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title: "Evaluation of Experience of Community Engagement in Land Use Decision-Making"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000679038"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "SCOTTISH LAND COMMISSION"
published: "2022-01-10"
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# Evaluation of Experience of Community Engagement in Land Use Decision-Making

Buyer: SCOTTISH LAND COMMISSION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000679038

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## Summary

The Scottish Land Commission is currently seeking bids for the tender titled "Evaluation of Experience of Community Engagement in Land Use Decision-Making." This procurement falls under the services category and is located in Inverness, UK. The open tender process allows submissions until 27th January 2022, with the deadline for proposals set for the same date at 12:00 noon. The commission aims to research landowners' and communities' experiences with community engagement during land use decision-making, building on previous studies. Interested parties can submit their bids electronically through the Public Contracts Scotland website.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in research, community engagement, and land-use planning. Companies with experience in survey methodologies and stakeholder engagement, particularly in the context of land reform, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. With a value of £5,000, contractors will have the chance to contribute to advancing community engagement practices, highlighting their expertise and potentially leading to further contracts in the sector.

## Notice

We are seeking a contractor to research experiences of landowners and communities of community engagement in land use decision-making. This work will build on previous baseline studies, and will require survey and interview work to explore progress since the first surveys were carried out.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Commission is seeking a contractor to update and re-run surveys for landowners and for communities to understand the progress made in the last two years. The contractor will be expected to identity any opportunities to improve on the methodology whilst ensuring enough consistency to make comparisons. We anticipate that this would include conducting in-depth interviews with a selected number of participants. The objectives for this piece of work are to: -Understand changes in the level of awareness and participation in engagement activities and where possible identify what has created those changes; -Identify further actions SLC or others can undertake to improve awareness and participation in engagement activities; -Improve on the response rate from the previous studies; and -Improve on the diversity of landowners taking part in the survey.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437295 |
| 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 | 10 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| 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 LAND COMMISSION |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | IV1 8SF |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437295

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437295&idx=1
  10th January 2022 - Statement of Requirement - Evaluation of experience of community engagement in land use decisions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437295&idx=2
  10th January 2022 - SLC - Conditions of Contract for the Provision of Services
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437295&idx=3
  10th January 2022 - SLC Community Engagement Baseline Surveys Report 2019
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437295
  Evaluation of Experience of Community Engagement in Land Use Decision-Making - We are seeking a contractor to research experiences of landowners and communities of community engagement in land use decision-making. This work will build on previous baseline studies, and will require survey and interview work to explore progress since the first surveys were carried out.

## Notice URLs

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- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=679038
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