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Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is conducting a tender for the project titled "Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life," aimed at understanding the experiences of bereaved parents and individuals with terminal illnesses in Scotland regarding social security. This procurement falls under the services category and is at the Tender stage, with the bid submission period closing on 10th September 2019. The delivery of services will be required across Scotland, and the procurement method is an open procedure, with an allocated budget of £15,000 for this initiative.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research recruitment and fieldwork, particularly those with expertise in working with sensitive demographic groups. Companies that can demonstrate their capability to engage with bereaved individuals and terminally ill patients, and provide thorough analysis and reporting, would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as evidenced by previous statistics showing SME involvement in bids for similar contracts.

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Notice Title

Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life

Notice Description

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a research recruitment and fieldwork project. This research seeks to better understand the needs of bereaved parents and people with terminal illnesses in Scotland and their experiences of and views on social security. The aim of the research is to better understand the groups' experiences and needs and use them to help design the new Social Security Scotland system.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We require researchers to lead on recruiting research participants from bereaved people and those with terminal illnesses, propose appropriate methods, and work with our researchers to undertake fieldwork, and pass the data back to Scottish Government researchers for analysis and reporting. This will involve annual fieldwork for the next two years. The successful contractor will provide short advice reports on working with the specified groups in the future.

Renewal: only if additional time required to fulfil the work

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000594232
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369772
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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

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


CPV Codes

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£15,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,900 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Sep 20196 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
four similar projects focusing on different 'seldom heard' groups, three of which advertised parallel to this one. Details in Invitation to Tender document

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Rebecca Middlemiss
Contact Email
rebecca.middlemiss@gov.scot, william.maclean@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312440426, +44 1312447676

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
Post Town
Glasgow
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

KSO RESEARCH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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