Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Market Research Services to Education Scotland
Notice Description
In line with the Education Scotland Digital Strategy, a key aim of Digital Services is to design services with users not for them. As a first step to this it is necessary to understand our external user's needs and preferences with regards to Education Scotland's digital channels, brand(s) and individual service offerings. This procurement requirement is to engage the professional services of a market research organisation to define a research strategy, carry out engagement and report on the research results with regards to our external audience's: - Awareness of the Education Scotland brand - Awareness and opinions of the Education Scotland digital channels - Digital habits and digital maturity - Attitudes to and preferred approach to continued professional learning and leadership courses
Lot Information
Lot 1
In line with the Education Scotland Digital Strategy, a key aim of Digital Services is to design services with users not for them. As a first step to this it is necessary to understand our external user's needs and preferences with regards to Education Scotland's digital channels, brand(s) and individual service offerings. This procurement requirement is to engage the professional services of a market research organisation to define a research strategy, carry out engagement and report on the research results with regards to our external audience's: - Awareness of the Education Scotland brand - Awareness and opinions of the Education Scotland digital channels - Digital habits and digital maturity - Attitudes to and preferred approach to continued professional learning and leadership courses. 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) 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000594665
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV373220
- 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
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- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £65,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Sep 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Nov 20196 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EDUCATION SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Stephen Phillips
- Contact Email
- stephen.phillips@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412420131
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVINGSTON
- Postcode
- EH54 6GA
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM14 West Lothian
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- West Lothian
- Electoral Ward
- Livingston South
- Westminster Constituency
- Livingston
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG364497&idx=1
29th August 2019 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG364497&idx=2
29th August 2019 - Instructions to Tenderers -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG364497&idx=3
29th August 2019 - Technical Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364497
Provision of Market Research Services to Education Scotland - In line with the Education Scotland Digital Strategy, a key aim of Digital Services is to design services with users not for them. As a first step to this it is necessary to understand our external user's needs and preferences with regards to Education Scotland's digital channels, brand(s) and individual service offerings. This procurement requirement is to engage the professional services of a market research organisation to define a research strategy, carry out engagement and report on the research results with regards to our external audience's: - Awareness of the Education Scotland brand - Awareness and opinions of the Education Scotland digital channels - Digital habits and digital maturity - Attitudes to and preferred approach to continued professional learning and leadership courses -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV373220
Provision of Market Research Services to Education Scotland - In line with the Education Scotland Digital Strategy, a key aim of Digital Services is to design services with users not for them. As a first step to this it is necessary to understand our external user's needs and preferences with regards to Education Scotland's digital channels, brand(s) and individual service offerings. This procurement requirement is to engage the professional services of a market research organisation to define a research strategy, carry out engagement and report on the research results with regards to our external audience's: - Awareness of the Education Scotland brand - Awareness and opinions of the Education Scotland digital channels - Digital habits and digital maturity - Attitudes to and preferred approach to continued professional learning and leadership courses
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