--- title: "Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2019-05-30" --- # Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is conducting a procurement process for the "Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life" project, aimed at gaining insights into the experiences of bereaved parents and individuals with terminal illnesses regarding social security in Scotland. This tender, classified under services and particularly focusing on environmental protection and general public services, is in the active tender stage. The submission deadline for bids is 24th July 2019, with a contract value of £15,000. Interested parties must submit their responses electronically via the designated public procurement portal. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for organisations specialising in research, social services, and those with experience in engaging with vulnerable populations. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in recruitment for sensitive research projects and those capable of delivering fieldwork services are well-suited to compete. This project not only offers a potential contract but also allows successful bidders to contribute to significant social research that could influence social security policy in Scotland, thus enhancing their profile and professional network within the public sector. ## Notice The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a research recruitment and fieldwork project. This research seeks to better understand the needs of bereaved parents and people with terminal illnesses in Scotland and their experiences of and views on social security. The aim of the research is to better understand the groups' experiences and needs and use them to help design the new Social Security Scotland system. ### Lot Information Lot 1 We require researchers to lead on recruiting research participants from bereaved people and those with terminal illnesses, propose appropriate methods, and work with our researchers to undertake fieldwork, and pass the data back to Scottish Government researchers for analysis and reporting. This will involve annual fieldwork for the next two years. The successful contractor will provide short advice reports on working with the specified groups in the future. Renewal: only if additional time required to fulfil the work ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY355546 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | four similar projects focusing on different 'seldom heard' groups, three of which advertised parallel to this one. Details in Invitation to Tender document | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | £15,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH1 3DG | | 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 | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79315000 - Social research services ## Release History - 30 May 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY355546 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY355546&idx=1 30th May 2019 - Invitation to tender - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY355546&idx=2 30th May 2019 - terms and conditions - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY355546 Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a research recruitment and fieldwork project. This research seeks to better understand the needs of bereaved parents and people with terminal illnesses in Scotland and their experiences of and views on social security. The aim of the research is to better understand the groups' experiences and needs and use them to help design the new Social Security Scotland system. ## Notice URLs - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=585264 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000585264.json.