Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30
Authority: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionZero 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
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- 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 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
26-OT-072-SS-30- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078860- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aaabFind a Tender
Publisher note: Please see PCST for documents (SC Ref:840473)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 720 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline113 days ago3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened113 days ago3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Notice published67 days ago19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078860-2026-26-OT-072-SS-30-1 · Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Venesky Brown Recruitment LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria