Published
Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System
Notice number: ocds-h6vhtk-0402d7
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Jan 5, 2029
- Location
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Contracting authority
- Scottish Government
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Jul 22, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks a Grant Fund Manager to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System for administering and distributing grant funds, including pre and post-funding activities, primarily for Grants made to Eligible SMEs. Key requirements include ensuring the full value of available funding is appropriately spent annually, providing requested Management Information, and maintaining secure and sensitive information management. Bidders must demonstrate robust financial standing, having complied with generally accepted accounting principles, securities, and tax laws for three years, and must not have any adverse financial circumstances. Technical compliance is essential, requiring adherence to UK GDPR, the Subsidy Control Act 2022, and possession of Cyber Essentials Certification (or equivalent), ISO27001 (or equivalent), Cyber Essentials Plus (or equivalent), or IASME Gold (or equivalent). The contract period commences on a specified date and continues for an initial term, with options for extension, though specific dates are not detailed.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline specifies that the contract period begins on the Commencement Date and concludes at the end of the Initial Term, unless it is terminated earlier or extended. The Purchaser has the option to extend the contract period as outlined in the Order Form. Transparency Reports are to be completed by the Purchaser within three months of the Contract Award. However, specific dates for the Commencement Date, Initial Term, or any extension periods are not explicitly provided in the documents. The duration for the notice period for the Purchaser ending the DPS Call-Off Contract without cause is indicated as a minimum of `[ ]` months, with the exact number not specified.
Sources
- 1Part B - Core Terms (Jan 2024)(36020897.2).docx — “performance of this Contract by the Service Provider shall be at the risk of the Service Provider and the Purchaser shall not be liable for and the Service Provider irrevocably waives any entitlement to payment of any fe…”
- 2Part A - Order Form (Jan 2024)(35882230.4).docx — “and if extending the DPS Call-Off Contract upon the expiry of any Extension Period, the Purchaser shall provide at least thirty (30) Working Days’ notice prior to the expiry of the relevant Extension Period. Ending / Ter…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves fund management services. This includes the general administration and management of Grants made to Eligible SMEs from the Grant Fund. The services are to be supplied by the Service Provider to the Purchaser, with more specific details expected to be set out in Schedule 1 (Specification).
Sources
- 1Part A - Order Form (Jan 2024)(35882230.4).docx — “and if extending the DPS Call-Off Contract upon the expiry of any Extension Period, the Purchaser shall provide at least thirty (30) Working Days’ notice prior to the expiry of the relevant Extension Period. Ending / Ter…”
- 2Part B - Core Terms (Jan 2024)(36020897.2).docx — “information pursuant to sections 33(1) or 36, 38 or 39 of FOISA (having regard for that purpose to the public interest there might be in disclosing such information as referred to in section 2(1)(b) of FOISA). “Services”…”
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DIRECTORY • 5 FILES
- Part B - Core Terms (Jan 2024)(36020897.2).docx151 KBDOCX
- Scoring Mechanism for Technical Experience Question.docx15 KBDOCX
- Scottish Government Terms and Conditions for Services.docx38 KBDOCX
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