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title: "Product Innovations - Research, modelling and creating the case for circular services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000559255"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD"
published: "2019-06-06"
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# Product Innovations - Research, modelling and creating the case for circular services

Buyer: ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000559255

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Product Innovations – Research, modelling and creating the case for circular services" is led by Zero Waste Scotland Ltd, a public organisation committed to environmental protection located in Stirling, UK. This open tender is currently in the planning stage with key dates including a bid closing deadline of 5th November 2018 and a contract award period starting on the same date. The contract is valued at approximately £110,000 and focuses on the healthcare industry, specifically aiming to support NHSScotland in enhancing circular practices in product supply.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, product research, and sustainable supply chain solutions. Companies that can demonstrate experience in circular economy practices, particularly those adept at collaborating with healthcare organisations, will be well-suited to compete. With the potential for ongoing work related to sustainable product practices, suppliers in the environmental sector stand to benefit from engaging in this procurement process, ultimately contributing to cost savings and reduced carbon footprints in healthcare services.

## Notice

ZWS and NHSScotland are looking to work together to support the transition, accelerating the change whilst ensuring that there is no disruption or risk to the supply chain for medical and associated products. By working with NHSScotland to identify products which can adopt more circular practices but don't present a risk to frontline services, support can be provided to the supply chain through subsidising trials and piloting services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

National Procurement a division of National Services Scotland procures 2 bn GBP worth of products and services per annum on behalf of NHSScotland Health Boards. Many of these products are purchased in a linear way, where they are used and then discarded as waste. Whilst the nature of healthcare leads to a significant use of single use items NHSScotland acknowledges the need to review the use of single use products and the possibility of moving to durable alternatives and where this is not possible look for remanufacture/recovery opportunities to keep valuable resources in use for longer. It is estimated by NHSScotland that there is an opportunity to move to more circular systems of supply and management for over 50% of non-pharmaceutical spend, and that this in turn will drive cost savings as well as environmental savings in terms of reduced carbon impact.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356210 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Dec 2018 |
| Contract period | 27 Oct 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £110,000 |
| Lots value | £110,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £91,037 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 1QZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling North |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services
- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 6 Jun 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356210
- 5 Oct 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333492

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT333492&idx=1
  5th October 2018 - ITT
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT333492
  Product Innovations - Research, modelling and creating the case for circular services - ZWS and NHSScotland are looking to work together to support the transition, accelerating the change whilst ensuring that there is no disruption or risk to the supply chain for medical and associated products. By working with NHSScotland to identify products which can adopt more circular practices but don't present a risk to frontline services, support can be provided to the supply chain through subsidising trials and piloting services.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356210
  Product Innovations - Research, modelling and creating the case for circular services - ZWS and NHSScotland are looking to work together to support the transition, accelerating the change whilst ensuring that there is no disruption or risk to the supply chain for medical and associated products. By working with NHSScotland to identify products which can adopt more circular practices but don't present a risk to frontline services, support can be provided to the supply chain through subsidising trials and piloting services.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/tenders
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000559255
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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