowledge gained specifically in Technological and Engineering sectors. Suppliers will be expected to provide tailored, more in-depth technical support and advice to companies across the range of SE industry sectors e.g. oil and gas, renewables, energy, technology and engineering, life sciences, chemical sciences, food and drink. This in depth support is likely to include but is not limited to;
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.
The successful supplier will cover a wide range of businesses and industries and possess suitable skills and a similarly broad track record and experience. A broad range of subject matter skills is a necessity in the area of general innovation, new product and service development and in business/commercialisation. Suppliers will be required to analyse and input to the early stages of an innovation project building on the initial idea through to opportunity identification, design development and in many cases encompassing intellectual asset protection/exploitation.
Bidders should be skilled and practised in the assessment and building of business cases and value propositions. They will have experience in market validation, definition of target markets, undertaking competitive analysis. They will demonstrate the use of appropriate techniques and methods to analyse, build, advise and guide clients on the viability or otherwise of their project or opportunity.
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.
Additional to the knowledge and experience described in lot 1 we require a supplier with specialist knowledge and depth of experience within the Digital realm, having demonstrable experience of the development and commercialisation of digital products, applications and services. Suppliers will be expected to provider tailored in-depth support and advice to companies across the range of SE industry sectors. In this focus area the in depth support is likely to include but is not limited to:
— Guidance on regulations and processes associated with the launch of digital application on multiple platforms;
Although SE already provides digitally focused support to Scottish Business, these other products provide guidance to businesses who wish to utilise digital solutions to enable the growth of their business through the optimisation of their own business processes and operational systems. They don't provide innovation/technical advice and support for the development of new digital products and services for sale to B2b or B2c markets.
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.
Q4B.1.2 — Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover as detailed below, per lot, for the last 2 years.
Q4B.3 — Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started trading.
Q4B.4 — Bidders will be required to state the value for the liquidity ratio. The liquidity ratio should be equal to or greater than 0.8.
Q4B.5.1 — Please confirm whether you already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, appropriate levels of insurance for this contract. Bidders that do not already have, or cannot commit to obtain insurances may be excluded from further participation in this procurement exercise.


Award value: 690000