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title: "Award of Provision of 7 Cities Investment Fund Project"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000473450"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2017-03-01"
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# Award of Provision of 7 Cities Investment Fund Project

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000473450

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the City of Edinburgh Council, which is overseeing the provision of the '7 Cities Investment Fund Project.' This project falls under the services industry category and is aimed at enhancing economic activity across Scotland’s seven cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth, and Stirling. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, following the tender period that commenced on 1 February 2017 and concluded on 12 April 2017. The awarded value for this project is £55,145, and the selected supplier is Ernst & Young.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in business consultancy, financial consultancy, and other consulting services. Companies that have experience in infrastructure investment, economic development, or public sector collaboration would be well-suited to compete in future procurements related to the needs of the Scottish Cities Alliance, particularly in light of projects aimed at stimulating job creation and investment across city regions.

## Notice

The Scottish Cities Alliance (the Alliance) is the collaboration of Scotland's seven cities (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling) and the Scottish Government. The Alliance aim is to attract investment, stimulate economic activity and most importantly create new jobs and business opportunities in Scotland's cities and regions.The Alliance Leadership Group brings together the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary forEconomy, Jobs and Fair Work and the Leaders and Chief Executives of the seven cities. The approved work programme has been taken forward by the Delivery Group, comprising senior economic development officers from each of the seven cities and the Scottish Government, working in partnership with national agencies and engaging with academia and the private sector.This requirement is to identify priorities and opportunities to help Scottish cities to deliver enabling infrastructure. To this end, the supplier is required to deliver a written report including the 4 following elements:1. a review of the current ecosystem of infrastructure investment in Scotland, to include identifying common or reoccurring market failures (both financial and process) which limit cities' ability to deliver investment in infrastructure, particularly infrastructure needed to unlock key development opportunities. Consideration should be given to existing national infrastructure instruments; the recommendations made in the Review of the Scottish Planning System; the role of the European Union/European Investment Bank; and City Deals;2. an analysis of the key types of development opportunities currently being progressed by city and city regions - this should reflect the different types of propositions in terms of scale, type and market interest;3. a review of best practice from the UK, Europe and internationally in relation to infrastructure investment. Consideration should be given to the outputs of the Finance and Funding Working Group of the European Housing Partnership; and4. drawing on the above findings, an outline business case for a potential Seven Cities Investment Fund (or alternative collaborative funding mechanism) to deliver infrastructure investment in cities and their regions, to include consideration of funding; structure; governance; stakeholders; timescales; and the role of the public and private sectors (including the scope to leverage private sector funding).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR275170 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £55,145 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY HEALTH BOARD; DUNDEE AND ANGUS COLLEGE; EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; FALKIRK COMMUNITY TRUST; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY COMMISSION; HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION; LOCH LOMOND & THE TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY; MARYHILL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; MORAY COUNCIL; NHS BORDERS; NHS FORTH VALLEY; NHS LANARKSHIRE; NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE SCIENCE ('SAMS'); SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("THE AUTHORITY"); THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN; UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | BOTHWELL |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G71 8BB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Electoral ward | Steòrnabhagh a Deas |
| Westminster constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 68 |
| Supplier names | A.A. & D. FRASER; A.C. WHYTE; ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; AECOM; AON UNDERWRITING MANAGERS; APM CONTRACTS; APPLE OILS; BINN GROUP; BORDER CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A ESH BORDER CONSTRUCTION; BRODIES; CAPITA IT SERVICES (CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES; CDW; CIVICA; CLICK ON LOGISTCS; COMPAREX; COMPUTACENTER; EDEN SCOTT; ERNST & YOUNG; EVERWARM; FAIRWAYS GM; FIRST CHOICE CLEANING SERVICES; FUJITSU SERVICES; GORDON ELECTRICAL; GP GREEN RECYCLING; GRAHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT T/A GRAHAM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT; HARVEY NASH; INFONETICA; INSTOCK DISPOSABLES; INTEGRATED WATER SERVICES; IPSOS MORI; ISOPRIME; JAMES GORMAN STONE MASONS& BUILDERS; JB SAFESITE; JNM EXHIBITION SERVICES; JOHN MAC LENNAN CONTRACTORS; KPMG; LEVENSEAT; LIGHTWAYS (CONTRACTORS; LW HADDOW PLUMBING & HEATING; MACE; MACLEAN ELECTRICAL; MAVEN PUBLIC SECTOR; MERIDIAN PRODUCTIVITY; MOTT MACDONALD; NILE HQ; NPS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS; ORIGIN FITNESS (ANYTIME LEISURE; PARITY PROFESSIONALS; PEGASUS POWER & COMMUNICATIONS; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS; PROTECTOR INSURANCE; RAPIER SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS; ROCKET SCIENCE; SCOTT-MONCRIEFF; SELECT FACILITIES (SCOTLAND; SKANSKA FACILITIES SERVICES; SPRING TECHNOLOGY; SPUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONS; TRAVELERS INS; TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS; URBIS SCHREDER; VHE CONSTRUCTION; VWR INTERNATIONAL; W H MALCOLM LTD (QUICK QUOTE; WI & A GILBERT; XMA; ZURICH MUNICIPAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2017 at 15:59 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR275170

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.uws.ac.uk
- http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/
- http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk
- http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fifedirect.org.uk
- http://www.hanover.scot
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/
- http://www.nhsforthvalley.com
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.orkney.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.sams.ac.uk
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.sqa.org.uk
- http://www.stir.ac.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/

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