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title: "Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000694027"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2022-09-07"
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# Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000694027

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is inviting tenders for the procurement of research services titled "Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland." The buying organization is the Scottish Government, located in Glasgow, UK. The industry category is services, and the procurement stage is in the award phase. The tender involves qualitative research on support for pupils with complex additional needs. The contract has been awarded to Humanly Ltd for a value of GBP 88,700 signed on 18th August 2022.

This tender offers opportunities for service providers in the research sector to contribute to the development of education support systems for pupils with complex needs in Scotland. Businesses specialising in education research and support services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The Scottish Government is seeking a provider to engage with various stakeholders including pupils, parents, teachers, and support staff to improve outcomes for children with complex additional support needs.

## Notice

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for qualitative research on ways in which support for pupils with complex additional support needs is provided within Scotland to reach their full potential. As part of the development process for the requirement, Scottish Procurement is seeking information from the market in connection with those areas set out in this Request for Supplier Information (RFI). All information provided will be used for analysis and research purposes only.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for qualitative research on ways in which support for pupils with complex additional support needs is provided within Scotland to reach their full potential. The aims of the research are to: * Establish what partnerships exist and ways in which they support improved outcomes for children and young people with complex additional support needs. * Identify what approaches work in terms of providing that institutional support and where barriers exist. * Identify and highlight areas of effective practice along with any associated challenges to rolling it out. * Investigate the different ways learning and workforce development are used to enable staff to support positive outcomes, including successful transitions, for children and young people with complex additional support needs. * Include the perspective of pupils parents and carers. The service provider will be expected to engage with a wide range of stakeholders: pupils, parents/carers, teachers, support staff and headteachers. The contract is anticipated to be awarded for a period of 6 months with a possible 4 month extension.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract may be extended by an additional 4 month period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458443 |
| 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 | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £98,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £88,700 |

## 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 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HUMANLY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458443
- 10 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450964
- 19 May 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY448926

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY448926&idx=1
  19th May 2022 - PIN and RFI
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY448926
  Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for qualitative research on ways in which support for pupils with complex additional support needs is provided within Scotland to reach their full potential. As part of the development process for the requirement, Scottish Procurement is seeking information from the market in connection with those areas set out in this Request for Supplier Information (RFI). All information provided will be used for analysis and research purposes only.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450964
  Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for qualitative research on ways in which support for pupils with complex additional support needs is provided within Scotland to reach their full potential. As part of the development process for the requirement, Scottish Procurement is seeking information from the market in connection with those areas set out in this Request for Supplier Information (RFI). All information provided will be used for analysis and research purposes only.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458443
  Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for qualitative research on ways in which support for pupils with complex additional support needs is provided within Scotland to reach their full potential. As part of the development process for the requirement, Scottish Procurement is seeking information from the market in connection with those areas set out in this Request for Supplier Information (RFI). All information provided will be used for analysis and research purposes only.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000694027
- https://www.publictendersscotland.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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