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Social Research and Analysis Framework

Buyer: Scottish Government →

BuyerScottish Government
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published1 May 2025

What is being bought

The Framework Agreement shall cover the provision of Social Research and Analysis across the Core Scottish Government departments. It shall comprise a multi lot/multi supplier agreement with 3 lots: Lot 1 Consultation Analysis, Lot 2 Evaluations, and Lot 3 Research.

Delivery location

UKM · UKM · UKM

Categories

Survey analysis services 79311300Social research services 79315000Evaluation consultancy services 79419000Research services 73110000

Lot details

Consultation Analysis

The Scottish Government runs a large volume of consultations throughout the year - on average, we publish 100 consultations per year. We, thus, have an ongoing requirement for consultation analysis. We wish, therefore, to establish a framework of external suppliers with the experience, skills, and capacity to deliver both quantitative and qualitative analysis of responses to a wide range of government consultations. Work that is required under this lot: Includes: Understanding policy background of consultation, receiving, securely storing and classifying consultation responses. Analysis of responses to consultation questions, setting out key issues and nature and level of support for consultation proposals in full report. Does not include: conducting public consultations or surveys or evaluation of consultation proposals.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Framework Management — 35%
Delivery of Services- Call-Off Contracts — 45%
Cyber Security — 10%
Fair Work First — 5%
Community Benefits — 5%
price — 30

Evaluations

The Scottish Government commissions a wide range of evaluation research to support delivering better outcomes for the people of Scotland by understanding which policies and / or programmes work best and why, and how to learn and improve from the implementation and delivery of policies and programmes. Robust monitoring and evaluation ensures that policies benefit the people who they are designed to help. It also provides evidence for the public to better understand the decisions and activities of the Scottish Government, their impact and their value for money. Work that is required under this lot: Includes: Process evaluations. Small-scale evaluations (project value limit 65K GBP) including evaluability and impact assessments, logic modelling and theory of change. Economic evaluations. Statutory monitoring work, performance monitoring and reviews of legislative requirements. Does not include: Experimental / quasi-experimental impact evaluation, horizon scanning, meta-analysis, feasibility studies

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Framework Management — 35%
Delivery of Services- Call-Off Contracts — 45%
Cyber Security — 10%
Fair Work First — 5%
Community Benefits — 5%
price — 30

Social Research

Work that is required under this lot: Includes: Primary research (collecting data from people): quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods data collection/fieldwork online; by telephone; face to face. Representative surveys and focus groups. Questions in Omnibus surveys if offered by suppliers. In depth, observational interviews. Public engagement and public panels. Case studies, co-creation, ethnography, narrative analysis, focus groups, lived experience research, deliberative methods. Secondary research (analysis of pre-existing data) qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data analysis and literature reviews, evidence reviews, systematic reviews, rapid evidence reviews. Data linkage. Does not include: impact assessment, evaluation, consultation analysis, econometric or financial analysis, modelling.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Framework Management — 35%
Delivery of Services- Call-Off Contracts — 45%
Cyber Security — 10%
Fair Work First — 5%
Community Benefits — 5%
price — 30%

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Survey analysis servicesNot published
2Evaluation consultancy servicesNot published
3Social research servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Survey analysis services (79311300); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 7913,7424 median · 30.9 average (5,804 of 13,742 with a bid count)3.2 average (6,510 of 13,742 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKM6194 median · 19.3 average (358 of 619 with a bid count)4 average (405 of 619 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Social Research

Statusactive
Value£8,100,000

Consultation Analysis

Statusactive
Value£2,100,000

Evaluations

Statusactive
Value£5,500,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ae9d
Latest release ID018509-2025
Latest release timestampThu May 01 2025 14:30:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source3
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release3
Contracts in latest release3
Parties in latest release15

Notice history

DateEventReference
1 May 2025award, contract018509-2025
9 Jul 2024tenderUpdate020862-2024
30 May 2024tenderUpdate016872-2024
17 May 2024tender015717-2024
7 Mar 2023planning006546-2023

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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30 May 2024 · 016872-2024 · tenderUpdate
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17 May 2024 · 015717-2024 · tender
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7 Mar 2023 · 006546-2023 · planning
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  "description": "SPPD is using Questback to collate responses, Suppliers and other interested parties should read and complete the following Request for Information Online Questionnaire using this link - https://response.questback.com/scottishgovernment/ij5ruhmbqn.  The questionnaire will be available for all interested parties until 28 March 2023.\nIf you’re an SME or 3rd sector organisation interested in working with the public sector, the Supplier Development Programme can help. Attached is a link to the Supplier Development Programme - https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/\nNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_MainPage.aspx\nNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=720774.\n(SC Ref:720774)",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}