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title: "ACT014 FIRNS Project Standard and Integrity Charter"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ARGYLL AND THE ISLES COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST (ACT)"
published: "2024-02-06"
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# ACT014 FIRNS Project Standard and Integrity Charter

Buyer: ARGYLL AND THE ISLES COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST (ACT)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000750118

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## Summary

The Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT) has awarded a contract for the "ACT014 FIRNS Project Standard and Integrity Charter" project. The procurement process was completed on 6th February 2024. The trust, located in Argyll, UK, worked with a small and medium enterprise, Make+Do Studio, on this services procurement. The project focuses on environmental protection, involving the development of Project Standards and an Integrity Charter related to rainforest restoration projects in Scotland.

This tender issued by ACT presents opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises, in the environmental protection industry. The procurement stage was marked as "Award." The contract, valued at £22,000, was signed on 15th January 2024. Businesses in the UK region, especially those focused on ecosystem services and rainforest restoration projects, may find this contract to be relevant for business growth and development.

## Notice

ACT, on behalf of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest (ASR), is looking to appoint an external consultant to facilitate the development of a Project Standard to inform the design parameters of ASR landscape-scale rainforest restoration projects; and an Integrity Charter setting out the criteria which investors and buyers of ecosystem services from those projects must meet to align with ASR's principles, contributing to 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. To facilitate this, ASR's FIRNS project will begin by developing a Project Standards and Integrity Charter, as a basis for these interactions. We will then use this engagement to iteratively develop a business model and governance approach to begin to answer some of the fundamental questions set out above, one which can later be aggregated into a pipeline of projects from multiple organisations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498073 |
| 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 | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,400 |
| Lots value | £23,400 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,000 |

## 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 | MAKE+DO STUDIO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66100000 - Banking and investment services
- 66120000 - Investment banking services and related 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=FEB498073
- 10 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492419

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV492419&idx=1
  10th November 2023 - ACT014 Project Standards and Integrity Charter
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492419
  ACT014 FIRNS Project Standard and Integrity Charter - ACT, on behalf of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest (ASR), is looking to appoint an external consultant to facilitate the development of a Project Standard to inform the design parameters of ASR landscape-scale rainforest restoration projects; and an Integrity Charter setting out the criteria which investors and buyers of ecosystem services from those projects must meet to align with ASR's principles, contributing to the investment readiness of Scotland's rainforest restoration.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498073
  ACT014 FIRNS Project Standard and Integrity Charter - ACT, on behalf of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest (ASR), is looking to appoint an external consultant to facilitate the development of a Project Standard to inform the design parameters of ASR landscape-scale rainforest restoration projects; and an Integrity Charter setting out the criteria which investors and buyers of ecosystem services from those projects must meet to align with ASR's principles, contributing to 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-r6ebe6-0000750118

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