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Award of Future Advice Services Consumer Engagement

Scottish Government

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20 Oct 2026 at 08:41

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, on behalf of Scottish Ministers, commissioned external qualitative consumer research into advice on the transition to clean heating. The work is to explore the needs, barriers and preferences of approximately 150 domestic consumers in relation to advice provision. This is a research services requirement, relevant to market research and consumer insight firms with experience designing and delivering qualitative studies with household participants. The research concerns the advice consumers need as they move towards clean heating, rather than the installation of heating systems or the provision of advice services themselves.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited was selected, with an award value of £29,450. The procurement record gives a tender submission deadline of 3 October 2027, but provides no award date or contract period. The process is described as a quick quote; one bid was recorded. The requirement is presented as a single research commission, with no lot breakdown stated. The stated evaluation criteria are not available in the process details. The selected supplier is contracted to undertake qualitative research involving approximately 150 domestic consumers on needs, barriers and preferences concerning advice for the transition to clean heating.

For future requirements of this kind, credible suppliers will need to demonstrate that they can design and deliver qualitative consumer research with domestic participants, and turn evidence about needs, barriers and preferences into insight relevant to advice provision. Experience engaging household consumers on the transition to clean heating, or on closely relevant consumer advice questions, would align with the subject matter. The scale indicated is a focused study of approximately 150 participants, rather than a large population survey or a heating installation programme. The Scottish Government used a quick quote route and selected a specialist insight and strategy supplier. Research agencies and consumer insight consultancies able to manage participant research and provide useful findings for government policy or service design are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Future Advice Services Consumer Engagement

Notice Description

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of Scottish Ministers wishes to commission an external contractor to undertake qualitative consumer research with approximately 150 domestic consumers to understand their needs, barriers and preferences on advice provision regarding their transition to clean heating.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843226
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566900
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

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,450 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks 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
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Falkirk Council

Moray Council

NHS Fife

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

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
26
Supplier Names

Thinks Insight & Strategy

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EKOS

Robertson Group

Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd

Invoka Consulting Limited

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GRITIT

GGS Agri Ltd

Iken Business Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

ERS Ltd

McTaggart Construction Ltd

Fleming Buildings Ltd

Intersource Medical Services Ltd

thermo fisher scientific

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Kevin Kulik

Scorpio Safety Systems Ltd

Change Grow Live Services Ltd

National Centre for Social Research

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited

TownRock Energy

AECOM

Landcare Solutions (Scotland) Ltd

Further Information

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