Award

Management of Adaptation Scotland Programme

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Mar 2023 at 09:31

Tender

11 Jan 2023 at 13:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has completed the award for the Management of Adaptation Scotland Programme, an Environmental services procurement. The contract, worth £1,206,660 GBP, was signed on 3rd March 2023 and is active. The procurement was for a 24-month period with options to extend for up to an additional 24 months. Sniffer is the awarded supplier for this procurement, which was conducted through an open procedure.

This tender process, conducted using PCS-Tender, offers excellent business growth opportunities for service providers in the environmental sector. Businesses with expertise in environmental services and climate change adaptation are well-suited to compete. The procurement's award criteria included skills, experience, resources, quality management proposals, staffing, cyber security, Fair Work First, and business recovery. The Scottish Government's emphasis on resilience to climate change presents a significant opportunity for businesses to contribute to public sector objectives.

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Notice Title

Management of Adaptation Scotland Programme

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Adaptation Scotland Programme. Funded by the Scottish Government since 2005, the Adaptation Scotland Programme (formerly the Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership) has supported the delivery of the Scottish Government's climate change adaptation objectives including though the delivery of capacity building, advice and support to help public sector, businesses and communities be prepared and resilient to the effects of climate change. The contract will be for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for an additional period of up to 24 months. (2 x 12 month period of extensions).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contract is for the continuation and development of the Adaptation Scotland Programme, which is currently delivered under a contract arrangement by a sustainability charity. Through continuation and development of the Adaptation Scotland Programme, the Service Provider will deliver a programme of work that contributes to successful delivery of the statutory Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019 - 2024 and its successor. The Service Provider is expected to respond flexibly to support the objectives of the successor statutory Programme, including during the successor Programme's development period. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Options: 2 x 12 month option to extend contract duration

Renewal: Following the end of the initial 24 month period. Option to extend for an additional period of up to 2 years (2 x 12 months) to 31 March 2027.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039696
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009096-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,206,660 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,206,660 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,206,660 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
douglas.martin@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412420133

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SNIFFER

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