Official UK procurement notice
Cairngorms 2030 – Future Rural Skills Project
Authority: Cairngorms National Park Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Cairngorms 2030 Future Rural Skills Project represents a structured programme of change for land-based businesses, designed to support estates to respond proactively to climate, policy and economic pressures.
The successful contractor will act as a facilitator, advisor and delivery partner, supporting estates through a staged process that moves from understanding change, to planning for it, to building the workforce capability required through delivering agreed skills training to staff.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The project seeks to support estates to move from responding to change reactively, to…AwardedPublished value£247,500
The project seeks to support estates to move from responding to change reactively, to planning for and shaping change proactively.
This will strengthen rural business resilience, support delivery of nature and climate objectives and enable estates to explore new and diversified income opportunities.
The objectives of the project are to:
a) Support estate owners and managers to recognise, understand and respond to key drivers of change
b) Facilitate the development of clear, practical business and transition plans
c) Align workforce structures and roles with future business needs
d) Identify and address current and future skills needs
e) Design and deliver targeted training aligned to business priorities
f) Strengthen collaboration and knowledge exchange across estates
g) Develop a scalable model for wider application across the National Park
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 May 2026, 11:42 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 16:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jun 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063358- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069020Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:836596)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Jun 2026 → 6 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published108 days ago6 Jul 2026, 16:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2026, 16:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deirdre Stewart Land & Estate ManagementSME | £242,083 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 063358-2026-1 · Deirdre Stewart Land & Estate ManagementSME
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2026
- Value
- £242,083
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Deirdre Stewart Land & Estate ManagementAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria