Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of User Research Recruitment Partner
Notice Description
The Social Security Directorate within Scottish Government (the Purchaser) is seeking a Service Provider who can recruit participants for user research and will manage the payment of incentives to those participants.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Social Security Directorate within Scottish Government (the Purchaser) is seeking a Service Provider who can recruit participants for user research and will manage the payment of incentives to those participants to meet the demands of the Social Security Programme. The Service Provider must be able to support this work by providing access to user research participants, and have the resources to manage the process of engaging participants in user research and handle the payment of incentives (as required).. n/a
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000626319
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY414472
- 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
79310000 - Market research services
79315000 - Social research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £95,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £95,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 May 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Aug 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Sep 20205 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
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sophie.stark@gov.scot, susan.gothard@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312447556, +44 1412425962
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- N/A
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL390803
Provision of User Research Recruitment Partner - The Social Security Directorate within Scottish Government (the Purchaser) is seeking a Service Provider who can recruit participants for user research and will manage the payment of incentives to those participants. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY414472
Provision of User Research Recruitment Partner - The Social Security Directorate within Scottish Government (the Purchaser) is seeking a Service Provider who can recruit participants for user research and will manage the payment of incentives to those participants.
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