--- title: "ACT013 Business Model and Governance Approach" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ARGYLL AND THE ISLES COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST (ACT)" published: "2024-02-06" --- # ACT013 Business Model and Governance Approach Buyer: ARGYLL AND THE ISLES COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST (ACT) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107.json) ## Summary The Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT) has awarded a contract for the 'ACT013 Business Model and Governance Approach' project to Palladium. The procurement process was completed on January 15, 2024. The procurement stage was an open procedure, and the main procurement category was services under the environmental protection industry classification. The contract value was £47,515. The project is aimed at developing a business model and governance approach for the investment readiness of Scotland's rainforest restoration. This tender offers opportunities for businesses, especially SMEs in the environmental services sector, to participate in the development of Scotland's rainforest restoration project. Businesses with expertise in natural capital finance and governance would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The submission deadline for bids was December 15, 2023, and the tender documents can be accessed online. ACT is seeking tenders that can address the challenges of fragmented landownership and lack of private finance investment to scale up rainforest restoration efforts in Scotland. ## Notice ACT on behalf of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest (ASR) is inviting tenders for a natural capital finance specialist to develop the business model and governance approach for the investment readiness of Scotland's rainforest restoration. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Our ambition is to increase the scale and pace of Scotland's rainforest restoration by overcoming two primary barriers to funding: fragmented landownership and lack of private finance investment. These are complex barriers to overcome and will require significant interaction between landowners, investors, buyers, communities, and delivery partners - to ensure any future market mechanism works for all concerned by ensuring delivery of co-benefits and increasing the confidence of project stakeholders. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498072 | | 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 | 6 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 15 Jan 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | £50,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £47,515 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ARGYLL AND THE ISLES COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST (ACT) | | Locality | ARGYLL | | Post town | Paisley | | Postcode | PA31 8SH | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Argyll and Bute | | Electoral ward | Mid Argyll | | Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | | Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PALLADIUM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services ## Release History - 6 Feb 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498072 - 10 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492413 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV492413&idx=1 10th November 2023 - ACT013FIRNS - Business Model and Governance Approach - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492413 ACT013 Business Model and Governance Approach - ACT on behalf of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest (ASR) is inviting tenders for a natural capital finance specialist to develop the business model and governance approach for the investment readiness of Scotland's rainforest restoration. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498072 ACT013 Business Model and Governance Approach - ACT on behalf of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest (ASR) is inviting tenders for a natural capital finance specialist to develop the business model and governance approach for the investment readiness of Scotland's rainforest restoration. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.act-now.org.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotand.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000750107 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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