Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of DECON-No One Left Behind User Experience Research
Notice Description
The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a mixed methods research into the user experiences of those eligible to take part in NOLB (No One Left Behind) employability programme. The programme came into being on 2019.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000807350
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP540003
- 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
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Sep 20255 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
- Contact Name
- Commercial and Procurement Services, Community Greenspace, Corporate Procurement Unit, Lands & Parks, Procurement, Technical Procurement, Workplace:Facilities Services
- Contact Email
- graeme.gamble@eastdunbarton.gov.uk, john.young2@gov.scot, khartnett@pkc.gov.uk, procurement@moray.gov.uk, ranjit.bhatti@ros.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314793610, +44 1316688866, +44 1324506566, +44 1343563137, +44 1415745750, +44 1738475000, +44 3001230900, +44 312441007, 0
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PERTH
- Postcode
- PH1 5PH
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- East Dunbartonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Dunbartonshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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