Tender

Tender Opportunity - Kirkcowan Community Development Trust - Community Action Plan

FOUNDATION SCOTLAND

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Tender

05 Jun 2025 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Foundation Scotland is seeking proposals for the "Tender Opportunity - Kirkcowan Community Development Trust - Community Action Plan." This procurement is in the tender stage with a focus on the services category, specifically involving Community Action Planning. The project location is Kirkcowan, a small community in South-West Scotland. The open procedure procurement method is being implemented, allowing electronic submissions. The deadline for submissions is the 30th of June 2025, with a tender value of £12,000. Key contact for this tender is Samantha Bramwell available via email.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in community planning and development projects. Companies with strong expertise in facilitating community engagement processes and producing strategic action plans would find this tender particularly aligned with their skills. Businesses that can leverage community benefit funds and have a track record of enhancing community priorities over medium-term periods may also find this a lucrative opportunity for growth and expansion within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tender Opportunity - Kirkcowan Community Development Trust - Community Action Plan

Notice Description

Kirkcowan Community Development Trust seek to appoint an independent expert to design and facilitate a community planning process and produce a new Community Action Plan. This will capture the community's aspirations and priorities and also set out how these could be taken forward.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Kirkcowan is a small community in south west Scotland that has an estimated population of 500. Kirkcowan Community Development Trust (KCDT) is the local anchor organisation, founded in 2015 with the primary purpose of developing and delivering projects using windfarm money, along with distributing these funds to other community organisations active in the area. KCDT has an active Board of Directors, which also includes representatives drawn from the Community Council. KCDT last undertook and in-house community action planning process in 2019-2020 with the resulting Action Plan covering 2020-2025. This is now expiring, and the Board is keen to assess progress and open a new community-wide conversation about priorities for the next 3-5-year period. This will enable KCDT to maximise the opportunity provided by community benefit funds it receives and identify where resource and additional funding may be required. If you are interested, please submit your tender response to sam@foundationscotland.org.uk by 5pm on the 30th June 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000800752
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN531830
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£12,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Jul 2025 - 30 Nov 2025 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOUNDATION SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Samantha Bramwell
Contact Email
sam.bramwell@hotmail.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1315240300

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8DL
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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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