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Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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30 Oct 2026 at 11:57

Tender Notice
Tender

01 Oct 2026 at 16:40

Tender Notice
Planning

05 Jun 2026 at 15:10

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is seeking a recruitment provider to select and recruit members of the public for deliberative engagement events supporting the work of the Scottish Parliament. The service covers the full recruitment process: developing a robust, transparent method of random selection; contacting potential participants; recruiting them; and selecting respondents to meet demographic profiles set by Parliament. The preferred approach is postal invitations to a randomly generated sample of home addresses, with follow-up to improve response and accessibility. Participants may need to reflect Scotland’s adult population, a Parliamentary region or an area around an event venue, including people from more deprived communities. Typical events involve 20–30 participants, although requirements may vary. Delivery is for events in Scotland.

The buyer invited tenders through an open procedure, and the process reached the tender stage. The submission deadline was 9 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, following an extension because the pricing schedule was updated. The contract period is 360 days, with an option for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to extend it four times by 12 months each. Evaluation is stated as 70 for quality and 70 for price. The procurement is arranged as one lot, covering recruitment services for deliberative engagement. Bids must be submitted electronically in English; variants are not permitted. The buyer set a deadline of 2 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC for enquiries and the tender opening. Further procurement notices are estimated in five years.

This opportunity suits recruitment agencies or research providers experienced in public participation, citizens’ assemblies or panels, and similar exercises. Tenderers must show they have completed at least one relevant contract in the previous three years, including evidence of recruitment methodology, representative sampling, achievement of demographic targets and how challenges were handled. The proposed approach must protect random selection, limit bias and support inclusive participation, including residents in more deprived communities. Providers need the capacity to recruit the required participant numbers and adapt to different target populations and event locations. Cyber Essentials certification, or a suitable equivalent, is required, alongside completion of a Supplier Cyber Assurance Questionnaire and compliance with minimum security requirements. Financial standing is assessed using a Creditsafe score of at least 40, subject to stated alternatives. Required insurance includes employers’ liability, public liability and professional indemnity cover. The contractor is expected to take a positive approach to fair work and consider community benefits.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement

Notice Description

The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament. Recruitment shall be undertaken using a robust and transparent random selection methodology, designed to minimise selection bias and maximise inclusivity. The preferred approach is random selection via postal invitation to a randomly generated sample of residential addresses, with appropriate follow-up procedures to support response rates and accessibility. Where alternative or supplementary methods are proposed, Contractors must clearly demonstrate how these preserve the integrity of random selection. Potential participants will then be stratified from the pool of respondents to broadly reflect the specified demographic profile requested by the Scottish Parliament, such as the adult population of Scotland, a Parliamentary region, or within a specified radius of an event location. To ensure broad participation the contractor should consider how their methodology encourages participation from residents in lower SIMD and have contingency plans to support successful fulfilment of all demographic targets. The SPCB will typically require between 20-30 participants to be involved in deliberative engagement processes; however, this may vary depending on the needs of the Parliamentary Committee requesting deliberative input and available budget. The Contractor shall propose a methodology that is both cost-effective and consistent with the principles of random selection and stratified sampling, setting out how participants will be contacted, recruited, and selected from the respondent pool.

Renewal: option of four 12-month extensions at the sole discretion of the SPCB

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aef5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103137-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Nov 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH99 1SP
Postcode Area
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

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