Small Producer Fund Coaching Support Services Framework

Buyer
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency
Value
£125,000
Closes
16 November 2026
Where
Dumfries, Scotland
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

South of Scotland Enterprise is looking for one supplier to run a coaching service for small food and farm producers, businesses and collaborative groups in the Small Producer Fund programme. The contract is worth about £125,000 and covers the whole of Scotland.

What the buyer wants

• Provide an integrated coaching team that delivers business support to producers, businesses and collaborative groups • Help groups develop collaborative projects and prepare for Small Producer Fund applications • Deliver related coaching services across Scotland

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice asks for a single supplier to provide one integrated coaching team across all of Scotland, which would likely rule out a small firm unless it could show the capacity to cover that scope alone or with partners.

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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

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