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title: "Award of RESAS/008/20 - Scottish Land Fund 2016-21 - Evaluation"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000635496"
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# Award of RESAS/008/20 - Scottish Land Fund 2016-21 - Evaluation

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000635496

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## Summary

The Scottish Government recently completed the procurement process for the tender titled "Award of RESAS/008/20 - Scottish Land Fund 2016-21 - Evaluation." This process falls under the services industry category and was located in Edinburgh. The tender period commenced on 30th November 2020 and concluded on 4th March 2021. The procurement was initiated as a tender, and after evaluating bids received, the contract was awarded, with a total value of £32,525. The winning supplier for this evaluation project is The Diffley Partnership.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in research and development services, particularly those with experience in conducting evaluations and consultancy services for public funding initiatives. Companies that focus on community engagement and ownership, particularly in land-related projects, will find themselves well-suited to compete for contracts arising from this process. The evaluation's insights are not only beneficial for governmental assessments but also pave the way for further consultancy opportunities aligned with community funding enhancements.

## Notice

Introduction1. This research is being undertaken by the Scottish Government, specifically the Community Land policy team within RESAS. We are seeking an evaluation of the last five years of the Scottish Land Fund.Background & Context2. Since 2012, the Scottish Government has provided a land fund, that provides community groups with the capital necessary to undertake land purchases to further community ownership objectives.3. We are conducting an evaluation of the Scottish Land Fund 2016-21. The purpose of this evaluation to look at how the operational dimensions of the fund, investigate how effective current arrangements are and make recommendations for procedural improvements going forward.4. Funds can be awarded at Stage one (development funding) and Stage two (full funding). Since 2016, there have been 206 (180 successful) Stage two applications and 484 (377 successful) Stage one applications to the Scottish Land Fund. This makes for 690 applications in total, relative to a whole programme budget of approximately PS37m. As applicants may receive Stage two funding without completing Stage one and vice versa, determining the precise number of unique applicants in the report will proceed on the basis of the management information available.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC400884 |
| 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 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,525 |
| 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 | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERTAY UNIVERSITY; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; FIFE COLLEGE; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MORAY COUNCIL; NHS LANARKSHIRE; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH; SASA - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); TAYSIDE AND CENTRAL SCOTLAND TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP (TACTRAN); TAYSIDE PROCUREMENT CONSORTIUM; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE; UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Angus |
| Electoral ward | Forfar and District |
| Westminster constituency | Angus and Perthshire Glens |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 58 |
| Supplier names | 3X1 GROUP; A.C.T HERITAGE; AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES; AMD CONTRACT SERVICES; ARGYLL & BUTE COUNCIL ROADS; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; BIFFA WASTE SERVICES; BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND; BOXXE; CABI; CASTLEVIEW PLANT; CGF SERVICES; CHANGEWORKS; CHAS STEWART PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEERS; CROABH FORESTRY; FISHER SCIENTIFIC; FLN CONSULTING ENGINEERS; GARDINER & THEOBALD; GLADE DEER MANAGEMENT; GLOWWORM BOOKS & GIFTS; HAMILTONS ENVIRONMENTAL; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY; JOHN GRAHAM; JOHN THOMSON CONSTRUCTION; KANTAR WORLDPANEL; LAURENT BIENFAIT WOODLAND SERVICES; LEVENSEAT; LORIEN RESOURCING; MELDRUM CONSTRUCTION (PERTH; MLL TELECOM; MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD; NETTITUDE; ORLO; PERTEMPS; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS; PINACL SOLUTIONS; R GROOM TREE SERVICES; REFINITIV; SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT; SHONA DRUMMOND MARKETING; SOCOTEC; SOFTCAT; SOFTWAREONE; SWARCO TRAFFIC; SYSTRA; THE DIFFLEY PARTNERSHIP; THE DOUBLE A TRADING; THE GATE WORLDWIDE; THE KEIL CENTRE; THE UNION ADVERTISING AGENCY; THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC; TILHILL FORESTRY; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; WALTER MARCHBANK; WATERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2020 at 07:37 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC400884

## Notice URLs

- http://fife.ac.uk
- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- http://www.abertay.ac.uk
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.copfs.gov.uk/
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.sasa.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.taysideprocurement.gov.uk

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