Awarded contract

Research project to review and consider the impact and reinvestment of increased building warrant fee rates in Scotland

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): Optimal Economics
Value: £45,550
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 18 June 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

This project will review and consider the impact and reinvestment of increased building warrant fee income in Scotland. Review the blanket fee increase adopted for the 3-year fee model and assess if this is suitable for all verifiers. Lot 1: The aim of this project is to review and consider the impact and reinvestment of increased building warrant fee income in Scotland. Review the blanket fee increase adopted for the 3-year fee model and assess if this is suitable for all verifiers.

Timeline

Completed: Award date29 May 2025
Completed: Award published18 June 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

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