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title: "Land Reform Ballot Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000642684"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2021-06-03"
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# Land Reform Ballot Services

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000642684

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to a contract awarded by the Scottish Government for "Land Reform Ballot Services", aimed at providing essential services to support community ballots as mandated under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. The contract was signed on 19 May 2021 and has a total value of £100,000. As part of the open procedure, the process has reached the award stage, with key deadlines, including the completion of bid evaluations and contract period beginning on 30 May 2021 and extending until 29 May 2026. The geographical focus is Scotland, specifically the locality of Glasgow for the buying organisation's headquarters. 

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in electoral services, community engagement, and public consultations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in conducting official ballots, managing community communications, or supporting compliance with legal frameworks related to land reform will find this opportunity particularly relevant. The tender’s requirements and governmental backing provide a solid platform for businesses looking to expand their service offerings within the public sector in Scotland.

## Notice

The Scottish Government has placed a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Land Reform Ballot Services. The service provider will be required to conduct ballots for communities as and when required within the legislative requirements of the community right to buy provisions in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 as amended by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, as amended by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, provides an opportunity for communities throughout Scotland to register an interest in land with which they have a connection and to purchase that registered land when it comes up for sale. In essence, communities, represented through a community body, a legal entity, as provided for in the community right to buy legislation, have the first right of refusal on land in which they have an interest. If the landowner offers the registered land for sale, the "right to buy" process is then activated. Scottish Ministers have appointed a balloter to conduct a ballot of the community, as defined by the community body seeking to acquire the registered land. The balloter is required to ballot communities that are proceeding through the community right to buy. Each community has been defined by a community body formed for the purposes of using the community right to buy provisions in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The ballot process is covered by sections 51, 51A, 51B, 51C and 52 of the 2003 Act, sections 48, 49, 51, 52 and 53 of the 2015 Act, and Part 7 of The Community Right to Buy (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Under the community right to buy provisions, the balloter must undertake the ballot within a specified timescale, set out in the legislation. This includes the issue of ballot papers (including papers for a proxy vote) and any accompanying information to eligible voters. Conducting the ballot; counting returned voting papers which have been received by the specified date and time, and return the ballot results on a specified form, the ballot return form, in schedule 11 of the Community Right to Buy (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and Regulation 2(4) of the Community Right to Buy (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016, to Scottish Ministers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN417113 |
| 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 | 3 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 May 2021 - 29 May 2026 |
| Recurrence | If required, the contract notice for the next contract will be to align to the end of the this contract period, i.e. in readiness for a new contract from May 2026. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN417113
- 1 Feb 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB405446

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB405446
  Land Reform Ballot Services - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Land Reform Ballot Services. The service provider will be required to conduct ballots for communities as and when required within the legislative requirements of the community right to buy provisions in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 as amended by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN417113
  Land Reform Ballot Services - The Scottish Government has placed a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Land Reform Ballot Services. The service provider will be required to conduct ballots for communities as and when required within the legislative requirements of the community right to buy provisions in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 as amended by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/Selling/supplier-enquiries
- http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000642684
- https://www.publictendersscotland.pubiicontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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