Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1JB
UK
Contact person: Gillian Gordon
Telephone: +44 3003000300
E-mail: gillian.gordon@renfrewshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Delivery of Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help to support Business Gateway
Reference number: RC-CPU-25-124
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract award notice for the Delivery of Workshop, Surgeries and expert help to support Business Gateway. Renfrewshire Council have appointed a Service Provider who will deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
196 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80510000
80000000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
Main site or place of performance:
Renfrewshire area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract award notice for the Delivery of Workshop, Surgeries and expert help to support Business Gateway. Renfrewshire Council have appointed a Service Provider who will deliver a package of services to support the delivery of start-up and growth Business Gateway Services in Renfrewshire. These services may include Start Up, Business Base, Specialist Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help Consultations for growing businesses in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Innovation, Energy Efficiencies & Net Zero, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Procurement, Business Planning, Digital, Tourism, Exporting, Skills and Human Resource Management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Overall Approach
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: Innovation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Recruitment
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Fair Work First
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Project manager and resource
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Additional workshops and expert help might be required
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The tender titled “Delivery of Workshops, Surgeries and Expert Help to support Business Gateway RC-CPU-25-027” was abandoned due to a technical error following a modification that would have altered competition rules. The accelerated procedure is required to allow the Council to obtain the funding for this requirement. The Specification and funding will remain unchanged.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-059552
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: RC-CPU-25-124
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Strategem (Scotland) Ltd
4 Woodside Place
Glasgow
G3 7QF
UK
Telephone: +44 7707980795
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 196 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:818677)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2105/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2025