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title: "Award of PARD 2024-001 - Invitation To Tender - Clustering - 1 March 2024"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000759701"
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published: "2024-03-19"
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# Award of PARD 2024-001 - Invitation To Tender - Clustering - 1 March 2024

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000759701

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded the procurement contract titled "PARD 2024-001 - Invitation To Tender - Clustering - 1 March 2024" to The Taylor Clarke Partnership Ltd. The procurement method used was direct, with the contract awarded to a single supplier without competition. The tender period lasted from 20th to 31st March 2024. This opportunity falls under the services category and aims to support Scotland's clusters focusing on Environmental, Cultural, and Digital Licensing themes.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses interested in supporting Scotland's public service reform agenda to engage with the Scottish Government. Companies offering services related to reform principles such as people, place, performance, prevention, and partnership would find this tender suitable. The successful bidder, The Taylor Clarke Partnership Ltd, will collaborate with the Scottish Government to improve outcomes on a national and local level through cluster-based approaches, emphasising the need for efficient service transformation and better alignment with community needs.

## Notice

The SG has set out its commitment to a 10-year programme of reform with the following aims:*To ensure public services remain fiscally sustainable, by reducing the costs, andreducing long term demand through investment in prevention.*To improve outcomes, which will improve lives and reduce demand.*To reduce inequalities of outcome among communities in Scotland recognising theneed not just for improved outcomes, but a focus in policy and delivery on those mostdisadvantaged.'Clusters' play a key role in achieving these aims and in phase one they have formed around three key themes:1.Environment2.Cultural3.Digital LicensingThey have each taken different approaches, some adopting existing governance and accountability structures (Environment and Economy Leaders Group), others spending time to establish structures and creating a safe space for discussion. However, all have been clear on their mission to test whether our current configuration and approaches will continue to be fit for purpose to support and enable Scotland's people, communities, businesses and third/voluntary sector organisations to improve outcomes nationally and locally Clusters have balanced the need to work more efficiently while beginning to explore Governments strong emphasis on how we transform services and the organisations that deliver them, in the medium/long term. Clusters will continue to form around key themes or challenges to test whether our current configuration and approaches continue to be fit for purpose to support and enable Scotland's people, communities, businesses and third/voluntary sector organisations to improve outcomes nationally and locally. The key areas for exploration for each cluster have been framed by reform principles: people, place, performance, prevention, partnership. Scottish Government will work with public bodies to develop these areas however, public bodies are free to also create their own approach to clustering which, ideally should take a collaborative approach with local government, other public authorities and the third/voluntary sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501169 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition. |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,985 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | CONSUMER SCOTLAND; FERGUSLIE PARK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; NHS FIFE; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH; SCOTTISH COURTS & TRIBUNAL SERVICE; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK; STIRLING COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Kirkcaldy East |
| Westminster constituency | Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 33 |
| Supplier names | ; AAB CONSULTING; ABB; APPLETON WOODS; ARTSCAPE GARDENS; BDO; BLAKE STEVENSON; BRAW CLAN; CARAT; CARL ZEISS; CHIENE + TAIT; CHINA-BRITAIN BUSINESS COUNCIL; COSMOS PROJECTS; EKOSGEN; EXPLOSIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; IEG4; JAMES FREW; LORIEN RESOURCING; OCS GROUP; RESOLUTION MEDIATION; SCIAMED; SOFTCAT; SOLOCO; TAYLOR TREES; TAZIKER INDUSTRIAL; TEXO GROUP; THE LINES BETWEEN; THE TAYLOR CLARKE PARTNERSHIP; VENESKY BROWN; WALK IN THE GATE LTD (TRADING AS THE GATE; WHY RESEARCH |

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2024 at 08:52 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501169

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fpha.org.uk/
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.rbge.org.uk
- http://www.scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- http://www.thebank.scot
- https://consumer.scot/

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