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Local Business Engagement Partners - CE Cities & Regions

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

16 May 2019 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Award

18 Apr 2019 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

19 Dec 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

12 Dec 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Local Business Engagement Partners - CE Cities & Regions" is conducted by Zero Waste Scotland Ltd, located in Stirling, UK. This procurement falls under the environmental protection industry category and is primarily aimed at engaging local business partners to support circular economy activities across various locations in Scotland, including the City of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, and it is currently in the Award stage. Key deadlines include the tender submission deadline of 10:00 on 16 January 2018, with contracts expected to commence shortly thereafter for a duration through March 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in sustainability and community engagement, particularly those that can demonstrate established relationships with local SMEs and expertise in facilitating collaboration. Companies that provide services in environmental consulting, business engagement, and capacity-building for SMEs will find this tender particularly relevant. Additionally, businesses that can offer innovative approaches to circular economy projects will be well-positioned to compete for the contracts awarded under this procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Business Engagement Partners - CE Cities & Regions

Notice Description

Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in defined locations across Scotland. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience, and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic, and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working.

Lot Information

Edinburgh

Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in the City of Edinburgh. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience, and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic, and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working. There are four elements to this work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering: Raise Awareness; Facilitate Stage 1 business consultation; Mobilise SME network / facilitate collaboration; Signpost to sources of support and / or funding to implement new CE projects. In addition, Zero Waste Scotland is keen to build capacity around CE with our contractors. Further detail is provided in the Tender document. There is no prescriptive methodology for delivery of these activities, and contractors are expected to be able to demonstrate innovative thinking in their proposed solution, drawing upon previous experience working with SMEs in the target area to outline an appropriate approach for each required element, and to identify additional elements that would add value to Stage 2 delivery overall without exceeding identified scope or timescales.. 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.

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience, and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic, and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working. There are four elements to this work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering: Raise Awareness; Facilitate Stage 1 business consultation; Mobilise SME network / facilitate collaboration; Signpost to sources of support and / or funding to implement new CE projects. In addition, Zero Waste Scotland is keen to build capacity around CE with our contractors. Further detail is provided in the Tender document. There is no prescriptive methodology for delivery of these activities, and contractors are expected to be able to demonstrate innovative thinking in their proposed solution, drawing upon previous experience working with SMEs in the target area to outline an appropriate approach for each required element, and to identify additional elements that would add value to Stage 2 delivery overall without exceeding identified scope or timescales.. 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

Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross

Zero Waste Scotland wishes to engage with local business engagement partners who can support delivery of circular economy activity in Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. These partners must be capable of bringing a range of business engagement skills and experience, and of demonstrating strong existing relationships with a local network of SMEs (including third sector organisations), credibility with the business, academic, and public sector community in their locale; and a track record of exemplar partnership working. There are four elements to this work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering: Raise Awareness; Facilitate Stage 1 business consultation; Mobilise SME network / facilitate collaboration; Signpost to sources of support and / or funding to implement new CE projects. In addition, Zero Waste Scotland is keen to build capacity around CE with our contractors. Further detail is provided in the Tender document. There is no prescriptive methodology for delivery of these activities, and contractors are expected to be able to demonstrate innovative thinking in their proposed solution, drawing upon previous experience working with SMEs in the target area to outline an appropriate approach for each required element, and to identify additional elements that would add value to Stage 2 delivery overall without exceeding identified scope or timescales.. 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000521672
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354527
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£443,780 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 May 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jan 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Feb 20188 years ago
Contract Period
14 Feb 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
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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
TLM Scotland, TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling North
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce

Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Jacobs

Ricardo-AEA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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