Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
VisitScotland
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Contact person: kirsty Strowes
Telephone: +44 1314722222
E-mail: kirsty.strowes@visitscotland.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.visitscotland.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Tourism
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Climate Action Accelerator Programme Development for Businesses
Reference number: VSEH25019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision for Climate Action Accelerator Programme Development for Businesses
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)
80540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a Climate Action Accelerator Programme Development for Businesses, please see the statement of requirement for further details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
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:
2025/S 000-046755
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH25019
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
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: 11
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh Climate Change Institute)
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards,, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH1 1LZ
UK
Telephone: +44 7956780424
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
This is the award for VSEH25019, awarded for initially 12 months, with the option of a further 2 additional 12 months at VisitScotland's discretion
(SC Ref:841180)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/08/2026