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title: "Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development - Maximising the potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000748536"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL"
published: "2023-12-19"
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# Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development - Maximising the potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides

Buyer: ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000748536

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## Summary

The Orkney Islands Council has awarded a contract for Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development to SAC Consulting. The contract, identified as OIC/PROC/1802, involves exploring the impacts of rural development/agricultural legislation and subsequent policy guidance on the economy and community well-being of the islands within Orkney, Shetland, and Outer Hebrides. The contract, with a value of £99,687.99 GBP, was signed on 7th December 2023.

The tender, initiated by the Orkney Islands Council, is for consultancy services to maximize the potential in the islands of Orkney, Shetland, and Outer Hebrides. This opportunity can benefit businesses offering expertise in rural and agricultural development, particularly those well-versed in analysing policy impacts on community well-being. The tender, with a value of £100,000 GBP, follows an open procurement method and has a tender period ending on 24th November 2023.

## Notice

Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to explore the impacts or rural development/agricultural legislation (Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill) and subsequent policy guidance on the economy and community well-being of the islands within the 3 Local Authority Areas. To identify and quantify the risks and opportunities and make recommendations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to commission a study into the likely impacts of rural development/agricultural legislation (Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill) and subsequent policy guidance on the economy and community well-being of the islands within the 3 Local Authority areas. Based on the findings, the study will then identify and quantify the risks and opportunities, and make recommendations about how interventions at a national, regional and local level could be used most effectively to encourage efficient land-use and promote rural development to mitigate any envisaged challenges in line with new policy aims. This will be achieved by identifying both overarching trends relevant in all three Islands Authorities and by analysing the unique situation of each island and island group.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495161 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 4 Dec 2023 - 26 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,687 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL |
| Locality | KIRKWALL |
| Post town | Kirkwall |
| Postcode | KW15 1NY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Orkney Islands |
| Electoral ward | Kirkwall East |
| Westminster constituency | Orkney and Shetland |
| Delivery location | TLM65 Orkney Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAC CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495161
- 26 Oct 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491245

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT491245&idx=3
  26th October 2023 - 001 - ITT Rural and Agricultural Development
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT491245&idx=4
  26th October 2023 - 001 - ITT Rural and Agricultural Development
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT491245&idx=1
  26th October 2023 - 001 - ITT Rural and Agricultural Development
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT491245&idx=2
  26th October 2023 - 002 - Appendix 1 - Compliance Statement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491245
  Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development - Maximising the potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides - Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to explore the impacts or rural development/agricultural legislation (Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill) and subsequent policy guidance on the economy and community well-being of the islands within the 3 Local Authority Areas. To identify and quantify the risks and opportunities and make recommendations.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495161
  Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development - Maximising the potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides - Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to explore the impacts or rural development/agricultural legislation (Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill) and subsequent policy guidance on the economy and community well-being of the islands within the 3 Local Authority Areas. To identify and quantify the risks and opportunities and make recommendations.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.orkney.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748536

## Provenance

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