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title: "Award of 24-FW-002-CO-28 Mini Competition: Product Stewardship - Rapid Product Assessments"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000800944"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD"
published: "2025-09-09"
---

# Award of 24-FW-002-CO-28 Mini Competition: Product Stewardship - Rapid Product Assessments

Buyer: ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000800944

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Zero Waste Scotland Ltd as the buyer and is focused on the title "Award of 24-FW-002-CO-28 Mini Competition: Product Stewardship - Rapid Product Assessments." This service-oriented contract falls under the environmental consultancy services category and is located in Stirling, Scotland. The procurement stage is 'Award', with the contract awarded on 9th September 2025. The supplier for this project is Ricardo-AEA, based in Glasgow. The project aims to support a Product Stewardship Plan by prioritising products for a full Products Stewardship assessment, addressing their broader impacts and potential policy interventions. The awarded contract is valued at £32,724.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for firms specialising in environmental consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in quantitative research methods. Businesses that can propose a robust methodology for conducting research and developing impact assessments will find this project advantageous. The tender encourages the engagement of contractors who can utilise their skills in identifying suitable data sets and methodologies, which presents a substantial opportunity for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in environmental and sustainability consulting within Scotland and beyond.

## Notice

This project supports a wider Product Stewardship Plan development workstream at Zero Waste Scotland. The data and information gathered in this project will be used to recommend priority products which will subject to a full Products Stewardship assessment. This will include further analysis covering broader impacts and issues - and the assessment of potential policy interventions to address their impacts and maximise economic opportunities.Key findings are expected to include:* An evidence-based prioritised shortlist of products to take forward; and* Clear and well evidenced pathway for prioritising certain product types at this timeThe Contractor will use their skills, knowledge and experience of quantitative research methods to undertake research that identifies what suitable data sets exist for the products and categories identified, developing a methodology to assess the impact of each the product and categories against the stated criteria, and producing a brief summary of this assessment for each of the products listed.The Client has chosen not to prescribe the methodology therefore, the Contractor shall propose a suitable robust methodology to meet the Project objectives and the required outputs, which may include a mixture of methods to be agreed with the Client.Further information including anticipated outputs, is provided in the Additional Documents that accompany this Quick Quote Notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538792 |
| 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 | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,724 |
| 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 | ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND LTD |
| Additional buyers | EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FALKIRK COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND; LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD; MORAY COUNCIL; NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND; NHS TAYSIDE; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; PUBLIC HEALTH SCOTLAND; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | PERTH |
| Post town | Perth |
| Postcode | PH1 5PH |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling North |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 47 |
| Supplier names | ACE TAXIS PERTH; AKHTER COMPUTERS; APEM; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; ATKINSREALIS; AVISON YOUNG (UK; BARNETT WADDINGHAM; BRB ELECTRICAL; CRAIGFORTH CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH; DATAVITA; DECIDING MATTERS; EKOS; ELEVATOR; ELIS; FAUN ZOELLER (UK; FISHERS SERVICES; G4S CASH SOLUTIONS (UK; GCU; GMG CONTRACTORS; GTR CONTRACTS; HAGS-SMP; HARVEY NASH; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; HEARTS & MINDS; IPSOS MORI; JUMP RESEARCH; LEITH CREATIVE AGENCY LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; MAM CONTRACTING; MANIFESTO DIGITAL; MCGREGOR BOYALL ASSOCIATES; PERFECT SERVICE SOLUTIONS; RICARDO-AEA; RICHARD IRVIN FM; SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES; SCOT J C B; SMITH AND SONS COACHES; SOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS / GIS247; STORY LEARNING; THE LINES BETWEEN; THE MEDIA SHOP SCOTLAND; THINKPROJECT; THOMAS & ADAMSON INTERNATIONAL; TONY WEIR CONTRACTOR; TRIANGLE CONSULTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VERTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2025 at 10:28 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538792

## Notice URLs

- http://historicenvironment.scot
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nationalgalleries.org
- http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/
- https://publichealthscotland.scot/

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