Notice Information
Notice Title
National Conversation on Education
Notice Description
The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to: I. National Discussion on Education II. And, the concurrent 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland'
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to: I. National Discussion on Education II. And, the concurrent 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland'
Renewal: There will be an option of a six week extension to the contract
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000708324
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471735
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
71620000 - Analysis services
72316000 - Data analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £95,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £78,582 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 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
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- laury-anne.boschman@gov.scot, paul.packett@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412420133
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP460374
National Conversation on Education - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to: I. National Discussion on Education II. And, the concurrent 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland' -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471735
National Conversation on Education - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to: I. National Discussion on Education II. And, the concurrent 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland'
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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