Notice Information
Notice Title
Farm Workers in Scottish Agriculture
Notice Description
1. The Scottish Government is seeking to commission a mixed methods research project, which aims to contribute further evidence on the seasonal non-UK workers working in the Scottish agricultural labour market, and build upon previous research published by Scottish Government in 2018. The research should concentrate on the seasonal migrant workers who are employed for around four-five months of the year, corresponding to the key soft fruit harvest period. The specification sets out the aims of the work, and the tasks required of the contractor. It also sets out the management arrangements and timescales.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Scope /Statement of Requirement Aims 10. Overall, the research aims to provide a holistic view of the agricultural seasonal migrant workers labour market. The work will therefore contribute to a wider knowledge base on community wellbeing, fair work practices, migration issues, equalities concerns, and should make recommendation for on-going monitoring and evaluation as well as possible process changes in the future. 11. The project should aim to answer the following questions: 1. What does the profile of the current agricultural seasonal migrant worker population in Scotland's horticultural sector look like, i.e. numbers of workers, countries of origin, wages, migration patterns, and working patterns? 2. What are the positives to build on, and the challenges to address, for migrant workers? These could include the ease of obtaining working permits, pay comparisons with other European countries, wellbeing, and their living & working conditions? 3. What are the positives to build on, and the challenges to address, for farm employers? These could include recruitment practices and communication methods to facilitate employment of workers, obtaining enough workers, process changes outside of EU, COVID regulation, ensuring workers' wellbeing. 4. What recommendations should be put in place to ensure on-going availability of current and future agricultural seasonal migrant workers? Specifically, recommendations should consider recruitment processes, wages, fair work principles, well-being and health, COVID testing and regulations, and the impacts of EU Exit. Recommendations also need to take into account employers, workers, regulators, inspectors and consumers perspectives. Also recommendations on ensuring that there is access to a continuing workforce and for that workforce to fairly recruited and employed in line with fair work principles.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000656754
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438555
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £79,182 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jan 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jul 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Aug 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Jul 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 6-12 months
- 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
- Laury-Anne Boschman
- Contact Email
- eilidh.currie@gov.scot, laury-anne.boschman@gov.scot, sarah.pagan@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412420133, +44 7584143578
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN417681&idx=1
9th June 2021 - CR/2021/01 - ITT V2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN417681&idx=2
9th June 2021 - Questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN417681
Farm Workers in Scottish Agriculture - 1. The Scottish Government is seeking to commission a mixed methods research project, which aims to contribute further evidence on the seasonal non-UK workers working in the Scottish agricultural labour market, and build upon previous research published by Scottish Government in 2018. The research should concentrate on the seasonal migrant workers who are employed for around four-five months of the year, corresponding to the key soft fruit harvest period. The specification sets out the aims of the work, and the tasks required of the contractor. It also sets out the management arrangements and timescales. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435130
Farm Workers in Scottish Agriculture - 1. The Scottish Government is seeking to commission a mixed methods research project, which aims to contribute further evidence on the seasonal non-UK workers working in the Scottish agricultural labour market, and build upon previous research published by Scottish Government in 2018. The research should concentrate on the seasonal migrant workers who are employed for around four-five months of the year, corresponding to the key soft fruit harvest period. The specification sets out the aims of the work, and the tasks required of the contractor. It also sets out the management arrangements and timescales. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438555
Farm Workers in Scottish Agriculture - 1. The Scottish Government is seeking to commission a mixed methods research project, which aims to contribute further evidence on the seasonal non-UK workers working in the Scottish agricultural labour market, and build upon previous research published by Scottish Government in 2018. The research should concentrate on the seasonal migrant workers who are employed for around four-five months of the year, corresponding to the key soft fruit harvest period. The specification sets out the aims of the work, and the tasks required of the contractor. It also sets out the management arrangements and timescales.
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