EKOS LIMITED wins Perth & Kinross visitor levy impact assessment

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 18:42.

Opportunity overview

Perth & Kinross Council (PKC)invited quotations from consultants to undertake an independent Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Council's proposed Fixed Rate Visitor Levy Scheme. The EIA will provide an evidence base to support decision making during the 12-week formal stage consultation and scheme development process.

Awarded to

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EKOS Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £15k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: awd-1
Location: Glasgow, G3 6JA

Classification

CPV66171000 — Financial consultancy services

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: tender-845255
Main Procurement Category: services

Tender Period

Ends: 11 Apr 2026, 01:00

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 66171000
Description: Financial consultancy services
Scheme: CPV

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Aberdeenshire Council
Id: org-1

Address

Street Address: Woodhill House
Locality: Aberdeen
Postal Code: AB16 5GB

Contact

Name: School Transport
Telephone: +44 1467539600
Url: http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Name: Central Taxis (North East) Limited
Id: org-2

Address

Street Address: Millbank
Locality: Peterhead
Postal Code: AB42 3AN

Contact

Name: Paul Anderson

Roles

supplier

Organisation 3

Name: Scottish Government
Id: org-3

Address

Street Address: 5 Atlantic Quay
Locality: Glasgow
Postal Code: G2 8LU

Contact

Name: AD&D
Telephone: +44 412425466
Url: http://www.scotland.gov.uk ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 4

Name: Venesky-Brown Recruitment
Id: org-4

Address

Street Address: 4A Rutland Square
Locality: Edinburgh
Postal Code: EH1 2AS

Contact

Name: Simone Lockhart

Roles

supplier

Organisation 5

Name: Perth & Kinross Council
Id: org-5

Address

Street Address: 2 High Street
Locality: Perth
Postal Code: PH1 5PH

Contact

Name: Place Development
Email: SCumiskey@pkc.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1738475000
Url: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 6

Name: EKOS Ltd
Id: org-6

Address

Street Address: St Georges Studios, 93-97 St Georges Road
Locality: Glasgow
Postal Code: G3 6JA

Contact

Name: Chris Kelly

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: awd-1

Items

Item 1

Id: awditem-1
Description: Perth & Kinross Council (PKC)invited quotations from consultants to undertake an independent Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Council's proposed Fixed Rate Visitor Levy Scheme. The EIA will provide an evidence base to support decision making during the 12-week formal stage consultation and scheme development process.

Value

Amount: 14,950
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Name: EKOS Ltd
Id: org-6

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: awd-1
Award ID: awd-1
Status: active

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Perth · PH1 5PH

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

rls-3-OCT566288award · 8 Oct 2026, 15:24

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Perth & Kinross Council has published an award for an independent economic impact assessment of its proposed fixed-rate visitor levy scheme. The award names EKOS LIMITED and has a value of £14,950.

Published outcome signals

Notice stageAwardEvidence: Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", and release history records an award notice dated 2026-10-08.
Contract record statusActiveEvidence: The supplied contracts array contains contract awd-1 with awardID awd-1 and status "active".
Contract signatureUnknownEvidence: No contract signature date or explicit signed-contract statement is supplied.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Public Contracts Scotland
Notice reference: rls-3-OCT566288
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843524
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 18:42
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Public Contracts Scotland notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Perth & Kinross Council has published an award for an independent economic impact assessment of its proposed fixed-rate visitor levy scheme. The award names EKOS LIMITED and has a value of £14,950.

Published outcome

Award published to EKOS LIMITED (award awd-1) for £14,950 GBP. The supplied contract record is marked active, but no signature or start date is published.

Market significance

This is a small specialist consultancy engagement supporting evidence and consultation work on a proposed visitor levy scheme.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EKOS LIMITED

98% confidence

Award awd-1 · 14950 GBP · Awarded; associated contract record marked active

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Award awd-1 names source supplier "EKOS Ltd" and states £14,950 GBP. Supplier verification provides verified company name "EKOS LIMITED" and company number SC145099 via exact-name matching; the associated contract record has status "active".

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice stage

99% confidence

Award

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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", and release history records an award notice dated 2026-10-08.

Contract record status

93% confidence

Active

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The supplied contracts array contains contract awd-1 with awardID awd-1 and status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract signature date or explicit signed-contract statement is supplied.

Contract start

99% confidence

Unknown

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contract_start_at is null and no start date appears in the contract data.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£14,950 GBP

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Award awd-1 value is 14950 GBP.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Allocated to the sole named supplier for award awd-1

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Award awd-1 names EKOS Ltd as its only supplier.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award notice publication

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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published_at and release history release_date are 2026-10-08T14:24:16Z.

Quotation submission deadline

98% confidence

11 April 2026

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Tender tenderPeriod endDate and submission_deadline are 2026-04-11T00:00:00Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Independent economic impact assessment of Perth & Kinross Council's proposed fixed-rate visitor levy scheme

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Tender description states that consultants were invited to undertake an independent Economic Impact Assessment of the proposed Fixed Rate Visitor Levy Scheme.

Intended use

99% confidence

Evidence base for decision-making during a 12-week formal consultation and scheme development

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Tender description says the assessment will support decision-making during the 12-week formal stage consultation and scheme development process.

Classification

98% confidence

CPV 66171000 — Financial consultancy services

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Tender additionalClassifications and classifications list CPV 66171000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Sourcing approach

95% confidence

Quotations invited from consultants

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Tender description states that Perth & Kinross Council invited quotations from consultants.

Procurement method

99% confidence

Unknown

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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are not supplied.

Bidder count and evaluation

99% confidence

Unknown

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No bid count, scoring, evaluation outcome, or selection rationale is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract duration

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract start date, end date, or duration is supplied.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal provision is supplied.

Pricing detail

98% confidence

Only total award value published

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The award provides £14,950 GBP but no pricing breakdown or rate card.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market signal

90% confidence

Demand is for focused public-policy and economic-analysis consultancy linked to development of a local visitor levy.

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The published scope seeks an independent economic impact assessment to inform consultation and scheme development.

Commercial scale

96% confidence

£14,950 GBP award value indicates a limited-value advisory assignment.

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Award awd-1 is valued at £14,950 GBP.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843524
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Perth & Kinross Council

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The process buyer_name and party org-5 identify Perth & Kinross Council as buyer.

Buyer location

97% confidence

Perth, PH1 5PH

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The supplied buyer location and party org-5 address identify Perth, PH1 5PH.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

EKOS LIMITED (company number SC145099)

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Supplier verification identifies EKOS LIMITED, company number SC145099, through exact-name matching from source name "EKOS Ltd".

Supplier location

96% confidence

Glasgow, G3 6JA

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Supplier record and party org-6 list Glasgow, G3 6JA.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date or renewal terms are published; a renewal timing estimate cannot be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Publication status versus execution

98% confidence

Award notice published and associated contract record marked active; signature and commencement are not evidenced.

View supporting evidence

Award release is dated 2026-10-08 and contract awd-1 has status active, while no signature or start date is provided.

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified legal supplier identity available

View supporting evidence

EKOS LIMITED is verified against company number SC145099 using an exact-name match.

Unpublished commercial details

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: procurement method, bid count, evaluation details, contract dates, duration, extensions and pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No explicit statement or date confirms that the contract was signed.
No contract start date, end date, duration, extension provision or renewal terms are published.
No procurement method, bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
The supplied source includes unrelated buyer and supplier parties; analysis relies on the buyer identified by the process and the supplier linked directly to award awd-1.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Perth & Kinross Council visitor levy economic impact assessment award?

EKOS LIMITED, verified under company number SC145099, is the named supplier for award awd-1.

What is the published award value?

The published award value is £14,950 GBP.

Has the contract been signed or started?

The supplied record marks the associated contract as active, but it does not provide a signature date or contract start date.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Award of PKC14247 Visitor Levy Economic Impact Assessment

Opportunity overview

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EKOS Ltd

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Award intelligence at a glance

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