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Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

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01 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is buying recruitment services to select members of the public for deliberative engagement events supporting the work of the Scottish Parliament. The contractor will recruit participants using a robust, transparent approach that minimises selection bias and promotes inclusion. The preferred method is random postal invitations to a randomly generated sample of residential addresses, with follow-up to support response rates and accessibility. Respondents will be selected to broadly match a requested demographic profile, such as Scotland’s adult population, a parliamentary region or residents within a specified radius of an event. The work is delivered for events in Scotland, with participant profiles tailored to each engagement. Recruitment services (CPV 79600000) are the main requirement.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic tender submission. This reached the tender stage. The tender deadline was 2 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the award period was due to start at that time. The contract is for 360 days, with an option for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to extend it by four further 12-month periods at its discretion. The stated selection criterion weights list quality and price, each with a score of 70. Bids must be in English, and variants are not allowed. The procurement is organised as one lot. The requirement also includes a pass/fail cyber security assessment and minimum security requirements. A further round of notices is estimated in five years.

This opportunity suits recruitment and public-engagement specialists with demonstrable experience of recruiting participants for deliberative engagement, citizens’ assemblies or panels, public participation exercises, or comparable projects. Bidders must provide an example of a relevant contract completed within the previous three years, showing recruitment methods, how a representative sample and demographic targets were achieved, challenges and outcomes. The methodology must support random selection and stratified sampling, encourage participation from residents in lower Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation areas, and include contingencies for meeting demographic targets. Suppliers need financial standing assessed through Creditsafe, normally a risk score of at least 40, and specified levels of employers’ liability, public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Cyber Essentials certification or an equivalent, plus completion of a Supplier Cyber Assurance Questionnaire, is required. Fair work practices and consideration of community benefits are also part of delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement

Notice Description

The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament. Recruitment shall be undertaken using a robust and transparent random selection methodology, designed to minimise selection bias and maximise inclusivity. The preferred approach is random selection via postal invitation to a randomly generated sample of residential addresses, with appropriate follow-up procedures to support response rates and accessibility. Where alternative or supplementary methods are proposed, Contractors must clearly demonstrate how these preserve the integrity of random selection. Potential participants will then be stratified from the pool of respondents to broadly reflect the specified demographic profile requested by the Scottish Parliament, such as the adult population of Scotland, a Parliamentary region, or within a specified radius of an event location. To ensure broad participation the contractor should consider how their methodology encourages participation from residents in lower SIMD and have contingency plans to support successful fulfilment of all demographic targets. The SPCB will typically require between 20-30 participants to be involved in deliberative engagement processes; however, this may vary depending on the needs of the Parliamentary Committee requesting deliberative input and available budget. The Contractor shall propose a methodology that is both cost-effective and consistent with the principles of random selection and stratified sampling, setting out how participants will be contacted, recruited, and selected from the respondent pool.

Renewal: option of four 12-month extensions at the sole discretion of the SPCB

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844441
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565771
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH99 1SP
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

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