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title: "Consultancy to Establish and Operate a Children & Young People's Forum on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000674922"
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# Consultancy to Establish and Operate a Children & Young People's Forum on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland

Buyer: CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000674922

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## Summary

The Crown Estate Scotland is currently managing a procurement process titled "Consultancy to Establish and Operate a Children & Young People’s Forum." This project is taking place in Edinburgh, UK, within the services industry category. The procurement is at the Award stage, and the contract was signed on 3rd March 2022, with the total contract value amounting to £40,649.03. The original tender period concluded on 10th January 2022, following an open procurement method that encouraged participation from a wide range of bidders.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community engagement, consultancy services, and youth participation initiatives. Companies with expertise in establishing forums, particularly those focused on inclusivity for under-represented groups, would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from the emphasis on community engagement within this procurement, aligning with "Fair Work First" principles to enhance their growth prospects through involvement in public sector projects.

## Notice

Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint an experienced children and young people's participation specialist to establish and operate a children and young person's ("CYP") forum.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint an experienced children and young people's participation specialist to: - Establish a CYP forum including recruitment of participants (encouraging those from under-represented groups e.g. disabled people, people of colour) and developing appropriate governance arrangements and documentation including Terms of Reference. - Manage all personal data (as data controller) and most contact with CYP Forum members in line with legal requirements and best practice, specifically but not exclusively in relation to data privacy and safeguarding. - Provide a secretariat service to the Forum working on basis of one meeting every two months. This will include arranging meetings (online / in person / hybrid), drafting minutes, maintaining an action tracker, etc.,). - Support Crown Estate Scotland employees in liaising between the Forum and other groups and committees including Crown Estate Scotland's Board. - Facilitate Forum engagement in specific projects. For example, if Crown Estate Scotland wants to know the views of people in a certain area, the Forum may be asked if any members can contribute or help. All aspects of the Forum should reflect best practice in terms of inclusion and CYP participation. They should also reflect Crown Estate Scotland engagement principles (clarity, transparency and evidence-based; inclusive, and responsive). Forum members will be volunteers and expenses can be reimbursed.

Options: option to extend for up to 2 X 12 Months 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: option to extend for up to 2 X 12 Months 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=APR446716 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 25 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Either 3, 4 or 5 years time |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,000 |
| Lots value | £42,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,649 |

## 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 | EH3 9GL |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
- 98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR446716
- 25 Nov 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433916

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV433916&idx=1
  25th November 2021 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV433916&idx=2
  25th November 2021 - Related Policies
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433916
  Consultancy to Establish and Operate a Children & Young People's Forum on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland - Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint an experienced children and young people's participation specialist to establish and operate a children and young person's ("CYP") forum.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR446716
  Consultancy to Establish and Operate a Children & Young People's Forum on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland - Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint an experienced children and young people's participation specialist to establish and operate a children and young person's ("CYP") forum.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000674922
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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