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title: "Learning for Sustainability: Young People and Education Staff Perspectives"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000693835"
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# Learning for Sustainability: Young People and Education Staff Perspectives

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000693835

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is inviting tenders for a project titled "Learning for Sustainability: Young People and Education Staff Perspectives" in the education sector. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage with a deadline of 11th July 2022 for submissions. The project aims to engage teaching staff, support staff, and young people in focus groups to discuss the Learning for Sustainability component of the Curriculum for Excellence. The project must be completed before the end of September 2022, with subsequent workshops planned for the autumn.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses that can provide services related to education and community learning and development settings. Businesses offering research, consultancy, and facilitation services are well-suited to compete for this tender. The procurement method is open with an emphasis on electronic submission. Interested businesses should note the contract value of £20,000 GBP and the contract period starting from 20th July 2022 and ending on 21st November 2022, with potential short extensions depending on the progress of the focus groups.

## Notice

The Scottish Government (SG) wishes to commission a series of focus groups with teaching staff, support staff and young people (14+) in school and community learning and development (CLD) settings to discuss the Learning for Sustainability (LfS) component of Curriculum for Excellence. The aim of the work specified here is to provide the Scottish Government with timely, robust information on how LfS has been understood and implemented in school/CLD settings and how staff and young people have been engaging with this component of the curriculum. This work needs to be carried out in school and CLD setting before the end of September 2022. This is a mandatory deadline so that the findings from this study can be fed into the subsequent workshops over the autumn and action points can be developed and implemented toward the end of 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a series of focus groups with teaching staff, support staff and young people (14+) in school and community learning and development (CLD) settings to discuss the Learning for Sustainability (LfS) component of Curriculum for Excellence. The aim of the work specified here is to provide the Scottish Government with timely, robust information on how LfS has been understood and implemented in school/CLD settings and how staff and young people have been engaging with this component of the curriculum.

Renewal: Contract may have short extension depending on progress of focus groups.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475668 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2022 - 21 Nov 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,207 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Dundee City |
| Electoral ward | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Dundee Central |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Apr 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475668
- 6 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450369

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN450369&idx=1
  6th June 2022 - Specification for Learning for Sustainability tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450369
  Learning for Sustainability: Young People and Education Staff Perspectives - The Scottish Government (SG) wishes to commission a series of focus groups with teaching staff, support staff and young people (14+) in school and community learning and development (CLD) settings to discuss the Learning for Sustainability (LfS) component of Curriculum for Excellence. The aim of the work specified here is to provide the Scottish Government with timely, robust information on how LfS has been understood and implemented in school/CLD settings and how staff and young people have been engaging with this component of the curriculum. This work needs to be carried out in school and CLD setting before the end of September 2022. This is a mandatory deadline so that the findings from this study can be fed into the subsequent workshops over the autumn and action points can be developed and implemented toward the end of 2022.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475668
  Learning for Sustainability: Young People and Education Staff Perspectives - The Scottish Government (SG) wishes to commission a series of focus groups with teaching staff, support staff and young people (14+) in school and community learning and development (CLD) settings to discuss the Learning for Sustainability (LfS) component of Curriculum for Excellence. The aim of the work specified here is to provide the Scottish Government with timely, robust information on how LfS has been understood and implemented in school/CLD settings and how staff and young people have been engaging with this component of the curriculum. This work needs to be carried out in school and CLD setting before the end of September 2022. This is a mandatory deadline so that the findings from this study can be fed into the subsequent workshops over the autumn and action points can be developed and implemented toward the end of 2022.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000693835
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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