Opportunities and Barriers to Consortia Bidding for Public Sector Contracts
This study was commissioned by the Scottish Government in order to identify opportunities and barriers faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Social Enterprises (SEs) in bidding as consortia for public sector contracts in Scotland and to recommend a strategy to encourage consortia bidding in Scotland. The study methodology comprised a literature review and qualitative research. The literature review considered a range of studies both within and beyond Scotland, but with Scotland as its primary focus. The qualitative research included; depth interviews with 10 key representative bodies, drawn from employer bodies, the voluntary sector, social enterprise, local authorities, enterprise agencies and sector specific organisations; depth interviews with 13 Social Enterprises and 37 SMES and workshops with 12 Social Enterprises and 12 SMEs ? all based in Scotland.
