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title: "Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036303"
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# Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036303

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is looking to establish a Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. This procurement falls under the services category, with a focus on other community, social, and personal services. The tender, with an ID of CASE/605028, is at the award stage, and the contract was signed on 21st February 2023, with "Sleeping Giants Community Development CIC" as the active supplier. The total contract value is GBP 321,832.74.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the community and social services sector interested in supporting gender equality initiatives. The procurement process involves establishing a panel of women from grassroots organisations to provide expertise and recommendations to the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. Businesses with expertise in gender equality, policy development, and intersectionality would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the procurement location is in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

## Notice

The Scottish Government on behalf of Scottish Ministers has a requirement to establish a dedicated participation panel of women to support phase two of The First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls activity. The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) was set up in 2017 by the Scottish Government to provide independent advice to the First Minister on improving gender equality in Scotland. A package of recommendations was developed over three years that Phase One NACWG believed would kick start systemic change in a positive direction. All recommendations from these three annual reports have been accepted. Phase Two NACWG launched on 31 March 2022 and has a core model of scrutiny, in which the NACWG will hold the Scottish Government to account over the implementation of the accepted recommendations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A dedicated participation panel of women (the Panel) is to be convened to support Phase Two of NACWG activity. The successful tenderer will establish and coordinate the Panel of around 20 women from grassroot organisations and be part of a wider network who are not usually given a voice in this type of space. The participation work will be led by lived experience and the re-distribution of power will be at the heart of the participation process. The overarching objective for the Panel is to work with the NACWG in their accountability process by providing lived experience expertise on how Phase One NACWG recommendations need to be implemented for them to have a tangible positive difference to women's lives. The Panel will also analyse, discuss and develop solutions to be recommended to the NACWG on specific topics relevant to the current landscape and relevant to their lives. Members of the Panel will be supported to do this role through capacity building workshops on gender equality, policy development and intersectionality alongside mentoring style support to ensure that they have the skills they feel they need to fully participate. A demand-led approach will be taken with the group identifying its own support needs. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract has the option to extend by two twelve month periods, at the sole discretion of Scottish Ministers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006718-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | 25 Sep 2022 |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 8 Feb 2023 - 7 Feb 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £330,000 |
| Lots value | £330,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £321,832 |

## 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 | SLEEPING GIANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 8 Mar 2023 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006718-2023
- 10 Nov 2022 at 13:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031842-2022
- 25 Aug 2022 at 14:41 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023825-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000712945
- https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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