Notice Information
Notice Title
VSEH26002 - Sustainable Destination Development
Notice Description
VisitScotland is seeking a sustainability specialist agency to create a programme of support to enable selected destinations to deliver faster and more robust progress on sustainable tourism.
Lot Information
Lot 1
VisitScotland is seeking a sustainability specialist agency to create a programme of support to enable selected destinations to deliver faster and more robust progress on sustainable tourism. Please see the Statement of Requirement for further details.
Renewal: This will be a 12 month contract with one additional 12 month extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821417
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547825
- 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
80 - Education and training services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
80540000 - Environmental training services
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- VISITSCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Shona Jones
- Contact Email
- shona.jones@visitscotland.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314722222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH8 8BG
- 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
- TLM Scotland
-
- 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=JAN547825
VSEH26002 - Sustainable Destination Development - VisitScotland is seeking a sustainability specialist agency to create a programme of support to enable selected destinations to deliver faster and more robust progress on sustainable tourism.
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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