Award of DCAF - Evaluation of the Programme for Scotland’s Childminding Future
Details
- Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Supplier(s)
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Value
- £99,700
- Topic
- Social research services
- Published
- 23 September 2026
Tender description
In the context of sustained decline in the childminding workforce and the current intervention strategy, the Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a research project to evaluate the effectiveness of the current strategy, including the Scottish Childminding Association’s Programme for Scotland’s Childminding Future, in mitigating the underlying reasons behind the continued decline in childminder numbers across Scotland.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date9 March 2026
- Completed: Award published23 September 2026Current 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
- 79315000 · Social research services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov |
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