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01 Dec 2020 at 07:37

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government recently completed the procurement process for the tender titled "Award of RESAS/008/20 - Scottish Land Fund 2016-21 - Evaluation." This process falls under the services industry category and was located in Edinburgh. The tender period commenced on 30th November 2020 and concluded on 4th March 2021. The procurement was initiated as a tender, and after evaluating bids received, the contract was awarded, with a total value of £32,525. The winning supplier for this evaluation project is The Diffley Partnership.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in research and development services, particularly those with experience in conducting evaluations and consultancy services for public funding initiatives. Companies that focus on community engagement and ownership, particularly in land-related projects, will find themselves well-suited to compete for contracts arising from this process. The evaluation's insights are not only beneficial for governmental assessments but also pave the way for further consultancy opportunities aligned with community funding enhancements.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Award of RESAS/008/20 - Scottish Land Fund 2016-21 - Evaluation

Notice Description

Introduction1. This research is being undertaken by the Scottish Government, specifically the Community Land policy team within RESAS. We are seeking an evaluation of the last five years of the Scottish Land Fund.Background & Context2. Since 2012, the Scottish Government has provided a land fund, that provides community groups with the capital necessary to undertake land purchases to further community ownership objectives.3. We are conducting an evaluation of the Scottish Land Fund 2016-21. The purpose of this evaluation to look at how the operational dimensions of the fund, investigate how effective current arrangements are and make recommendations for procedural improvements going forward.4. Funds can be awarded at Stage one (development funding) and Stage two (full funding). Since 2016, there have been 206 (180 successful) Stage two applications and 484 (377 successful) Stage one applications to the Scottish Land Fund. This makes for 690 applications in total, relative to a whole programme budget of approximately PS37m. As applicants may receive Stage two funding without completing Stage one and vice versa, determining the precise number of unique applicants in the report will proceed on the basis of the management information available.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000635496
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC400884
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,525 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Apr 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Abertay University

Clackmannanshire Council

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Fife College

Forestry and Land Scotland

Moray Council

NHS Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

SASA - Scottish Government

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

Tayside Procurement Consortium

Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership (TACTRAN)

The City of Edinburgh Council

University of Dundee

University of Glasgow

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
58
Supplier Names

3x1 Group

A.C.T Heritage Ltd

AMD Contract Services

ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes)

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Argyll & Bute Council Roads

Biffa Waste Services Ltd

Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

CABI

CGF Services

Castleview Plant

Changeworks

Chas Stewart Plumbing & Heating Engineers Limited

Croabh Forestry

FLN Consulting Engineers

Fisher Scientific UK

Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Glade Deer Management

Glowworm Books & Gifts Ltd.

Hamiltons Environmental Ltd

Harper Macleod LLP

Harvey Nash

Heriot-Watt University

John Graham Ltd

John Thomson Construction Ltd

Kantar Worldpanel

Laurent Bienfait Woodland Services Ltd

Levenseat Ltd

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

MLL Telecom Ltd

Meldrum Construction (Perth) Ltd

Morris & Spottiswood

Nettitude Limited

Orlo

Pertemps

Philips Electronics UK Limited

Pinacl Solutions UK Limited

R Groom tree services

Refinitiv Limited

SOCOTEC UK Ltd

SWARCO Traffic Ltd

SYSTRA LIMITED

Sea Mammal Research Unit

Shona Drummond Marketing Ltd

Softcat Plc

SoftwareONE UK Ltd

The Diffley Partnership

The Double A Trading Co Ltd

The Gate Worldwide

The Keil Centre Ltd

The Union Advertising Agency Ltd

Tilhill Forestry

Venesky Brown Ltd

Venesky-Brown Recruitment

Walter Marchbank Ltd.

Waters Ltd

boxxe Limited

thermo fisher scientific

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