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Award of DTCPSJ: Poverty and Inequality Commission: Child Poverty Modelling

Scottish Government

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30 Jan 2025 at 07:41

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, via its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate, has awarded a contract to WPI Economics for the project titled "Award of DTCPSJ: Poverty and Inequality Commission: Child Poverty Modelling". This procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on the design and execution of research and development (CPV code: 73300000). Located in Glasgow, this tender has progressed to the award stage as of 30th January 2025. The primary objective of this project is to procure economic modelling research that will aid the Poverty and Inequality Commission in understanding how policy levers impact child poverty outcomes in Scotland, with a detailed analysis for specific at-risk sub-groups.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for research and consultancy firms with expertise in economic modelling, poverty, and inequality studies. Companies that specialise in policy impact assessment and have experience with economic models such as UKMOD or the IPPR tax-benefit model would find this project particularly fitting. The awarded contract, valued at £33,575, includes the development of a comprehensive research report along with supplementary outputs that will provide critical insights for policy decisions aimed at achieving Scotland's child poverty targets. This presents a strategic growth opportunity for businesses aiming to enhance their portfolio and influence in the public sector advisory domain.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of DTCPSJ: Poverty and Inequality Commission: Child Poverty Modelling

Notice Description

The Poverty and Inequality Commission is an advisory non-departmental public body that has statutory functions to provide advice and scrutiny to Scottish Ministers on matters related to poverty and inequality.The Commission wants to procure economic modelling research to better understand how policy levers affect child poverty outcomes for Scotland overall, and for specific sub-groups at greater risk of poverty.This research will build on work previously commissioned by the Commission, and that produced by others in Scotland. It will model and report quantitative estimates (where possible) on the effect of modifying various policy inputs using updated input data for Scotland and parameters determined by the Commission's areas of interest, in relation to Scotland's child poverty targets.It will be conducted using an established economic model (e.g. UKMOD or the IPPR tax-benefit model), with the final output from the procured research being a research report including an executive summary and other associated outputs (e.g. supplementary tables and technical annexes) prepared for the Commission.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000785887
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522807
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
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

CPV Codes

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£33,575 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Environmental Standards Scotland

Registers of Scotland

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
G2 8EA
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Harvey Nash Limited

Smarts

Venesky Brown Ltd

WPI Economics

Further Information

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