A Behaviour Change (Food Waste Reduction) Consultancy Service

Concepts

• research and development
• stirling
• scotland
• behaviour change
• consultancy
• provision of behaviour change consultancy services
• food waste reduction
• zero waste scotland
• consultancy service
• delivery of food waste reduction interventions

Location

Performance of the Contract may be undertaken from a location identified by the Contractor and which is confirmed by Zero Waste Scotland as suitable and appropriate to the requirements

Description

This is a single stage ("Open") procurement procedure for the provision of behaviour change consultancy services to support the development and delivery of food waste reduction interventions by Zero Waste Scotland.

Total Quantity or Scope

Zero Waste Scotland (the ‘Client’) requires the provision of behavioural consultancy services to support the development of an evidence-based, citizen focused strategic plan that will enable behaviour change to reduce the amount of food waste generated in the home of Scottish residents through future projects and targeted interventions. The Behaviour Change (Food Waste Reduction) Consultancy Service consists of the following objectives: 1) To design and develop a Strategic Behaviour Change Plan for Food Waste Reduction Interventions 2) To provide training and capability raising for Zero Waste Scotland staff on behavioural science and behaviour change interventions relating specifically to those outlined in the first objective 3) To provide technical support for the design and development of future projects and / or interventions on a call off basis Further information and instruction relating to this procurement procedure is provided in the Additional Documents attached to this Contract Notice. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal Options

The Contract may be extended by a further twelve (12-month) period to allow for continued provision of the service requirements.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please read the additional documents provided with this Contract Notice carefully. These include details and information on: – the background to this procurement, – the goods and services required, – requirements and expectations for quality and contract management, – selection and award criteria (including the relevant evaluation methodologies), – the Terms and Conditions of the anticipated Contract, and – how to participate in this procurement procedure Any questions or clarifications on the content of these additional documents and / or this Contract Notice should be raised using the Ask a Question facility provided with the Contract Notice on the Public Contracts Scotland web portal only and must be received before the stated deadline for questions. This includes any request to modify or vary the terms and conditions of contract. You should use the templates provided for preparing your technical and commercial responses, for providing information on your business and any commercially confidential elements of your tender submission, and for the relevant declarations. Zero Waste Scotland is generally unable and unwilling to respond to questions or requests for clarification received by any other means, including after the deadline for clarifications has passed, and will not enter into negotiation on any terms or conditions of contract after that time. Zero Waste Scotland intends to award a contract as a result of this tendering procedure but is not obliged to accept any tender submission. An anticipated timetable for this procurement procedure is provided in the Invitation to Tender document. Zero Waste Scotland will inform all tenderers of decisions or delays at the same time, by email to the nominated contact identified in your tender submission only. Please do not contact Zero Waste Scotland following the deadline for tender submissions to enquire if or when a decision will be made as we are generally unable and unwilling to respond. Your tender submission may be ruled non-compliant where you fail to follow the instructions and / or use the template documents provided in the procurement documents, unless alternative instructions and / or approaches to preparing a tender response have been agreed and communicated as appropriate through this Contract Notice. Direct approaches to Zero Waste Scotland or any of its management or staff regarding this procurement procedure may be considered an attempt to influence the outcome of the procurement procedure and may lead to your tender submission being disqualified. 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=668494. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:668494) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=668494