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Support for Communities Framework 2026-2030

Highlands and Islands Enterprise · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:01.

Opportunity overview

The Framework is an alternative means of providing a range of practical hands-on support (not advice, which is available through HIE’s Specialist Advice Framework) to community organisations and social enterprises that lack the capacity or a particular skill-set to timeously progress an opportunity. This is added value support and must complement the existing social enterprise support ecosystem and, therefore, must not duplicate services already available via other HIE Frameworks e.g. Board Healthcheck and Skills Training or other public sector/public sector supported organisations, e.g. Business Gateway, Just Enterprise, etc. It is expected that these services will be required from November 2026 for an initial period of 3 years, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term. The 3 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 400,000 and GBP 450,000 (excluding VAT). The total estimated value of the framework for the full framework duration including the extension is GBP 600,000, which is the value stated in this notice.

Classification

  • CPV66171000 — Financial consultancy services
  • CPV71314300 — Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services
  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV79411000 — General management consultancy services
  • CPV79412000 — Financial management consultancy services
  • CPV79418000 — Procurement consultancy services
  • CPV90713000 — Environmental issues consultancy services

Lots

  • The main Types of support across a range of sectors are as below: - Organisation Development - Project Development - Impact Measurement - Financial and Procurement Cutting across all of these activities will are the themes of Fair Work, Net Zero and Sustainability. It should be noted that there may be specific project commissions with a clear focus on Net Zero, Fair Work and Sustainability activity. See Appendix A - Scope of Requirements for full requirement details. Additional information: 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.£600k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FTS055
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Refer to Appendix A Scope of Requirements and Terms and Conditions
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
7

Covered By

GPA

Tender Period

Ends
10 Sept 2026, 12:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Starts
10 Sept 2026, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
10 Sept 2026, 12:00

Recurrence

Description
HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The main Types of support across a range of sectors are as below: - Organisation Development - Project Development - Impact Measurement - Financial and Procurement Cutting across all of these activities will are the themes of Fair Work, Net Zero and Sustainability. It should be noted that there may be specific project commissions with a clear focus on Net Zero, Fair Work and Sustainability activity. See Appendix A - Scope of Requirements for full requirement details. Additional information: 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.
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Status
active

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Prompt Payment Standard Clause
Type
quality
Description
Pass/Fail
Criterion 2
Name
Cyber Security Response Form
Type
quality
Description
Pass/Fail
Criterion 3
Name
Payment of the real Living Wage
Type
quality
Description
Pass/Fail
Criterion 4
Name
Community Benefits
Type
quality
Description
Pass/Fail
Criterion 5
Name
Management & Delivery Methodology
Type
quality
Description
25%
Criterion 6
Name
Management & Delivery Team - Core Individuals
Type
quality
Description
25%
Criterion 7
Name
Management & Delivery Team - Additional Resources
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 8
Name
Fair Work Practices
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 9
Type
price
Description
40%

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Renewal

Description
The Framework will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Options

Description
HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services under the Framework Agreement, including the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, increases or decreases to the Services, or changes to the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided. HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. HIE may also modify its call-off contracts, where permitted by Regulation 72, and in accordance with the terms of the relevant call-off contract. Such modifications may include, but are not limited to: -Changes to budget availability. -HIE bringing the services in-house (fully or partially) such that the services are no longer required or reduced services are required. -Reduction or removal of services are required for example where services are no longer required due to changes in organisational strategy or priorities. -Cancellation or pausing of a call-off contract due to changes in the project status. -The addition of similar services, e.g. due to increased demand; where significant inconvenience and/or substantial duplication of costs to HIE can be avoided. -Increases to the volume of the services required. -Change in legislative requirements resulting in increased, reduced or amended services.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66171000
Description
Financial consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224000
Description
Project management consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411000
Description
General management consultancy services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79412000
Description
Financial management consultancy services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79418000
Description
Procurement consultancy services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
90713000
Description
Environmental issues consultancy services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
71314300
Description
Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM6

Published documents

Entry 1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Id
economic
Entry 2
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria
Id
technical

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Id
GB-FTS-1479

Identifier

Legal Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Address

Street Address
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Locality
Inverness
Region
UKM6
Postal Code
IV2 5NA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463245245

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
04
Description
Economic affairs
Organisation 2
Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-1262

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1AH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463230782

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM6 · IV2 5NA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM6

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 074781-2026tender ·