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Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 Jun 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd procured recruitment services from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency. The requirement is to provide technical support to recruit and manage a series of circular economy internship placements within different enterprises across Scotland. The placements are intended to support those enterprises in moving towards circular business models. This is a services opportunity for recruitment firms with the operational capability to source interns, coordinate placements with multiple host organisations and manage delivery across Scotland. The work is bought by Zero Waste Scotland Ltd, a public-sector environmental protection body based in Stirling. The relevant service classification is recruitment placement and personnel-sourcing services (CPV 79600000).

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a single lot under an open procedure. The submission deadline and bid opening were 3 July 2026 at 17:00. Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd was selected, and the contract was signed on 18 August 2026. The contract value is £300,000, with a 720-day contract period and two available 12-month extensions. Evaluation weighted quality at 70% and price at 30%. Zero Waste Scotland received 10 bids, all from SMEs. Suppliers had to provide staff names and qualifications, meet suitability requirements set out in the procurement documents, submit in English and not offer variants. The contract is active and covers the lot for recruitment and management of the placements.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined market for specialist recruitment support linked to Scotland’s circular economy transition. A credible competitor would need experience recruiting interns or early-career candidates, managing placements and supporting host organisations with differing requirements. It would also need enough delivery capacity to coordinate a series of placements across multiple Scottish enterprises, maintain consistent administration and provide technically competent staff whose names and qualifications can be evidenced. The strong quality weighting means a future competitor would need to demonstrate a robust service model, candidate sourcing capability, placement-management controls and understanding of circular business models, rather than relying on a low-price offer alone. The winning supplier was an SME, indicating that delivery is practicable for a focused recruitment business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30

Notice Description

Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models

Lot Information

Lot 1

Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models. please see PCST for documents

Renewal: 2x 12month extensions available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000833404
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562626
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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
1
Supplier Name

Venesky Brown Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN556970
    Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30 - Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562626
    Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30 - Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models

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