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title: "Consultancy Services - Political Monitoring Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000624733"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND"
published: "2020-08-31"
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# Consultancy Services - Political Monitoring Services

Buyer: CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000624733

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Crown Estate Scotland seeking to appoint a political monitoring service through an open tender for Consultancy Services - Political Monitoring Services. The contract, valued at £49,000, is based in Edinburgh, UK, and is currently in the planning stage with a tender deadline of July 27, 2020. The contract will run for three years from September 1, 2020, with the potential for a two-year extension, and involves the service provider delivering insights into the Scottish political landscape and Westminster activity to aid Crown Estate Scotland's political engagement strategies.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for firms specialising in political monitoring, consultancy services, or those with a strong understanding of Scottish governance. Businesses that possess analytical capabilities and local market knowledge, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with proven experience in similar contexts, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Engaging in this process can enhance their credibility and network within public sector engagements in Scotland, potentially leading to further contracts and growth in the sector.

## Notice

Crown Estate Scotland wishes to appoint a political monitoring service which allows Crown Estate Scotland to have first rate knowledge and understanding of the political landscape relevant to the policy areas applicable to us. This will help Crown Estate Scotland to effectively plan and implement our political engagement activities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Crown Estate Scotland manages land and property in Scotland which makes up the Scottish Crown Estate. As the majority of the policy areas we work in are devolved, we need a service provider which has a very strong presence in Scotland, and which has a first rate understanding of the Scottish political scene as well as being able to monitor Westminster activity. The Corporate Affairs Team has a wide remit which includes responsibility for monitoring the work of the Scottish Parliament and the Westminster Parliament, Scottish Government & Whitehall where these might impact on the plans, policies and priorities of Crown Estate Scotland. This involves collating relevant information on legislative programmes and policy development and disseminating this information to staff. In order to provide this service to staff, Crown Estate Scotland requires an external organisation to provide them with a range of information and analysis that can then be disseminated appropriately.

Options: The contract will run for 3 years from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2023 with the option to extend for up to 2 years at the discretion of Crown Estate Scotland and subject to satisfactory performance, available funding and strategic fit with the priorities of Crown Estate Scotland.

Renewal: The contract will run for 3 years from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2023 with the option to extend for up to 2 years at the discretion of Crown Estate Scotland and subject to satisfactory performance, available funding and strategic fit with the priorities of Crown Estate Scotland.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393462 |
| 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 | 31 Aug 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Either 3 years or 5 years depending on option to extend being exercised |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,000 |
| Lots value | £49,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,710 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH4 3BJ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEWSDIRECT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 31 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393462
- 3 Jul 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389569

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389569&idx=1
  7th July 2020 - Invitation to Tender Document (ITT)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389569&idx=3
  7th July 2020 - ITT revised to state Daily bulletins to be provided by 11:00 each working day
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389569&idx=2
  3rd July 2020 - Terms and Conditions for Consultancy Services
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389569
  Consultancy Services - Political Monitoring Services - Crown Estate Scotland wishes to appoint a political monitoring service which allows Crown Estate Scotland to have first rate knowledge and understanding of the political landscape relevant to the policy areas applicable to us. This will help Crown Estate Scotland to effectively plan and implement our political engagement activities.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393462
  Consultancy Services - Political Monitoring Services - Crown Estate Scotland wishes to appoint a political monitoring service which allows Crown Estate Scotland to have first rate knowledge and understanding of the political landscape relevant to the policy areas applicable to us. This will help Crown Estate Scotland to effectively plan and implement our political engagement activities.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://riverclydehomes.org.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000624733
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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