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Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 10:56

Award Notice
Tender

01 Jun 2026 at 15:53

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd commissioned recruitment services for a programme of circular economy internship placements. The appointed agency is expected to provide technical support, recruit interns and manage placements within different enterprises across Scotland. The placements are intended to help participating businesses move towards circular business models. This is a specialist recruitment and programme-management service rather than the direct delivery of environmental consultancy or business transformation work. The buyer is Zero Waste Scotland Ltd, an environmental-protection body based in Stirling. The requirement is classified as recruitment services (CPV 79600000), with work delivered through enterprises in Scotland. It suits agencies able to combine candidate recruitment, internship administration and practical support for organisations developing circular-economy capability.

The procurement has been awarded following a completed open procedure. One award was made to Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd, an SME, and the contract is active. The contract value is £300,000 GBP and it was signed on 18 August 2026. The planned contract period is 720 days, with two optional 12-month extensions. The submission deadline was 3 July 2026 at 5pm, with evaluation scheduled from that time. Quality carried 70% of the evaluation and price 30%. Bids had to be submitted electronically in English, with variants prohibited. Ten bids were received, all from SMEs, and all were electronic. The procurement was a single-lot process, although the lot record is marked cancelled while the related award and contract remain active.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need demonstrated recruitment capability combined with the capacity to administer and manage multiple internship placements across Scotland. Relevant experience should include supporting different host enterprises, coordinating interns and providing technical or operational assistance linked to the transition towards circular business models. The buyer required a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency, and bidders were required to provide staff names and qualifications. A strong supplier profile would therefore include appropriately qualified delivery personnel, reliable placement-management processes and the ability to work with varied businesses rather than recruit for a single employer. The competition attracted ten SME bids, indicating that the requirement can be addressed by specialist smaller agencies as well as larger recruitment providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30

Notice Description

Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models

Lot Information

Lot 1

Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models. Additional information: please see PCST for documents

Renewal: 2x 12month extensions available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aaab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078860-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK8 1QZ
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling North
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Venesky Brown Ltd

Further Information

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