Notice Information
Notice Title
Workforce Requirements for Net-Zero: Transport and Construction
Notice Description
The University of Edinburgh (UoE) is conducting a procurement exercise to secure specialist services for the research and reporting of 'Workforce Requirements for Net Zero: Transport and Construction Sectors
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University of Edinburgh (UoE) is conducting a procurement exercise to secure specialist services for the research and reporting of 'Workforce Requirements for Net Zero: Transport and Construction Sectors' on behalf of ClimateXChange (CXC). CXC seeks to commission research to assess future workforce needs in the transport and construction sectors in support of net-zero goals. A key deliverable of this project will be a report presenting the research findings, which will be shared with the Scottish Government. Scotland has a statutory target to meet net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Meeting this target relies on the renewal of our infrastructure across all sectors of the economy, and this will require a large and multi-skilled workforce. We know that the skills and workforce requirements across all sectors will be different in a net zero economy. However, for each sector, we don't know to what extent this will rely on the development of new skills within the current workforce, and the degree to which additional jobs will need to be created to carry out this work. We also have limited information on where jobs are likely to be located, or the timing or sequencing of these jobs. These unknowns present risks for government, industry and workers. Government needs to understand the drivers and triggers for industry to build the workforce and understand where policy and other public sector interventions can best support skills development to meet net zero. Industry has been calling for a clear timeline, such that they have confidence to plan and scale sufficiently, and to take advantage of the economic opportunities of net zero. Workers need clarity over career pathways and potential opportunities, including to organise to improve conditions in these sectors.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000802265
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537160
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000 - Research services
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £105,165 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Ross Sharp, Steven Glynn
- Contact Email
- rsharp4@ed.ac.uk, sglynn2@ed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316502759
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- 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
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532982
Workforce Requirements for Net-Zero: Transport and Construction - The University of Edinburgh (UoE) is conducting a procurement exercise to secure specialist services for the research and reporting of 'Workforce Requirements for Net Zero: Transport and Construction Sectors -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537160
Workforce Requirements for Net-Zero: Transport and Construction - The University of Edinburgh (UoE) is conducting a procurement exercise to secure specialist services for the research and reporting of 'Workforce Requirements for Net Zero: Transport and Construction Sectors
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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