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Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30
Recruitment services
UK
Published value
£300,000
Submission deadline 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 12:47 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~64 days
Sector median: 64 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£300,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
10 bids
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 13,031 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
9.17%
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
64 days
Historical record: Ricardo AEA Ltd has won 4 previous contracts with this contracting authority in this category.
Procurement history indicates repeat engagement with this buyer in this sector. All competitions remain open to qualifying tenderers.
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540 | 49 contracts | £157,191,280,561 | -9.7% below budget |
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPCRN: OC303525 | 36 contracts | £78,121,082,603 | -6.3% below budget |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCRN: 00975677 | 36 contracts | £57,303,208,486 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPCRN: OC387148 | 34 contracts | £13,244,279,400 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675 | 30 contracts | £104,328,670,062 | -37% below budget |
Ernst & Young LLPCRN: OC300001 | 28 contracts | £54,840,655,892 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITEDCRN: 08067630 | 28 contracts | £5,576,393 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITEDCRN: 10484468 | 27 contracts | £304,062,138 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK LimitedCRN: 01679046 | 27 contracts | £3,662,531 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
JISC SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02881024 | 25 contracts | £22,142,230 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
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|---|---|---|
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Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd: "Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30". Published status: complete. Published value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Zero Waste Scotland Ltd | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £300,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Zero Waste Scotland Ltd. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
8Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityZero Waste Scotland Ltd | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST | Last source update19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRecruitment services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06aaab | ||
What is being bought
Zero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST - Status changed to complete
19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST - Official notice release published
19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST - Published value updated to £300,000
1 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST - Status changed to active
1 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST - Official notice release published
1 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST - Submission deadline changed to 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
1 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST - Buyer information updated
1 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedZero Waste Scotland requires the provision of technical support from a suitably skilled and experienced third-party recruitment agency to recruit and manage a series of internships to be placed within different enterprises in Scotland to support transition to circular business models. Additional information: please see PCST for documentsContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST - Submission deadline
3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £300,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £300,000 · signed 18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 10 (lot 1) electronicBids: 10 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 10 (lot 1) smeBids: 10 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Contracting authority GB-FTS-9453Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published