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title: "Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000844441"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement

Buyer: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000844441

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## Summary

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is buying recruitment services to select members of the public for deliberative engagement events supporting the work of the Scottish Parliament. The contractor will recruit participants using a robust, transparent approach that minimises selection bias and promotes inclusion. The preferred method is random postal invitations to a randomly generated sample of residential addresses, with follow-up to support response rates and accessibility. Respondents will be selected to broadly match a requested demographic profile, such as Scotland’s adult population, a parliamentary region or residents within a specified radius of an event. The work is delivered for events in Scotland, with participant profiles tailored to each engagement. Recruitment services (CPV 79600000) are the main requirement.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic tender submission. This reached the tender stage. The tender deadline was 2 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the award period was due to start at that time. The contract is for 360 days, with an option for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to extend it by four further 12-month periods at its discretion. The stated selection criterion weights list quality and price, each with a score of 70. Bids must be in English, and variants are not allowed. The procurement is organised as one lot. The requirement also includes a pass/fail cyber security assessment and minimum security requirements. A further round of notices is estimated in five years.

This opportunity suits recruitment and public-engagement specialists with demonstrable experience of recruiting participants for deliberative engagement, citizens’ assemblies or panels, public participation exercises, or comparable projects. Bidders must provide an example of a relevant contract completed within the previous three years, showing recruitment methods, how a representative sample and demographic targets were achieved, challenges and outcomes. The methodology must support random selection and stratified sampling, encourage participation from residents in lower Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation areas, and include contingencies for meeting demographic targets. Suppliers need financial standing assessed through Creditsafe, normally a risk score of at least 40, and specified levels of employers’ liability, public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Cyber Essentials certification or an equivalent, plus completion of a Supplier Cyber Assurance Questionnaire, is required. Fair work practices and consideration of community benefits are also part of delivery.

## Notice

The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament. Recruitment shall be undertaken using a robust and transparent random selection methodology, designed to minimise selection bias and maximise inclusivity. The preferred approach is random selection via postal invitation to a randomly generated sample of residential addresses, with appropriate follow-up procedures to support response rates and accessibility. Where alternative or supplementary methods are proposed, Contractors must clearly demonstrate how these preserve the integrity of random selection. Potential participants will then be stratified from the pool of respondents to broadly reflect the specified demographic profile requested by the Scottish Parliament, such as the adult population of Scotland, a Parliamentary region, or within a specified radius of an event location. To ensure broad participation the contractor should consider how their methodology encourages participation from residents in lower SIMD and have contingency plans to support successful fulfilment of all demographic targets. The SPCB will typically require between 20-30 participants to be involved in deliberative engagement processes; however, this may vary depending on the needs of the Parliamentary Committee requesting deliberative input and available budget. The Contractor shall propose a methodology that is both cost-effective and consistent with the principles of random selection and stratified sampling, setting out how participants will be contacted, recruited, and selected from the respondent pool.

Renewal: option of four 12-month extensions at the sole discretion of the SPCB

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565771 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH99 1SP |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565771

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565771
  Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement - The SPCB require a Contractor to provide recruitment services to randomly select and recruit members of the public to participate in deliberative engagement events delivered to support the work of the Scottish Parliament.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.creditsafe.com/products/business-credit-reports/
- http://www.parliament.scot
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844441
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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