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Award of CT1699 Visitor Levy Research

The City of Edinburgh Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 10:30

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned market research survey services to monitor and assess the expected impacts of the Visitor Levy. The work covers three stakeholder groups within the City of Edinburgh: residents, visitors and local businesses. The appointed provider is expected to design and conduct research capable of gathering evidence across these groups and supporting the Council’s assessment of the levy’s effects. This is a services requirement, classified under CPV 79310000 for market research services. It is relevant to research agencies and specialist providers with experience of public-policy evaluation, visitor or tourism research, and surveying residents, businesses and visitors in an urban setting.

This procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Scottish Government Marketing Services Framework Agreement, reference SP-21-017, Lot 5 for Market Research Services. The tender began on 7 January 2026. Jump Research was appointed as the service provider, with an awarded value of £231,120 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract is recorded as active. The award followed competition from two bids. The requirement was evaluated through the framework mini-competition route; the available outcome information identifies the selected supplier and value but does not set out the individual quality, technical or price weightings used in the decision.

This award indicates established public-sector demand for research that measures the effects of a local visitor levy on residents, visitors and businesses. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would be able to design robust market research surveys, recruit representative participants across distinct audiences and analyse findings for policy evaluation. Relevant capability includes tourism and visitor research, local economic or business research, resident polling, questionnaire design, fieldwork management, data analysis and clear reporting for a local authority. Experience of delivering multi-audience studies, handling potentially sensitive views about taxation or visitor policy, and turning survey evidence into practical findings would strengthen credibility. Providers able to demonstrate reliable capacity for city-wide research and public-sector delivery would be well suited.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of CT1699 Visitor Levy Research

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) appointed a Service Provider to conduct a market research surveys to monitor and assess expected impacts from the Visitor Levy on residents, visitors and local businesses within the City of Edinburgh.A mini competition was conducted via Scottish Government Marketing Services Framework Agreement, Reference: SP-21-017, Lot 5: Market Research Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000830918
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561619
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Framework
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

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£231,120 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
The City of Edinburgh Council
Additional Buyers

Angus Council

Argyll and Bute Council

Clackmannanshire Council

East Lothian Council

Environmental Standards Scotland

Falkirk Council

Fife Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

Forth Valley College

NHS Fife

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Lanarkshire

NHS Tayside

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Public Health Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

Social Security Scotland

UHI Moray

University of Glasgow

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
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
52
Supplier Names

Jump Research

GR Taxis

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Premier taxis

ac's taxis

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

Mott MacDonald

WSP UK Limited

Ramboll UK Limited

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

D&J Taxis

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

Democracy Counts Ltd

Alpha Projects

Jacobs UK Ltd

Ernst & Young LLP

People Asset Management Ltd

Computacenter

STARK Building Materials UK Ltd

SIG ROOFING & ROOFLINE

Green Marine(UK) Ltd

Auto Services Perth Ltd

Nova Biomedical

Access UK Ltd

Arcadis LLP

AECOM

BT PLC

Softcat Plc

TSJ DataTec Ltd

Form by Thought Ltd

Quo Imus Limited

WESTEND FLOORING SPECIALISTS LTD

ESRI (UK)

Venesky Brown Ltd

ForgeFront

Brownriggs

Playscapes Scotland Ltd

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Fraser of Allander, University of Strathclyde

Montagu Evans LLP

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

Fothergill Training & Consulting

Harvey Nash

MEL Research

Resource Futures

BFS Group Ltd

National Centre for Social Research

Get Up to Speed Ltd

Phoenix Software

The Lines Between Ltd.

APS Safety Systems Ltd

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