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Award of Research to support the evaluation of Carer's Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, and Ca...

Scottish Government

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04 Sep 2025 at 12:34

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has recently completed the award stage for a tender titled "Award of Research to support the evaluation of Carer's Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, and Carer's Allowance Supplement." This procurement process falls under the services industry category and focuses on social research services. The principal buying organisation is the Scottish Government, located in Edinburgh. The contract, valued at £82,175, has been awarded to KSO Research Limited, based in Glasgow. The procurement was part of a planned call-off from Lot 2 of the Scottish Government Social Research and Analysis Framework. Key parties involved include Dumfries and Galloway Council and KOMPAN Limited as suppliers, alongside the Scottish Government and KSO Research Limited. With the contract now active as of the document's latest update on 4th September 2025, the tender has progressed through the initial planning and tender phases successfully.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social research services, particularly those capable of executing mixed-methods research. Companies in this sector can leverage such contracts to demonstrate their expertise in evaluating government welfare programmes, positioning themselves as valuable partners in public sector growth and evaluation initiatives. Organisations similar to KSO Research Limited, which have capacity for comprehensive social research aligned with government frameworks, will find such procurements beneficial for portfolio expansion and financially rewarding engagements. As this tender operates under a framework agreement, it could further facilitate repeat business within governmental procurements, enhancing business stability and visibility in public sector projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Research to support the evaluation of Carer's Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, and Ca...

Notice Description

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a contractor to undertake mixed-methods research as part of an evaluation of the impact of Young Carer Grant (YCG), Carer's Allowance Supplement (CAS), and Carer Support Payment (CSP). This is a call off from Lot 2 of the Scottish Government Social Research and Analysis Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000803372
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538493
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

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

CPV Codes

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£82,175 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Sep 202511 months 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

Dumfries and Galloway Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

Falkirk Council

Fife College

Fife Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland

Lothian Health Board

Moray Council

NHS Tayside

National Galleries of Scotland

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Public Health Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Forestry

Scottish Government- SASA

South Ayrshire Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
G2 8LU
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
65
Supplier Names

APEM Ltd

ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes)

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Akhter Computers Limited

AtkinsRealis UK Limited

Avison Young (UK) Limited

BRB Electrical Limited

Barnett Waddingham LLP

Baxterstorey

Craigforth Consultancy and Research

DataVita Limited

Deciding Matters

Dennis Eagle Limited

EKOS

EKOS Ltd

Elevator

Elis

Enscape Consulting Ltd

FAUN Zoeller (UK) Limited

Fishers Services Ltd

G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd

GCU

GMG Contractors Ltd

GTR Contracts Ltd

HAGS-SMP Limited.

Harvey Nash Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Hearts & Minds

IPSOS (Market Research) Ltd

Ipsos MORI

Jump Research

KOMPAN Limited

KSO Research Limited

Leith Creative Agency Ltd (T/A Leith Agency)

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

MAM Contracting

MORGERE

Manifesto Digital Limited

McGregor Boyall Associates

Multi Health Systems

Northstar Media Limited

Perfect Service Solutions Ltd

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

Resource Futures

Ricardo-AEA

Richard Irvin FM Limited

SciQuip Ltd

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

Scot J C B Limited

Smith and Sons Coaches

Sological Solutions / GIS247

Story Learning Ltd

The Lines Between Ltd.

The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

Thinkproject UK

Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited

Thomas & Adamson International Limited

Tony weir contractor LTD

Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

Venesky-Brown Recruitment

Venesky-Brown Recruitment Limited

Verture

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

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