Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the provision of Digital Dairy Chain Consultancy Services
Notice Description
Working under the direction of the Digital Dairy Chain (DCC) Programme Director, SRUC seeks external project expertise, averaging seven days per month, to support the delivery and impact evaluation of the on-going DDC programme.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Please see full description of requirement in the attached invitation to tender document. Additional information: In their SPD response, Tenderers are required to disclose 1. their ("general") yearly turnover for the previous three financial years; 2. that their insurance cover meets the following levels: Employer's Compulsory Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million) Professional Indemnity Insurance (GBP 5 million) Public Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)
Renewal: One extension of 12 months by mutual agreement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d51d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015212-2025
- 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
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
73210000 - Research consultancy services
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £54,600 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SRUC
- Contact Name
- Head of Procurement
- Contact Email
- procurement@sruc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1315354000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH9 3JG
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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