Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-17
Buyer: Scottish Enterprise
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 79400000
Estimated value: 131000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The International Leadership Programme (ILP) will develop and support a cohort of 12-15 confident and capable CEO and senior Directors each year, who are competent to lead scalable, innovative companies and are enthusiastic to develop new market opportunities. The programme aims to accelerate their plans and opportunities to progress into new and additional markets.
The executive educational content; a business support package; including master classes and coaching; and The project management for the ILP.
There will also be the opportunity for participants to take part in an international learning journey and this activity will be procured separately.
This brief is for the project management element and will be for an initial period of 1 year with the option to extend by further periods of 1 year each up to a total maximum contract length of 4 years. This will be subject to review of outcomes, performance and demand.
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The framework will be for an initial period of 1 year with the option to extend for 3 further periods of 1 year each.
Dates and other information contained in this notice are communicated as being indicative only and may be subject to change.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in or tendering for this contract.
Compliance with all relevant legislation is required during the tendering process and the terms of any resulting contract.
The contracting authority reserves the right to source the services through existing framework agreements.
The contracting authority reserves the right to assign all or part of any contracts resulting from this process.
Under this procurement the contractor will be required to support the authority's economic and social regeneration objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
In the first instance, contact the Senior Director of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us

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