Award of Social Research Framework Lot 3 - Tenant Focus Groups - PRS MEES - July 2025
Details
- Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Value
- £19,368
- Topic
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Published
- 8 September 2025
Tender description
The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission an external contractor to carry our focus group session with tenants from the Private Rented Sector (PRS) In Scotland. The outcomes and feedback from those session will be provided to the SG in an analysis report. This work is being commissioned through Lot 3 of the Scottish Government Social Research and Analysis Framework.The aim of the work specified here is to provide the SG with timely, robust information on tenant views on proposals to introduce minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) regulations within the PRS. These proposals are currently being consulted on, with the consultation due to close on 29 August.The proposed focus groups and analysis will complement the feedback received through the formal consultation and the findings will be used to support the development of policy proposals that are due to be finalised in the second half of 2025.This specification sets out what is required, provides background information on the PRS MEES and suggestions on method, but bidders are encouraged to propose alternative methods for carrying out this work within the available budget and timescale.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date9 August 2025
- Completed: Award published8 September 2025Current 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
Decision makers
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| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov |
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