Official UK procurement notice
Systems and Behaviour Framework
Authority: Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionZero Waste Scotland (the ‘Client’) requires the provision of integrated systems analysis and behavioural science expertise to identify leverage points within complex systems and to design, prioritise, test, and scale interventions that address clearly defined target behaviours
CPV: Education and training services · Environmental training services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 17 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Systems Thinking, Mapping and AnalysisCancelledRenewalceiling above
Purpose: To undertake structured systems analysis and stakeholder research to understand how institutional, economic, regulatory, and social structure shape behaviours and outcomes into identified leverage points for systemic intervention. This Lot shall focus on analysing the broader system within which behaviours occur, including how actors interact, how incentives are structured, and how power, governance, and infrastructure influences outcomes. Additional information: Please see documents on PCST
Lot #2Behaviour ChangeCancelledRenewalceiling above
Purpose: To apply behavioural science in the design, prioritisation, testing, and scaling of interventions that influence clearly defined target behaviours, informed by robust diagnostics and aligned to a systems context. Additional information: Please see documents on PCST
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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: 75
- Price: 25
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Systems and Behaviour Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
25-FW-043-SM-29- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0673f0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please see documents PCST (SC Ref:841936)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Timeline
1 May 2026 → 9 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends173 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened173 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Notice published42 days ago9 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £100,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Systems Thinking, Mapping and Analysis
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Behaviour Change
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Systems Thinking, Mapping and Analysis | 17bids · 17 electronic · 17 from abroad | 17 | — | — |
| 2 · Behaviour Change | 16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad | 16 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Camrosh LimitedFramework contractor
- Fractal ConsultingFramework contractor
- Ove Arup & PartnersFramework contractor
- Resource FuturesFramework contractor
- Ricardo AEA LtdFramework contractor
- UKUXLTDFramework contractor
- University of ExeterFramework contractor
- University of StrathclydeFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria