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title: "Growing Up in Scotland Study: 2020-2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029b66"
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# Growing Up in Scotland Study: 2020-2026

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029b66

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is procuring services for the "Growing Up in Scotland Study: 2020-2026," focusing on survey analysis services in the UK. This procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract valued at £2,050,135, signed on 9 March 2021. The project aims to continue data collection for a longitudinal study tracking the experiences of children from birth to young adulthood in Scotland. Interested parties should note that the procurement was conducted through an open procedure, and the study will entail various phases, with the initial phase (Sweep 11) expected to conclude by July 2020.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in survey analysis and social research. Companies with expertise in longitudinal studies, data collection, and analysis services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. In addition, organisations capable of navigating the complexities of large-scale data collection projects could enhance their growth potential through collaboration or partnerships in the ongoing phases of this influential study, which has been in progress since 2005.

## Notice

The next phase of data collection for the Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study. GUS is a longitudinal study tracking the lives of children from the early years, through childhood and beyond, to understand how children grow up in contemporary Scotland in the context of their families and communities. The study has been running since 2005 and has covered a wide range of topics around the children, their parents and wider family circumstances and the social context. See https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/ for more information.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The subject of the contract is the next phase of data collection for the Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study. The study is currently tracking one cohort of children, Birth Cohort 1 (BC1, born in 2004/05), who have been followed since they were 10 months old . currently in the field and should be completed by July 2020. The next phase of the study will aim to track BC1 children up to age 19/20 and will involve either one or two sweeps of data collection: Sweep 11, when the children will be in year 6 of secondary school, or at an equivalent age; and Sweep 12 when they will be around 19/20 years old. This phase marks an important stage in the study, with the young person becoming the primary respondent in the study by Sweep 12.

Options: At contract award, only Sweep 11 (and optional elements relating to Sweep 11) is being commissioned. A decision on the commissioning of Sweep 12 (for which two alternative proposals and a number of optional additional elements exist) will be made during the course of the contract. (The published value relates to the total potential value of the contract, including the highest-priced of the alternative options plus all potential additional elements for Sweep 12.)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005109-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,050,135 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH6 6QQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79311300 - Survey analysis services

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2021 at 17:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005109-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:039765-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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