Participation Framework Agreement

Concepts

• edinburgh
• research services
• participation framework agreement
• decision making
• policy design
• policy areas
• internal policy areas
• due course
• specific communities
• sustainable approach

Location

Edinburgh

Description

The Scottish Government intends to commission a Framework Agreement to support our commitment to increasing the use of participatory processes and to establish a person-centered approach across government. The Framework Agreement will ensure approaches taken to engage individuals and communities in decision making and policy design are meaningful, coordinated, ethical and proportionate. This Framework will establish a robust and effective mechanism that provides the Scottish Government with a strategic, high quality and sustainable approach to routinely engage individuals on decisions, services, policies and legislation developed by government. The Framework will enable policy areas across Scottish Government to identify, recruit and engage with organisations that have the skills and expertise required to design and deliver high quality, deliberative and inclusive participatory activities with a wide variety of people.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 73110000 - Research services

Indicators

Other Information

It is anticipated that the appointed suppliers will be both organisations operating at a national level and those working within specific communities. These organisations will engage with and represent a broad range of people, with particular representation of those identified as being seldom heard and furthest from decision making. Please refer to the additional document section below to see the proposed lot categories. All information published in this Prior Information Notice is subject to change. The Scottish Government is currently engaging with internal policy areas and key stakeholders to finalise the Specifications for this requirement. Further updates and engagement with the market will take place in due course. The Scottish Government reserve the right not to proceed at any point with the procurement and award of this Framework Agreement. The purpose of this initial Prior Information Notice is to give advance notice of our intentions to the market. The Scottish Government is currently conducting internal engagement with policy areas and key stakeholders to determine the lotting structure of the Framework agreement. Please record your interest in this notice to automatically receive updates as we progress and opportunities to engage. Please complete the Microsoft Forms Request for Information link below to help inform this requirement. https://forms.office.com/e/wEVWuGRmmY Please record your interest in this notice to automatically receive updates as we progress and opportunities to engage. Please complete the Microsoft Forms Request for Information link below to help inform this requirement. … NOTE: 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=753073. (SC Ref:753073)