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title: "Award of Reforming The Criminal Law To Address Misogyny - Consultation Analysis"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000746123"
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# Award of Reforming The Criminal Law To Address Misogyny - Consultation Analysis

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000746123

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract titled "Reforming The Criminal Law To Address Misogyny - Consultation Analysis" to Why Research. The contract, valued at £19,675 GBP, aims to produce a clear and concise report for publication based on the robust analysis of responses to the 12-week public consultation on criminal law reform to address misogyny.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for consultancy services specializing in research. Businesses interested in analysing public consultations and preparing comprehensive reports on legislative provisions related to social issues, particularly concerning criminal law reform, would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

On 8 March 2023, the Scottish Government launched a 12 week public consultation to seek views on draft legislative provisions which give effect to the recommendation for criminal law reform contained in the final report of the Independent Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland, chaired by Baroness Kennedy KC. The consultation closed on 23 June 2023 and has received 248 responses.The consultation paper has been published on the Scottish Government website and respondents have been encouraged to provide their views via the Citizen Space platform.The five new proposed criminal laws being consulted on are:1. An offence of misogynistic harassment. This would make it a criminal offence for a person to behave in a way that amounts to misogynistic harassment directed at a woman or girl or group of women and girls.2. An offence of misogynistic behaviour. Intended to deal with misogynistic behaviour which is likely to have the effecting of causing a woman or girl to experience fear, alarm, degradation, humiliation or distress where that behaviour is not directed at a specific woman or girl (or group of women and girls) and so could not be described as 'harassment'.3. A statutory aggravation concerning misogyny. This would be used where an offence had a misogynistic motive or a person demonstrates misogyny whilst committing a crime. The statutory aggravation would ensure that this motive is recorded and taken into account when sentencing.4. An offence of threatening or abusive communications to women or girls that reference rape, sexual assault or disfigurement. This offence criminalises sending an abusive message to a woman or girl that refers to rape, sexual assault or disfigurement5. An offence of stirring up hatred against women and girls. This offence is concerned with the effect that the behaviour may be likely to have on the people in whom the perpetrator is seeking to stir up hatred of women and girls.This consultation was undertaken with a view to introducing a Bill on misogyny and the criminal law later in this Parliamentary session. The timing of introduction of a final Bill into the Scottish Parliament will be considered as part of wider legislative planning.The aim of the contract is to produce a clear and concise report for publication, which reflects a robust and systematic analysis of responses to the consultation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491809 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,675 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EDUCATION SCOTLAND; FERGUSLIE PARK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MORAY COUNCIL; NHS FIFE; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; NHS TAYSIDE; PARTICK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SCOTTISH SOCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL; SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; STIRLING COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | PERTH |
| Post town | Perth |
| Postcode | PH2 8DF |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 59 |
| Supplier names | A M PHILLIP TRUCKTECH; ALLIED VEHICLES GROUP; ANDERSON STRATHERN; ARNOLD CLARK VEHICLE MANAGEMENT; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; AYRSHIRE TRANSPORT; BINN GROUP; BLUE ARROW; BMES (SCOTLAND; BROOKS MACDONALD; BSL INTERIORS; C R SMITH GLAZIERS (DUNFERMLINE; CANON (UK; CARE RECRUITMENT INTERNATIONAL; CLEARVIEW INTELLIGENCE; COHESION MEDICAL; COMRIE CROFT BIKES; CRAIGFORTH CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH; DIGBY LANDSCAPING; DIGITAL BRICKS LEARNING; DINGBRO; DOIG AND SMITH; DOUGLAS PARK; DRIVERS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS; FISHER SCIENTIFIC; G & P ENGLAND HOLDINGS; GRAHAM AND SIBBALD; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; JETT TRADE; LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK; LOCKIT SAFE; LORIEN RESOURCING; MACKINNON FENCING&GROUNDWORKS; MAN TRUCK & BUS; MAPLETON CONSULTING; MATTHEWS ENVIORNMENTAL SOLUTIONS; MCN (SCOTLAND; NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH; NEOCARE; OUTFIT MORAY; PERTH EXPO; PLAYSCAPES SCOTLAND; PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS; PULSE FITNESS; ROB ROBINSON HERITAGE CONSULTING; RSM UK CONSULTING; SIGNS EXPRESS FALKIRK; SMART TRAVEL; SOFTCAT; STREAMTEC; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VIVUP; WHY RESEARCH; YMCA TAYSIDE; ZEN INTERNET; ZIP WATER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2023 at 14:29 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491809

## Notice URLs

- http://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk
- http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.fpha.org.uk/
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.partickha.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- http://www.sssc.uk.com
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- http://www.uws.ac.uk

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