Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of 24-FW-004-CO-39 Recycling Improvement Fund Evaluation
Notice Description
In 2021, the Scottish Government launched the PS70 million Recycling Improvement Fund (RIF), a five-year program providing capital funding grants to local authorities for improving recycling infrastructure and services across the country.Local authorities across Scotland apply to the fund to take forward projects which aim to increase both the quantity and quality of recycling whilst delivering wider environmental benefits.In June 2025, the first in a series of longitudinal evaluation reports was published on Zero Waste Scotland's website. This was the first in a series of annual evaluations to be produced for the fund. It assessed the changes in recycled material in a sample of local authority recipients as well as the wider benefits realised in each local authority. The first evaluation focused on the impacts achieved in the year 2023.Zero Waste Scotland are seeking a Supplier to conduct the next iteration of the longitudinal evaluation, to assess impacts achieved by RIF-funded projects in the period January 2024 - December 2024.SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810525
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543884
- 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
- £42,150 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Jul 20257 months 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Digital Directorate, Procurement, procurement
- Contact Email
- procurement@zerowastescotland.org.uk, simon.lucas@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1786433930, +44 3000676000, +44 3001230900, +44 412446263
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 1QZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
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