Planning

User Researcher Recruitment Partner (RFI)

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Planning

22 Jun 2023 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is planning a procurement process titled "User Researcher Recruitment Partner (RFI)" in the services industry category. The procurement is at the planning stage with a deadline for responses by 3rd July 2023. The location for the procurement is Glasgow and Edinburgh, UK. The buying organisation, the Scottish Government, is seeking a Service Provider to manage user research participant recruitment and incentive payments.

This tender by the Scottish Government presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in user research services to engage in a future procurement exercise. Service providers with expertise in recruiting participants for user research and managing incentives would be well-suited to compete. Interested parties should respond to the Request for Information document by the deadline to potentially participate in the upcoming procurement process and support the Social Security Programme's needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

User Researcher Recruitment Partner (RFI)

Notice Description

The Social Security Directorate within Scottish Government is seeking a Service Provider who can recruit participants for user research and will manage the payment of incentives to those participants. The release of the Prior Information Notice as a Request for Information (RFI) is to seek further information from potential suppliers in developing its strategy.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To meet the demands of the Social Security Programme, Scottish Government require access to a network of recruiters who can support this work by providing access to user research participants and have the resources to manage the process of engaging participants in user research. To address this, there is a requirement to seek assistance from an external Service Provider. This exercise is being carried out in advance of any future procurement exercise. It is not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. This notice has been created of the purposes of seeking information from the marker place regarding our requirements and should not be treated as a prior information notice (PIN). Further details are provided in the document attached to this notice.. Further information is provided in the Request for Information document attached to this Notice. Interested providers should complete the attached document and return to paula.gourlay@gov.scot by 3rd July 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000735931
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN481775
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

79310000 - Market research services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Paula Gourlay
Contact Email
paula.gourlay@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)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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