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09 Sep 2025 at 11:28

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Zero Waste Scotland Ltd as the buyer and is focused on the title "Award of 24-FW-002-CO-28 Mini Competition: Product Stewardship - Rapid Product Assessments." This service-oriented contract falls under the environmental consultancy services category and is located in Stirling, Scotland. The procurement stage is 'Award', with the contract awarded on 9th September 2025. The supplier for this project is Ricardo-AEA, based in Glasgow. The project aims to support a Product Stewardship Plan by prioritising products for a full Products Stewardship assessment, addressing their broader impacts and potential policy interventions. The awarded contract is valued at £32,724.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for firms specialising in environmental consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in quantitative research methods. Businesses that can propose a robust methodology for conducting research and developing impact assessments will find this project advantageous. The tender encourages the engagement of contractors who can utilise their skills in identifying suitable data sets and methodologies, which presents a substantial opportunity for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in environmental and sustainability consulting within Scotland and beyond.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of 24-FW-002-CO-28 Mini Competition: Product Stewardship - Rapid Product Assessments

Notice Description

This project supports a wider Product Stewardship Plan development workstream at Zero Waste Scotland. The data and information gathered in this project will be used to recommend priority products which will subject to a full Products Stewardship assessment. This will include further analysis covering broader impacts and issues - and the assessment of potential policy interventions to address their impacts and maximise economic opportunities.Key findings are expected to include:* An evidence-based prioritised shortlist of products to take forward; and* Clear and well evidenced pathway for prioritising certain product types at this timeThe Contractor will use their skills, knowledge and experience of quantitative research methods to undertake research that identifies what suitable data sets exist for the products and categories identified, developing a methodology to assess the impact of each the product and categories against the stated criteria, and producing a brief summary of this assessment for each of the products listed.The Client has chosen not to prescribe the methodology therefore, the Contractor shall propose a suitable robust methodology to meet the Project objectives and the required outputs, which may include a mixture of methods to be agreed with the Client.Further information including anticipated outputs, is provided in the Additional Documents that accompany this Quick Quote Notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000800944
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538792
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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,724 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Additional Buyers

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

Falkirk Council

Fife Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland

Lothian Health Board

Moray Council

NHS Tayside

National Galleries of Scotland

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Public Health Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

South Ayrshire Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling North
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
46
Supplier Names

Ricardo-AEA

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Thinkproject UK

Fishers Services Ltd

Elis

GMG Contractors Ltd

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

Akhter Computers Limited

Barnett Waddingham LLP

Hearts & Minds

APEM Ltd

HAGS-SMP Limited.

DataVita Limited

Scot J C B Limited

Ipsos MORI

The Lines Between Ltd.

Deciding Matters

Elevator

GTR Contracts Ltd

MAM Contracting Ltd

Tony weir contractor LTD

Craigforth Consultancy and Research

GCU

EKOS

Thomas & Adamson International Limited

Cello Signal Ltd

Jump Research

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

Smith and Sons Coaches

Harvey Nash

BRB Electrical Limited

Sological Solutions / GIS247

ASA Recruitment

Avison Young (UK) Limited

Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise Ltd

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd

Story Learning Ltd

Manifesto Digital Limited

McGregor Boyall Associates

Perfect Service Solutions Ltd

Richard Irvin FM Limited

Verture

FAUN Zoeller (UK) Limited

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