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title: "Provision of Analysis of Closed Consultation: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000763428"
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published: "2024-05-31"
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# Provision of Analysis of Closed Consultation: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000763428

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Analysis of Closed Consultation: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland" to be undertaken by Craigforth Consultancy and Research. The procurement process was an open procedure for services, with the buying organisation located in Edinburgh, UK. The contract involves quantitative and qualitative analysis, starting on 29th May 2024 and ending on 29th August 2024.

This public procurement contract presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs in the digital industry, to provide analysis services to the Scottish Government. The contract aims to inform legislation development while requiring robust and timely reporting on consultation responses. The tender process is currently complete, with the contract being active and signed on 30th May 2024. Businesses interested in providing analysis services related to public consultations should consider engaging with the Scottish Government's procurement opportunities.

## Notice

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to the public consultation on: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland. The overall aim of the contract is provide robust and timely analysis and reporting on the responses to the consultation, to inform development of legislation to end conversion practices in Scotland. The work, a mixture of quantitative and qualitative analysis, will start at on 29 May 2024 and final output will be required by 26 August 2024. The contract will end 29 August 2024.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to the public consultation on: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland. The overall aim of the contract is provide robust and timely analysis and reporting on the responses to the consultation, to inform development of legislation to end conversion practices in Scotland. The work, a mixture of quantitative and qualitative analysis, will start at the end of 29 May 2024 and final output will be required by 26th August 2024. The contract will end 29 August 2024. The consultation opened on 9 January 2024 and closed on 2 April 2024, however we are expecting a small number of hard copy responses to be submitted up until 18 April 2024. The full consultation asks 38 questions, broken down as follows: 14 questions are closed (e.g.: inviting yes/no/don't know responses; with multiple choice options). 24 questions are open (inviting a free text response option: e.g. explain your answer, any other comments).. Award criteria questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY506375 |
| 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 | 31 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £44,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## 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 | N/A |
| 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 | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CRAIGFORTH CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 31 May 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY506375
- 10 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR502783

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR502783&idx=2
  1st May 2024 - Breakdown of number of response and question type
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR502783&idx=1
  10th April 2024 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR502783
  Provision of Analysis of Closed Consultation: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to the public consultation on: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland. The overall aim of the contract is provide robust and timely analysis and reporting on the responses to the consultation, to inform development of legislation to end conversion practices in Scotland. The work, a mixture of quantitative and qualitative analysis, will start at on 29 May 2024 and final output will be required by 26 August 2024. The contract will end 29 August 2024.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY506375
  Provision of Analysis of Closed Consultation: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland - The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to the public consultation on: Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland. The overall aim of the contract is provide robust and timely analysis and reporting on the responses to the consultation, to inform development of legislation to end conversion practices in Scotland. The work, a mixture of quantitative and qualitative analysis, will start at on 29 May 2024 and final output will be required by 26 August 2024. The contract will end 29 August 2024.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000763428

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