Notice Information
Notice Title
Literature Review on sexual offences involving sexual assault
Notice Description
The Scottish Sentencing Council seeks to commission a review of relevant academic and jurisprudential literature on the topic of: - Sexual offences involving sexual assault The aim of the literature review on sexual offences involving sexual assault will be to summarise new academic, legal and statistical work relevant to the sentencing of sexual assault as well as any relevant research on the changing nature of sexual assault offending particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and cyber-enabled offending.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Sentencing Council seeks to commission a review of relevant academic and jurisprudential literature on the topic of: - Sexual offences involving sexual assault The aim of the literature review on sexual offences involving sexual assault will be to summarise new academic, legal and statistical work relevant to the sentencing of sexual assault as well as any relevant research on the changing nature of sexual assault offending particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and cyber-enabled offending. The Council commissioned a similar literature review on sexual offences involving sexual assault in 2020 and published the report in February 2021. This new literature will be an update to that review, focusing on sentencing practice in the last five years and any changes in the nature of offending.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000814675
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV542640
- 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
75230000 - Justice services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
79315000 - Social research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jan 2026Expired
- 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 COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Louise Allen
- Contact Email
- lallen@scotcourts.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314443300
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH11 3XD
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
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- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Sighthill/Gorgie
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV542640
Literature Review on sexual offences involving sexual assault - The Scottish Sentencing Council seeks to commission a review of relevant academic and jurisprudential literature on the topic of: - Sexual offences involving sexual assault The aim of the literature review on sexual offences involving sexual assault will be to summarise new academic, legal and statistical work relevant to the sentencing of sexual assault as well as any relevant research on the changing nature of sexual assault offending particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and cyber-enabled offending.
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