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title: "Retail Packaging - Request for Information"
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# Retail Packaging - Request for Information

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-packaging-request-for-information-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Historic Environment Scotland: "Retail Packaging - Request for Information". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: www.publicontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Historic Environment Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Disposable paper products, Goods-packing bags
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0428b1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-packaging-request-for-information-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publicontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-packaging-request-for-information-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b1#participate

## Description
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is undertaking market research in relation to the supply of sustainable packaging for our retail stores. We will be going out to tender in February 2024, and are looking to engage with suppliers that have:
1.	Knowledge of sustainable packaging products available on the market.
2.	Experience in implementing sustainable packaging solutions/practices to reduce reliance on raw resources.
3.	Engaged with their supply chain to minimise reliance on primary resources.
4.	Come up against barriers sustainable sourcing of sustainable packaging products and/or implementing sustainable solutions such as material take back systems.
We want suppliers to not only tell us about sustainable primary packaging options which we are looking to procure for our goods sold in store, but also the secondary and territory packaging used in its transportation.
HES wishes to lower its environmental impact, comply with Scottish Government Guidance and meet our own organisational targets through the purchase of more sustainable packaging products and solutions. We will use the information gathered from this notice to assess market capability and draft our specification.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Long life carrier bags
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 18937100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Historic Environment Scotland stores are well known among our visitors for the wide range of quality goods they sell. We have shops located throughout Scotland from Orkney to Edinburgh, with customers also able shop online. Therefore, our retail depa...

### Lot 2: Paper Bags
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 18937100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Historic Environment Scotland stores are well known among our visitors for the wide range of quality goods they sell. We have shops located throughout Scotland from Orkney to Edinburgh, with customers also able shop online. Therefore, our retail depa...

### Lot 3: Recyclable Bags
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 18937100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Historic Environment Scotland stores are well known among our visitors for the wide range of quality goods they sell. We have shops located throughout Scotland from Orkney to Edinburgh, with customers also able shop online. Therefore, our retail depa...

### Lot 4: Carriers or packaging for fragile products
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 18937100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Historic Environment Scotland stores are well known among our visitors for the wide range of quality goods they sell. We have shops located throughout Scotland from Orkney to Edinburgh, with customers also able shop online. Therefore, our retail depa...

### Lot 5: Consumables such as tissue paper, wrapping/packaging material
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33772000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Historic Environment Scotland stores are well known among our visitors for the wide range of quality goods they sell. We have shops located throughout Scotland from Orkney to Edinburgh, with customers also able shop online. Therefore, our retail depa...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037480-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-20T14:03:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:04:52.200Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0428b1