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title: "Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000680951"
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buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
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# Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000680951

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, acting as the buying organization, has awarded a contract titled "Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning" in the services category to Progressive Partnership Ltd. This contract involves conducting qualitative research on attitudes towards family planning as part of the Scottish Government's Population Strategy. The procurement process was completed on 7th March 2022 with a contract value of £22,912. The procurement stage was the award, and the location is Edinburgh, UK. The key dates include the contract signing on 7th March 2022.

This tender for qualitative research on attitudes to family planning by the Scottish Government presents an opportunity for businesses interested in social research services. Companies specialising in qualitative research, especially in the field of social research, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME). Businesses looking to provide services related to understanding public attitudes and social trends in Scotland would find this tender a valuable growth opportunity.

## Notice

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission qualitative research on attitudes to family planning. The procurement is conducted by the Directorate for External Affairs of the Scottish Government. The requirement sits within the Scottish Government's Population Strategy: A Scotland for the Future: the Opportunities and Challenges of Scotland's Changing Population. The Strategy, which was published in March 2021 by the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce, framed Scotland's demographic trends, their future implications, and 36 actions to be delivered across portfolios.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In October 2021, the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce agreed a work priority to create a mixed-methods analytical package to explore falling birth rates and public attitudes to family planning in Scotland. As part of this package, the overarching aim of this qualitative research is to gain an in-depth understanding of views on having children, childlessness, attitudes to ideal family size, and barriers and enablers to achieving ideal family size. With the above taken into account, the specific research objectives of this study are to: - Investigate general attitudes around having children in Scotland and their drivers. - Explore views on the barriers that people may face when planning to have children - Explore enablers at the country-, societal- and family-level to enable people to reach their ideal family size - Explore participants' views on their ideal family size, and how this relates to the size of family that they either expect to have or already have - Explore how attitudes towards recent trends - such as climate change, delayed parenthood, Covid-19 - relate to decisions to have children - Explore attitudes to and reasons for childlessness.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455858 |
| 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 | 9 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 7 Mar 2022 - 14 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | £25,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,912 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 9 Aug 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455858
- 28 Jan 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438955

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN438955&idx=1
  28th January 2022 - This document contains the ITT, including the quality criteria to address in the bid.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438955
  Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission qualitative research on attitudes to family planning. The procurement is conducted by the Directorate for External Affairs of the Scottish Government. The requirement sits within the Scottish Government's Population Strategy: A Scotland for the Future: the Opportunities and Challenges of Scotland's Changing Population. The Strategy, which was published in March 2021 by the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce, framed Scotland's demographic trends, their future implications, and 36 actions to be delivered across portfolios.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455858
  Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission qualitative research on attitudes to family planning. The procurement is conducted by the Directorate for External Affairs of the Scottish Government. The requirement sits within the Scottish Government's Population Strategy: A Scotland for the Future: the Opportunities and Challenges of Scotland's Changing Population. The Strategy, which was published in March 2021 by the Scottish Government's Ministerial Population Taskforce, framed Scotland's demographic trends, their future implications, and 36 actions to be delivered across portfolios.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000680951
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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