Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Ground Floor, Moray House, Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
UK
Contact person: Claire Allan
Telephone: +44 1786433930
E-mail: Procurement@zerowastescotland.org.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA20802
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Recruitment Services: Circular Economy Intern Placements 26-OT-072-SS-30
Reference number: 26-OT-072-SS-30
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
please see PCST for documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-051529
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 26-OT-072-SS-30
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd
4a Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2AS
UK
Telephone: +44 7702635821
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please see PCST for documents
(SC Ref:840473)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court
stirling
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2026