SCOPE OF REQUIREMENTS
The scope of work will comprise of standard due diligence and financial governance.  This is what will be termed ‘core’ work representing ongoing business activities of advice, guidance, reporting, engagement with the business, meetings and costing on a planned, regular programme. The second part relates to cases where we consider that more complex analysis will be required and that appropriate time and rates are proportionate for this activity.
Core Scope
Provision of advisory services as may be required to provide expert strategic, financial and commercial advice in respect of core services:
Advice & guidance
Analysis
Reporting
Work across all sectors of industry
Meetings and costing on a planned regular programme.
Additional Scope
The Scottish Government require the Service Provider to be able to provide all services outlined below across a range of possible intervention, investment or funding structures, including debt, guarantees, grants and equity:
Financial/Commercial due diligence.
Analysis and reports on potential mergers or acquisitions and disposal of assets, Insolvency, restructuring and turnaround advice
Specialist economic and market technical expertise relevant to government
Market analysis of relevant sectors, including those strategic to Scotland
Options Appraisal in line with the principles of HMT Green Book
Evaluation exercises in line with the principles of HMT Magenta Book
Strategic and commercial advice in respect of exit strategies for Scottish Government interventions
Financial Accounting assessments
Company valuations
Counterparty due diligence, addressing financial, commercial and reputational risks
Economic impact assessments
Commercial market operator assessment in support of a wider subsidy control assessment, working with appointed legal advisors and Scottish Government’s Legal Directorate and Subsidy Control Division. This will include appropriate pricing of any financial instruments to be applied to the transaction.
Undertaking a sale and marketing process for existing investments, including marketing the business for sale, engaging with prospective purchasers and negotiating commercial heads of terms
Forensic accounting assessments.
The Scottish Government require the Service Provider to provide all services outlined above for all noted transaction and intervention types. Should the Service Provider require the use of sub-contractor to fulfil the requirements this should be noted in the Tenderer’s Single Procurement Documents (SPD) and Technical response. Further details of the required services are detailed in Annex