Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of HR support and project delivery
Notice Description
Zero Waste Scotland requires urgent provision of interim HR consultancy support to ensure organisational continuity due to the departure of both senior staff and significant capacity risks within the People & Support Services Directorate. The organisation is undergoing substantial people-related activity, including NDPB transition embedding requirements, high volumes of HR strategic and operational activity, and critical workforce planning. The requirement meets the criteria of urgent operational need to avoid business interruption. Interim HR support is therefore required to maintain compliance, support managers and staff, and ensure continuity of delivery during this period of organisational risk and transition.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Zero Waste Scotland requires urgent provision of interim HR consultancy support to ensure organisational continuity due to the departure of senior staff and significant capacity risks within the People & Support Services Directorate. The organisation is undergoing substantial people-related activity, including NDPB transition embedding requirements, high volumes of HR strategic and operational activity, and critical workforce planning. The requirement meets the criteria of urgent operational need to avoid business interruption. Interim HR support is therefore required to maintain compliance, support managers and staff, and ensure continuity of delivery during this period of organisational risk and transition.. This is a contract award notice for provision of urgent service provision required due to staff changes within the organisation.
Procurement Information
Urgent requirement due to unforeseen situation with two senior members of staff leaving the organisation within a short timeframe.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000824780
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550360
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £70,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Feb 20262 weeks 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
- ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 1QZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
- TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
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- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling North
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550360
Provision of HR support and project delivery - Zero Waste Scotland requires urgent provision of interim HR consultancy support to ensure organisational continuity due to the departure of both senior staff and significant capacity risks within the People & Support Services Directorate. The organisation is undergoing substantial people-related activity, including NDPB transition embedding requirements, high volumes of HR strategic and operational activity, and critical workforce planning. The requirement meets the criteria of urgent operational need to avoid business interruption. Interim HR support is therefore required to maintain compliance, support managers and staff, and ensure continuity of delivery during this period of organisational risk and transition.
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