Award

Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, acting as the buying organization, has awarded a contract titled "Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning" in the services category to Progressive Partnership Ltd. This contract involves conducting qualitative research on attitudes towards family planning as part of the Scottish Government's Population Strategy. The procurement process was completed on 7th March 2022 with a contract value of £22,912. The procurement stage was the award, and the location is Edinburgh, UK. The key dates include the contract signing on 7th March 2022.

This tender for qualitative research on attitudes to family planning by the Scottish Government presents an opportunity for businesses interested in social research services. Companies specialising in qualitative research, especially in the field of social research, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME). Businesses looking to provide services related to understanding public attitudes and social trends in Scotland would find this tender a valuable growth opportunity.

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Notice Title

Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning

Notice Description

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission qualitative research on attitudes to family planning. The procurement is conducted by the Directorate for External Affairs of the Scottish Government. The requirement sits within the Scottish Government's Population Strategy: A Scotland for the Future: the Opportunities and Challenges of Scotland's Changing Population. The Strategy, which was published in March 2021 by the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce, framed Scotland's demographic trends, their future implications, and 36 actions to be delivered across portfolios.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In October 2021, the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce agreed a work priority to create a mixed-methods analytical package to explore falling birth rates and public attitudes to family planning in Scotland. As part of this package, the overarching aim of this qualitative research is to gain an in-depth understanding of views on having children, childlessness, attitudes to ideal family size, and barriers and enablers to achieving ideal family size. With the above taken into account, the specific research objectives of this study are to: - Investigate general attitudes around having children in Scotland and their drivers. - Explore views on the barriers that people may face when planning to have children - Explore enablers at the country-, societal- and family-level to enable people to reach their ideal family size - Explore participants' views on their ideal family size, and how this relates to the size of family that they either expect to have or already have - Explore how attitudes towards recent trends - such as climate change, delayed parenthood, Covid-19 - relate to decisions to have children - Explore attitudes to and reasons for childlessness.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000680951
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455858
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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,912 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
7 Mar 2022 - 14 Jul 2022 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Eilidh Currie
Contact Email
eilidh.currie@gov.scot, laura.mackay@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412420133

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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN438955&idx=1
    28th January 2022 - This document contains the ITT, including the quality criteria to address in the bid.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438955
    Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission qualitative research on attitudes to family planning. The procurement is conducted by the Directorate for External Affairs of the Scottish Government. The requirement sits within the Scottish Government's Population Strategy: A Scotland for the Future: the Opportunities and Challenges of Scotland's Changing Population. The Strategy, which was published in March 2021 by the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce, framed Scotland's demographic trends, their future implications, and 36 actions to be delivered across portfolios.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455858
    Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission qualitative research on attitudes to family planning. The procurement is conducted by the Directorate for External Affairs of the Scottish Government. The requirement sits within the Scottish Government's Population Strategy: A Scotland for the Future: the Opportunities and Challenges of Scotland's Changing Population. The Strategy, which was published in March 2021 by the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce, framed Scotland's demographic trends, their future implications, and 36 actions to be delivered across portfolios.

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