---
title: "Award of PKC13255 No One Left Behind Challenge Fund Project Evaluation"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000791571"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-02"
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# Award of PKC13255 No One Left Behind Challenge Fund Project Evaluation

Buyer: PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000791571

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## Summary

Perth & Kinross Council has completed the award stage for the procurement titled "Award of PKC13255 No One Left Behind Challenge Fund Project Evaluation," seeking consultancy services under the industry category of research and development services. The contract, valued at £14,000, was awarded to Hall Aitken, a firm based in Glasgow. The evaluation project will focus on assessing the Employability Spend and Outcomes for the No One Left Behind (NOLB) scheme and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for the 2023/24 and part of the 2024/25 fiscal years. This procurement process, initiated on 4th January 2025, aimed at selecting an independent consultant for this project and now culminates with an optional contract extension of up to two months. The buying organisation, Perth & Kinross Council, is located at 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in consultancy services, particularly those specialising in research and development within the public sector. Companies with expertise in evaluating public sector initiatives and performance metrics are well-positioned to benefit from such contracts. Successful bidders like Hall Aitken demonstrate the potential for gaining valuable experience and securing additional public sector contracts through delivering high-quality consultancy services. Businesses with a strong track record in public sector evaluation and capable of providing detailed and independent analysis will find similar opportunities beneficial for their growth.

## Notice

Perth & Kinross Local Employability Partnership (P&K LEP) was seeking to appoint a consultant to undertake an independent evaluation of the Employability Spend and Outcomes for the No One Left Behind (NOLB) and UKSPF 23/24 and part of the 24/25 Challenge Fund

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527351 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,000 |
| 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 | PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | APUC LIMITED ON BEHALF OF SABHAL MOR OSTAIG; APUC LIMITED ON BEHALF OF UHI ARGYLL; CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS); FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS BOARD FOR SCOTLAND; LHC PROCUREMENT GROUP FOR THE SCOTTISH PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE (SPA); MORAY COUNCIL; NHS LANARKSHIRE; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH FORESTRY; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SRUC; STIRLING COUNCIL; SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME /SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 8NW |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 67 |
| Supplier names | A M DUNBAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR; ABERDEEN MARINE SERVICES; ANDERSON ANDERSON AND BROWN; ARC MARQUEES; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; ATKINSRÉALIS; AVISON YOUNG (UK; BREWSTER BROTHERS; BUCHER MUNICIPAL; CHASE SERVICES GROUP; CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL; CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY LTD (QUICK QUOTES; CLAREMONT OFFICE FURNITURE; CLYDE SCAFFOLDING; CORE CUT; D A GILMOUR; DENTSU CREATIVE, A TRADING DIVISION OF DENTSU; DMFCA; EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH; ENVA SCOTLAND; EVILLE & JONES (COMMERCIAL SERVICES; G MCNAUGHTON & SON (PLANT HIRE; GRIESBACH & ASSOCIATES; GVAV; HALL AITKEN; HARVEY NASH; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; HENDERSON LOGGIE; HERON BROS.; HIGHLAND HEATING MANAGEMENT; HOWELL MARINE CONSULTING; HUB PARKING TECHNOLOGY A BUSINESS UNIT OF FAAC (UK; IDEAGEN; IFF RESEARCH; INFLUENTIAL SOFTWARE SERVICES; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTS; INTEGRELLA; IRONSIDE FARRAR; JACKSON TRAWLS; JONES LANG LASALLE; KORN FERRY (UK; LEITH CREATIVE AGENCY LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; MARSHALL CONSTRUCTION; MBA ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY; MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION; OX IT SOLUTIONS; PAT MUNRO CONSTRUCTION; PROCAST BUILDING CONTRACTORS; PSQUARE; RAY BLACK CONSULTING; REID ASSOCIATES; ROSS MACARTHUR CONTRACTORS; SCOTEC LIFTS; SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS; SMART TRAVEL; SPECTRUM.LIFE; STIRLING PARK; TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY; THE DIFFLEY PARTNERSHIP; THE SME CLINIC; TROSSACHS ECOLOGY; TURNER & TOWNSEND; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VWS; WALK IN THE GATE LTD (TRADING AS THE GATE WORLDWIDE; YNG MEDIA GROUP LTD OPERATING AS SPEAKEASY PRODUCTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Apr 2025 at 11:56 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527351

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
- http://www.copfs.gov.uk/
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/
- http://www.hanover.scot
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot
- http://www.sdpscotland.co.uk
- http://www.sruc.ac.uk
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/
- https://www.spectrum.life/

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