Large Grants Due Diligence Framework

Buyer
Scottish Enterprise
Value
£800,000
Closes
7 December 2026
Where
Glasgow
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Scottish Enterprise wants to appoint two suppliers, one to check the technical side and one to check the financial side of business applications for grant funding over £100,000. The estimated value is £800,000, and the agreement (called a framework, which lets the buyer order work from the appointed suppliers as needed) is expected to start on 25 January 2027.

What the buyer wants

• Technical due diligence (Lot 1): assess the technical side of grant applications from businesses based in Scotland, or looking to set up there, where over £100,000 is sought. • Financial due diligence (Lot 2): assess the financial side of the same grant applications. • Each lot has a single supplier, so the framework appoints one provider for technical work and one for financial work.

Lots

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice says bidders may be excluded if they fall into any situation listed in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, but it does not list those situations, so you would need to read that regulation before bidding.

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How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

Where to apply

Bids go through Public Contracts Scotland. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.

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Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.

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