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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-0485e5
Published by:: Aberdeen City Council
Authority ID:: AA20199
Publication date:: 31 July 2024
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Prior Information Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

The Supplier Development Programme will hold the 7th Annual Meet the Buyer North as an in-person, face to face event on Wednesday 11th September focusing on one-to-one in-person networking. Meet the Buyer North 2024 will allow your business or social enterprise to connect with 'real' buyers from across the public sector as well as private contractors with supply chain opportunities and business support providers, all under one roof.

Business will be able to meet procurement teams from local councils, alongside other public and private sector buying organisations, private contractors and business support organisations that are all based in the North of Scotland.

Visit www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbn-2024/ to see a full list of exhibitors and to book your free place.

There will also be a main agenda, where attendees can hear from a range of expert speakers and participate in live Q&A sessions.

Commercial & Procurement Shared Services (CPSS) representing Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Highland Councils

Scottish Government

Scotland Excel

Quick Quotes workshop

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Aberdeen City Council

Marischal College, Broad Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1AQ

E-mail: fconti@aberdeencity.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM50

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045

I.1) Name and addresses

Highland Council

Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road

Inverness

IV3 5NX

Contact person: Fiona Conti

Telephone: +44 1463702255

E-mail: fiona.conti@highland.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM6

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.highland.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=

I.1) Name and addresses

Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeen

E-mail: fiona.conti@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM50

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Meet the Buyer North 2024

Reference number: SDP/MTBN/24

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79952000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Visit www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbn-2024/ to see a full list of exhibitors and to book your free place.

There will also be a main agenda, where attendees can hear from a range of expert speakers and participate in live Q&A sessions.

Commercial & Procurement Shared Services (CPSS) representing Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Highland Councils

Scottish Government

Scotland Excel

Quick Quotes workshop

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

45211000

45210000

45200000

45000000

55520000

15000000

90533000

45112350

45259100

85000000

71313000

71317210

71318000

72000000

73000000

85312110

45222000

45500000

22100000

22800000

30120000

79100000

39162200

80000000

79620000

79633000

50111000

50111100

50111110

09300000

09000000

31000000

71311000

71311200

71311300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

Main site or place of performance:

This event will take place in Aberdeen, but will cover opportunities across Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Whatever the size of a business, Meet the Buyer North events are useful to attend when considering bidding for future contracting opportunities, as they are specifically designed to help suppliers with the tendering process. Meet the Buyer events can help suppliers understand what the buyers are looking for, introduce them to innovative goods, works and services, and can give suppliers insight on how bids are and will be evaluated from a procurement perspective. Meet the Buyer events also offer the opportunity to engage with business support initiatives, such as the Supplier Development Programme, local authority economic development representatives and Business Gateway representatives.

There will also be a main agenda, where attendees can hear from a range of expert speakers and participate in live Q&A sessions.

Commercial & Procurement Shared Services (CPSS) representing Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Highland Councils

Scottish Government

Scotland Excel

Quick Quotes Workshop

Why attend?

14.5billion pounds is spent in the public sector in Scotland each year on goods, services and works.

Meet buyers from a plethora of public sector organisation in the North of Scotland.

Meet buyers from a variety of major contractors based or delivering contracts in the North of Scotland.

Hear the latest about contract opportunities and procurement news from the Shared Procurement Service at Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Highland Councils, Scottish Government and many more!

Book your free place at www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbn/

II.2.14) Additional information

The event is FREE to attend and open to all, register at www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbn/ For assistance, you can contact us at info@sdpscotland.co.uk you can also follow the hashtag on social media: #MeetTheBuyerNorth2024.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

31/07/2024

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

This event is FREE to attend and open to all but will be of particular interest to business located in the North of Scotland. Places are limited so make sure you register early at

https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbn-2024/

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=773829.

(SC Ref:773829)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

30/07/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
71318000	Advisory and consultative engineering services	Consultative engineering and construction services
45210000	Building construction work	Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
55520000	Catering services	Canteen and catering services
85312110	Child daycare services	Social work services without accommodation
71311000	Civil engineering consultancy services	Consultative engineering and construction services
45000000	Construction work	Construction and Real Estate
45222000	Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways	Engineering works and construction works
45211000	Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses	Building construction work
80000000	Education and training services	Education
31000000	Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting	Technology and Equipment
09300000	Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy	Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
71313000	Environmental engineering consultancy services	Consultative engineering and construction services
79952000	Event services	Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
50111000	Fleet management, repair and maintenance services	Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
15000000	Food, beverages, tobacco and related products	Agriculture and Food
71317210	Health and safety consultancy services	Hazard protection and control consultancy services
85000000	Health and social work services	Other Services
45500000	Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator	Construction work
71311300	Infrastructure works consultancy services	Civil engineering consultancy services
72000000	IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support	Computer and Related Services
79100000	Legal services	Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
22800000	Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery	Printed matter and related products
09000000	Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy	Energy and Related Services
30120000	Photocopying and offset printing equipment	Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
22100000	Printed books, brochures and leaflets	Printed matter and related products
45112350	Reclamation of waste land	Excavating and earthmoving work
73000000	Research and development services and related consultancy services	Research and Development
79633000	Staff development services	Personnel services except placement and supply services
79620000	Supply services of personnel including temporary staff	Recruitment services
39162200	Training aids and devices	Educational equipment
71311200	Transport systems consultancy services	Civil engineering consultancy services
50111100	Vehicle-fleet management services	Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
50111110	Vehicle-fleet-support services	Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
90533000	Waste-tip management services	Operation of a refuse site
45259100	Wastewater-plant repair and maintenance work	Repair and maintenance of plant
45200000	Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work	Construction work

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: fconti@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
No further information has been uploaded.

Meet the Buyer North 2024

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

Prior information notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.1) Name and addresses

I.1) Name and addresses

I.2) Joint procurement

I.3) Communication

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.5) Estimated total value

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

Coding

Commodity categories

Delivery locations

Alert region restrictions

About the buyer

Further information