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title: "Scotland's Circular Future Makers Programme"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841777"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Zero Waste Scotland Ltd"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Scotland's Circular Future Makers Programme

Buyer: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841777

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## Summary

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd is planning the Scotland’s Circular Future Makers Programme, a services contract for a pilot supporting 50 to 60 Scottish middle managers and mid-career professionals. The programme will help participants turn circular economy ambitions into practical business action by identifying and testing opportunities within their organisations, building confidence and change-making capability, overcoming implementation barriers, and influencing decision-making through real-world business challenges. It will also generate insight into what enables or hinders circular economy adoption across Scottish businesses. Delivery is expected in Scotland. The work covers business and management training, facilitation, coaching, peer learning, practical experimentation and impact evaluation, with the programme designed and delivered collaboratively with Zero Waste Scotland.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Zero Waste Scotland has announced an intention to procure and is seeking early engagement to shape the programme design and delivery model. The planned procurement is for services, with one planned lot and an estimated value of £80,000 including the stated currency. The buyer expects a subsequent notice to be published on 2 November 2026. The process is covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement. Potential delivery partners are invited to contribute to the development of the pilot before the procurement reaches the tender stage; this record is not an invitation to submit a tender. Any eventual evaluation and participation requirements will be developed through the programme design and engagement process.

This will suit organisations, partnerships and consortia preparing to deliver specialist business-development and sustainability programmes. Relevant strengths include practical circular economy expertise, business transformation, facilitation, coaching, peer-learning design, support for experimentation and impact evaluation. Suppliers should be able to help managers identify and test opportunities inside their own organisations, build capability and confidence, address barriers to change, and influence business decision-making. Experience of working with Scottish businesses or comparable professional audiences would be useful in preparing a credible delivery model, alongside the ability to generate robust insight into the factors that enable or hinder circular economy adoption. The buyer is looking for collaborative partners able to shape the pilot as well as deliver it when it reaches the market.

## Notice

Zero Waste Scotland is developing Scotland's Circular Future Makers, a pilot programme designed to help 50 to 60 middle managers and mid-career professionals turn circular economy ambitions into practical business action. The programme will support participants to identify and test circular opportunities within their organisations, build confidence and change-making capability, overcome barriers to implementation, and influence decision-making through real-world business challenges. Alongside delivering value for participating organisations, the programme will generate insight into the factors that enable or hinder circular economy adoption across Scottish businesses. Zero Waste Scotland is seeking early engagement with potential delivery partners to help shape the programme design and delivery model. We are interested in organisations, partnerships or consortia with expertise in circular economy practice, business transformation, facilitation, coaching, peer learning, practical experimentation, and impact evaluation, and who can work collaboratively with Zero Waste Scotland to develop and deliver this innovative pilot programme.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Zero Waste Scotland is developing Scotland's Circular Future Makers, a pilot programme designed to help 50 to 60 middle managers and mid-career professionals turn circular economy ambitions into practical business action. The programme will support participants to identify and test circular opportunities within their organisations, build confidence and change-making capability, overcome barriers to implementation, and influence decision-making through real-world business challenges. Alongside delivering value for participating organisations, the programme will generate insight into the factors that enable or hinder circular economy adoption across Scottish businesses. Zero Waste Scotland is seeking early engagement with potential delivery partners to help shape the programme design and delivery model. We are interested in organisations, partnerships or consortia with expertise in circular economy practice, business transformation, facilitation, coaching, peer learning, practical experimentation, and impact evaluation, and who can work collaboratively with Zero Waste Scotland to develop and deliver this innovative pilot programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563975 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| 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 | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Zero Waste Scotland Ltd |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Postcode area | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 1QZ |
| 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 | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80522000 - Training seminars
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563975

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP563975&idx=1
  7th September 2026 - PIN Details
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563975
  Scotland's Circular Future Makers Programme - Zero Waste Scotland is developing Scotland's Circular Future Makers, a pilot programme designed to help 50 to 60 middle managers and mid-career professionals turn circular economy ambitions into practical business action. The programme will support participants to identify and test circular opportunities within their organisations, build confidence and change-making capability, overcome barriers to implementation, and influence decision-making through real-world business challenges. Alongside delivering value for participating organisations, the programme will generate insight into the factors that enable or hinder circular economy adoption across Scottish businesses. Zero Waste Scotland is seeking early engagement with potential delivery partners to help shape the programme design and delivery model. We are interested in organisations, partnerships or consortia with expertise in circular economy practice, business transformation, facilitation, coaching, peer learning, practical experimentation, and impact evaluation, and who can work collaboratively with Zero Waste Scotland to develop and deliver this innovative pilot programme.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841777
- http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841777

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