Business Support for Third Sector Organisations

Descriptions

The Scottish Government is seeking a supplier to work with them to market and deliver business support services during 2019-23 to the third sector in Scotland.Successful delivery requires a supplier with expertise and experience of delivering professional client-focussed business development services across a wide geographic area. Knowledge of the third sector landscape in Scotland is important as well as the ability to communicate with sectoral stakeholders.Familiarity with the key markets in which third sector organisations operate will be needed to ensure the support being offered is pertinent. Knowledge of where other forms of public support are already available to the sector will ensure that these services remain additional and complementary to mainstream business support available.The supplier is required to ensure service continuity from 24.5.2019 to 23.5.2022. An option to extend this contract for one year will be considered at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers.