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title: "Award of Fair Work Convention - Childcare and Fair Work - Research with Parents"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000839923"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Award of Fair Work Convention - Childcare and Fair Work - Research with Parents

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000839923

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## Summary

The Scottish Government’s Fair Work Convention Secretariat commissioned social research into how Scotland’s childcare system supports parents’ labour-market outcomes and access to fair work. The work focuses on parents and the relationship between childcare provision, employment and fair work opportunities. It is a research services requirement, rather than a contract to provide childcare itself. The procurement identifies social research as the service category. The stated focus is Scotland; no specific delivery site is identified.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The National Centre for Social Research was selected for the work, with an award value of £44,997. The award is recorded without a publication of its date or a contract-period duration. The tender period began on 11 February 2026, but no submission deadline is recorded. The process was run as a quick quote, and three bids were reported. The award entry does not set out evaluation criteria or a lot structure, so the reported outcome is for the research project as a whole. The contracting authority is the Scottish Government. The available contract record confirms active status but does not provide a separate signed date or contract value.

This award shows demand from the Scottish Government for focused social research that can explain how childcare arrangements affect parents’ employment and fair-work opportunities in Scotland. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to design and deliver research with parents, analyse connections between childcare and labour-market outcomes, and produce findings relevant to fair work policy. The selected supplier is the National Centre for Social Research, indicating that an established social research organisation was judged suitable for this commission. The work is a targeted research project rather than childcare delivery, making it relevant to research consultancies and organisations with expertise in social policy, childcare and employment. The quick-quote route and three reported bids show that suppliers competed for this commission.

## Notice

The Fair Work Convention Secretariat seek to commission a research project looking at how the childcare system supports labour market outcomes and fair work opportunities for parents in Scotland.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567065 |
| 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 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £44,997 |
| 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 | Falkirk Council; Moray Council; NHS Fife; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; NHS Lanarkshire; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Registers of Scotland |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 21 |
| Supplier names | National Centre for Social Research; bca insulation; Venesky Brown Ltd; EKOS; Robertson Group; Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd; Invoka Consulting Limited; 15489790; GRITIT; GGS Agri Ltd; Iken Business Limited; Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; ERS Ltd; McTaggart Construction Ltd; Fleming Buildings Ltd; Intersource Medical Services Ltd; thermo fisher scientific; Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd; Kevin Kulik; Scorpio Safety Systems Ltd; Change Grow Live Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 11:41 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567065

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot

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