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Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Mar 2023 at 11:29

Tender

10 Nov 2022 at 13:37

Planning

25 Aug 2022 at 14:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is looking to establish a Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. This procurement falls under the services category, with a focus on other community, social, and personal services. The tender, with an ID of CASE/605028, is at the award stage, and the contract was signed on 21st February 2023, with "Sleeping Giants Community Development CIC" as the active supplier. The total contract value is GBP 321,832.74.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the community and social services sector interested in supporting gender equality initiatives. The procurement process involves establishing a panel of women from grassroots organisations to provide expertise and recommendations to the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. Businesses with expertise in gender equality, policy development, and intersectionality would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the procurement location is in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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Notice Title

Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls

Notice Description

The Scottish Government on behalf of Scottish Ministers has a requirement to establish a dedicated participation panel of women to support phase two of The First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls activity. The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) was set up in 2017 by the Scottish Government to provide independent advice to the First Minister on improving gender equality in Scotland. A package of recommendations was developed over three years that Phase One NACWG believed would kick start systemic change in a positive direction. All recommendations from these three annual reports have been accepted. Phase Two NACWG launched on 31 March 2022 and has a core model of scrutiny, in which the NACWG will hold the Scottish Government to account over the implementation of the accepted recommendations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A dedicated participation panel of women (the Panel) is to be convened to support Phase Two of NACWG activity. The successful tenderer will establish and coordinate the Panel of around 20 women from grassroot organisations and be part of a wider network who are not usually given a voice in this type of space. The participation work will be led by lived experience and the re-distribution of power will be at the heart of the participation process. The overarching objective for the Panel is to work with the NACWG in their accountability process by providing lived experience expertise on how Phase One NACWG recommendations need to be implemented for them to have a tangible positive difference to women's lives. The Panel will also analyse, discuss and develop solutions to be recommended to the NACWG on specific topics relevant to the current landscape and relevant to their lives. Members of the Panel will be supported to do this role through capacity building workshops on gender equality, policy development and intersectionality alongside mentoring style support to ensure that they have the skills they feel they need to fully participate. A demand-led approach will be taken with the group identifying its own support needs. 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: The contract has the option to extend by two twelve month periods, at the sole discretion of Scottish Ministers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036303
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006718-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£330,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£330,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£321,832 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
21 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
8 Feb 2023 - 7 Feb 2024 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
freya.boyes@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312448315

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SLEEPING GIANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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