Awarded contract

PROVISION OF RESEARCH TO INFORM THE EVALUATION OF DECISION-MAKING, INCLUDING CONSULTATIONS, REVIEW PERIODS, AND REVIEWS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVOLVED DISABILITY BENEFITS

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): IFF Resarch
Value: £99,970
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 7 January 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a contractor to undertake an evaluation of decision-making in the delivery of devolved disability benefits. The overall aim of the work is to provide the Scottish Government with timely, robust research on policy changes to decision-making and how these impact on individuals’ disability benefit experiences. Engagement will be required with individual applicants and Social Security Scotland's Case Managers. Lot 1: The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a contractor to undertake an evaluation of decision-making in the delivery of devolved disability benefits. The overall aim of the work is to provide the Scottish Government with timely, robust research on policy changes to decision-making and how these impact on individuals’ disability benefit experiences. Engagement will be required with individual applicants and Social Security Scotland's Case Managers.

Timeline

Completed: Award date10 December 2024
Completed: Award published7 January 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
79419000 · Evaluation consultancy services

Decision makers

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Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-government.gov
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