Rural Growth Deal (RGD) Business Skills and Leadership Programme

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

071135-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 72224000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411000, 79411100, 80210000, 80400000, 80500000, 80521000, 80522000, 80532000, 80570000

Published tags

award, contract

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27 Aug 2026

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. The supplier will deliver a Business Skills and Leadership Programme specifically for Argyll and Bute Council area. This programme is fully funded by the Argyll and Bute Rural Growth Deal (RGD) and will be available to participants within this geographic area. The programme will consist of 3 strands. 1 Young and Emerging Leaders Programme; 2. Leadership for Growth/Strategic Leadership Programme and 3. Mentoring Programme. Strands 1 and 2 will be delivered to cohort of participants through a series of modules, delivered via workshops. Delivery will be a hybrid model i.e, a blend of on-line and face-to-face delivery. The mentoring programme will be mainly online apart from the first session that must be face-to-face. The contract will be let from 27 July 2026 for 3 years unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, with HIE having the option to extend for two periods of one year each (3+1+1) together not exceeding 5 years following the Initial Term.

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1. Tender notice observed

   20 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   075647-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   28 Jul 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 15 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   071135-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Rural Growth Deal (RGD) Business Skills and Leadership Programme

  Buyer: Highlands and Islands EnterpriseSupplier: SKILLFLUENCE LIMITED

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £474,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  071135-2026-FTS044-1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The option to extend for two periods of one year each (3 + 1 +1) together not exceeding 5 years following the Initial Term.

  Published 20 Nov 2025.Open supporting notice 075647-2025
• Source states no recurrenceWhole tenderPublished 20 Nov 2025.Open supporting notice 075647-2025
• Options are statedLot 1

  In accordance with Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, HIE reserves the right to make changes to the volume and/or scope of the Services to be supplied under the Contract following a review of the Services by HIE, particularly with regard to demand and budgetary availability. This may result in amendments to requirements under the contract, including but not limited to: -The Scottish Government routed via Argyll and Bute Council will provide funding to HIE on an ongoing annual basis. HIE reserves the contractual right, at its sole discretion, to adjust the scope of services under Strands 1, 2, and 3 to align with the available budget. This may include, but is not limited to, reducing activities, pausing delivery, or terminating the programme. -Following the initial 3-year contract term, HIE reserves the contractual right, at its sole discretion, to vary the scope of services under Strands 1, 2, and 3. This may include, but is not limited to, reducing activity, pausing or terminating one or more of the Strands. This contract modification option will be also available for potential year 5 of the contract. -If additional funding becomes available, it may be allocated to expand the number of participants. Bidders’ rates will apply to any increases. -If the anticipated number of participants cannot be recruited, service volumes and requirements may be adjusted accordingly.

  Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 28 Jul 2026.Open supporting notice 071135-2026

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