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Award of DCEA-Evaluation of the Scottish Government's Climate Justice Fund

Scottish Government

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11 Sep 2026 at 10:46

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government commissioned an external evaluation of its Climate Justice Fund, including recommendations for an operational model for any future iteration. The work covers the fund’s programme of projects and activities, assessing whether it delivered the intended climate justice outcomes in its theory of change and identifying good practice. It also examines the design and delivery of community-based projects, research projects, advocacy work and capacity-building programmes. The fund primarily supports rural communities in the Global South, alongside research and advocacy activity. The requirement is for evaluation consultancy services, classified under CPV 79419000. The Scottish Government is the buying organisation, acting on behalf of Scottish Ministers. The work concerns a Scottish Government-funded international climate justice programme, with delivery and evidence relating to projects in the Global South.

The procurement has been awarded to Tropical Health Consulting LLP, following a process that received seven bids. The award value is £269,549. The award concerns evaluation consultancy and the design of recommendations for potential future Climate Justice Fund operating models. The core contract end date is 13 April 2027, with an optional three-month extension to 13 July 2027 for time slippage only. The contract was signed on 9 November 2026 and is recorded as active. The evaluation is intended to consider outcomes against the fund’s theory of change and lessons from project delivery. The wider fund was committed to reach £36 million during the 2021–2026 Parliamentary Term; this is the programme’s funding context, not the awarded contract value.

This award indicates demand for specialist evaluation of international climate justice and development programmes, combining robust assessment with practical recommendations for future delivery. A credible competitor for a later requirement would need experience evaluating programmes against a theory of change and assessing outcomes across community-led projects, research, advocacy and capacity building. Relevant capability would include understanding participatory approaches and work with rural communities in the Global South, as well as the ability to gather and interpret evidence from varied projects and stakeholders. Suppliers should also be able to turn findings into realistic operational models for future public funding programmes, while recognising that recommendations must inform policy without assuming its outcome. Evaluation consultancy expertise, international development knowledge and strong analytical and report-writing capacity would therefore be central.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of DCEA-Evaluation of the Scottish Government's Climate Justice Fund

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Evaluation of the Scottish Government's Climate Justice Fund.The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission design and delivery of an evaluation of the Scottish Government's Government's Climate Justice Fund (CJF). This contract also includes the design of an operational model for a potential future iteration of the CJF, based on the findings of the evaluation.Scotland was the first nation to commit funds specifically to climate justice, launching the CJF in 2012, and committing to trebling it to 36 million GBP over the course of this Parliamentary Term (2021-2026). Since 2021 the Scottish Government has taken a revised approach to CJF programming, centred on participatory and community-led action informed by the findings of the 2021 evaluation of the CJF. While primarily funding projects supporting rural communities in the Global South, the CJF has also enabled a number of research projects, advocacy work and capacity building programmes.The purpose of the evaluation is to consider to what extent the programme of projects and activities under the CJF delivered the intended climate justice outcomes set out in the fund's theory of change, and what best practice was developed in the design and delivery of community-based projects, as well as research and advocacy projects that could strengthen the delivery of climate justice outcomes.The tender also includes scoping/recommendations for potential operational models for future Climate Justice Fund projects, noting that the design of such models does not pre-empt government policy about the future direction of the fund.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000836448
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564327
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

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

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£269,549 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Consumer Scotland

Fife Council

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Lothian Health Board

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3DG
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
17
Supplier Names

Tropical Health Consulting LLP

John Doe Group

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd

Bell Group Limited

Jump Research

Quo Imus Limited

Morgan Philips Executive Search

Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd

Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)

Gartner UK Limited

Zurich Municipal

Holyrood PR

Nuffield Health

Spire Healthcare

Laser Vision Scotland Ltd

Circle Health Group Limited

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