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Award of Third Sector Partnership Agreement: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework

Scottish Government

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05 Oct 2026 at 17:50

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government commissioned social research and evaluation services to support a Partnership Agreement with Scotland’s third sector. The work is to develop a theory of change and a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the agreement. The agreement is intended to formalise the relationship between government and the third sector, strengthen third-sector involvement in policy design and improve outcomes for communities. The commission was made on behalf of the Scottish Ministers and was called off from the Evaluation lot of the Social Research and Analysis framework. The Scottish Government is based in Glasgow; the procurement does not identify a separate place where the commissioned work is to be delivered.

The procurement has been awarded to EKOS, and the contract is recorded as active. The award value is £35,838. The contract was signed on 10 May 2026; no contract end date or duration is stated here. This was a framework call-off from the Evaluation lot of the Social Research and Analysis framework. The tender record gives a response period from 10 May 2026 to 4 February 2027, but does not give an award date or a stated evaluation method or criteria. Two bids were recorded. The award covers the development of the theory of change and monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the third-sector Partnership Agreement; the recorded award does not break the work into separate lots or give separate supplier awards.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to show that it can develop a clear theory of change and design a practical monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for a partnership between government and the third sector. The work is tied to policy design and outcomes for communities, so relevant experience would include social research and evaluation that can inform public policy and account for the contribution of third-sector organisations. The buyer used its Social Research and Analysis framework, through its Evaluation lot, to procure this work; suppliers seeking similar public-sector work would therefore benefit from being able to compete through an appropriate research and evaluation framework route. The awarded supplier demonstrates that this requirement attracted more than one bid.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Third Sector Partnership Agreement: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has committed to developing a Partnership Agreement with the third sector which aims to formalise the relationship between Scottish Government and the third sector, strengthen the third sector's involvement in policy design and improve outcomes for communities.As part of the work, the Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission work to develop a theory of change and a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework to support the development of the Partnership Agreement.This is a call off from Lot 2: Evaluation of the Social Research and Analysis framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840997
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565967
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
£35,838 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
4 Feb 20274 months to go
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
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Bield Housing & Care

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Lothian NHS Board

Moray Council

Registers of Scotland

Supplier Development Programme

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
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
8
Supplier Names

EKOS

Intend Business Development Ltd

Morgan Hunt

Ath-Ghin Ltd

GMG Contractors Ltd

G.A.Helmore

Second Nature

Wm Hamilton & Sons Limited

Further Information

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