Social Research and Analysis Framework
A Contract Award Notice
by SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £2M-£8M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 01 May 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Scotland:
1 buyer
- Scottish Government Edinburgh
13 suppliers
- Craigforth Stirling
- Lines Between Edinburgh
- Ipsos Market Research Edinburgh
- Progressive Partnership Edinburgh
- AECOM Edinburgh
- National Centre for Social Research London
- Thinks Insight & Strategy Britain Thinks London
- Ekos Glasgow
- Alma Economics London
- Griesbach & Associates Crieff
- Wellside Research Haddington
- Kso Research Glasgow
- GC Insight Birmingham
Description
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.
Lot Division
| 1 | 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. Award Criteria
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| 2 | 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 Award Criteria
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| 3 | 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. Award Criteria
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Award Detail
| 1 | Craigforth (Stirling)
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| 2 | Lines Between (Edinburgh)
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| 3 | Ipsos Market Research (Edinburgh)
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| 4 | Progressive Partnership (Edinburgh)
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| 5 | AECOM (Edinburgh)
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| 6 | National Centre for Social Research (London)
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| 7 | Thinks Insight & Strategy Britain Thinks (London)
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| 8 | Lines Between (Edinburgh)
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| 9 | Craigforth (Stirling)
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| 10 | Progressive Partnership (Edinburgh)
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| 11 | Ekos (Glasgow)
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| 12 | Alma Economics (London)
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| 13 | Griesbach & Associates (Crieff)
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| 14 | Wellside Research (Haddington)
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| 15 | Lines Between (Edinburgh)
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| 16 | Ipsos Market Research (Edinburgh)
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| 17 | Ekos (Glasgow)
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| 18 | Kso Research (Glasgow)
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| 19 | GC Insight (Birmingham)
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CPV Codes
- 73110000 - Research services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 79315000 - Social research services
Indicators
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** All suppliers on this framework are committed to offering differing packages of Fair Work Practices, packages include the payment of the Real Living Wage or higher for the duration of this framework. All suppliers on this framework committed to delivering Community Benefits, if awarded 50k GBP or above of work under the framework in a reporting period. Suppliers offered differing packages of Community Benefits focusing around: -Making sub-contracting opportunities available to SMEs, third sector an supported businesses; -Targeted employment support, recruitment and work related training for priority groups; -Educational support initiatives; -Support for existing charity and third sector organisations; -Up-skilling existing workforce; -Equality and diversity initiatives. Delivery of Community Benefits will be monitored as part of framework management over the framework period. (SC Ref:796103)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ae9d
- FTS 018509-2025