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title: "Award of Third Sector Partnership Agreement: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840997"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-10-05"
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# Award of Third Sector Partnership Agreement: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840997

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## Summary

The Scottish Government commissioned social research and evaluation services to support a Partnership Agreement with Scotland’s third sector. The work is to develop a theory of change and a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the agreement. The agreement is intended to formalise the relationship between government and the third sector, strengthen third-sector involvement in policy design and improve outcomes for communities. The commission was made on behalf of the Scottish Ministers and was called off from the Evaluation lot of the Social Research and Analysis framework. The Scottish Government is based in Glasgow; the procurement does not identify a separate place where the commissioned work is to be delivered.

The procurement has been awarded to EKOS, and the contract is recorded as active. The award value is £35,838. The contract was signed on 10 May 2026; no contract end date or duration is stated here. This was a framework call-off from the Evaluation lot of the Social Research and Analysis framework. The tender record gives a response period from 10 May 2026 to 4 February 2027, but does not give an award date or a stated evaluation method or criteria. Two bids were recorded. The award covers the development of the theory of change and monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the third-sector Partnership Agreement; the recorded award does not break the work into separate lots or give separate supplier awards.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to show that it can develop a clear theory of change and design a practical monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for a partnership between government and the third sector. The work is tied to policy design and outcomes for communities, so relevant experience would include social research and evaluation that can inform public policy and account for the contribution of third-sector organisations. The buyer used its Social Research and Analysis framework, through its Evaluation lot, to procure this work; suppliers seeking similar public-sector work would therefore benefit from being able to compete through an appropriate research and evaluation framework route. The awarded supplier demonstrates that this requirement attracted more than one bid.

## Notice

The Scottish Government has committed to developing a Partnership Agreement with the third sector which aims to formalise the relationship between Scottish Government and the third sector, strengthen the third sector's involvement in policy design and improve outcomes for communities.As part of the work, the Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission work to develop a theory of change and a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework to support the development of the Partnership Agreement.This is a call off from Lot 2: Evaluation of the Social Research and Analysis framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565967 |
| 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Feb 2027 |
| 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 | £35,838 |
| 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 | Bield Housing & Care; LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA); Lothian NHS Board; Moray Council; Registers of Scotland; Supplier Development Programme |
| 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 | 8 |
| Supplier names | EKOS; Intend Business Development Ltd; Morgan Hunt; Ath-Ghin Ltd; GMG Contractors Ltd; G.A.Helmore; Second Nature; Wm Hamilton & Sons Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 17:50 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565967

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.nhslothian.scot/
- http://www.bield.co.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot

## Provenance

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