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title: "Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000594232"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2019-10-22"
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# Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000594232

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is conducting a tender for the project titled "Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life," aimed at understanding the experiences of bereaved parents and individuals with terminal illnesses in Scotland regarding social security. This procurement falls under the services category and is at the Tender stage, with the bid submission period closing on 10th September 2019. The delivery of services will be required across Scotland, and the procurement method is an open procedure, with an allocated budget of £15,000 for this initiative.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research recruitment and fieldwork, particularly those with expertise in working with sensitive demographic groups. Companies that can demonstrate their capability to engage with bereaved individuals and terminally ill patients, and provide thorough analysis and reporting, would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as evidenced by previous statistics showing SME involvement in bids for similar contracts.

## 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=OCT369772 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Sep 2019 |
| 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 | £14,900 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| 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 | KSO RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369772
- 13 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG362980

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG362980&idx=1
  13th August 2019 - Invitation to tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG362980&idx=2
  13th August 2019 - terms and conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG362980
  Social Security Experience Panels: Seldom Heard work stream 3: End of life - This work was previously advertised but no bids received. The invitation to tender has been edited slightly, changed highlighted in yellow. 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369772
  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

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- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000594232

## Provenance

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