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AwardedAwarded 27 October 2025

SFC Research and Evaluation Services Framework

Scottish Funding Council · Public body

In brief

Scottish Funding Council awarded research and consultancy work to IFF Research Limited, The Lines Between Ltd. and Additional Research and 8 others on 27 October 2025.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

We are seeking to establish a framework of suppliers with the experience, skills, and capacity to deliver evaluation services (including both quantitative and qualitative analysis), and effectively report on findings and recommendations.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Large Scale Research and Evaluation Projects
What this lot covers

Large Research and Evaluation Projects. Including but not limited to, designing and implementing multi-year evaluations, developing an evaluation framework for large, long-term programmes.

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications, Research and development—
Medium Scale Research and Evalution Projects
What this lot covers

Projects may include but are not limited to, Mixed methods evaluations of SFC investments including document analysis, surveys, focus groups and interviews, lasting 6-12 months. Value for money or cost benefit analysis projects. Targeted stakeholder surveys

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications, Research and development—
Small Scale Research and Evaluation Projects
What this lot covers

Typical projects include but are not limited to, Desk-based work such as conducting literature reviews, synthesising and analysing evidence. Conducting focus groups and analysing and reporting on findings. Conducting one to one interviews and analysing and reporting on findings.

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications, Research and development—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
IFF Research Limited (SME)
The Lines Between Ltd. (SME)
Additional Research (SME)
Ekos Ltd (SME)
Pye Tait Ltd (trading as Pye Tait Consulting) (SME)
Rocket Science UK Ltd (SME)
21 bids received
Large Scale Research and Evaluation Projects£400,000
The Lines Between Ltd. (SME)
Civic (SME)
Ekos Ltd (SME)
Pye Tait Ltd (trading as Pye Tait Consulting) (SME)
Rocket Science UK Ltd (SME)
R Denny Consulting Limited (SME)
36 bids received
Medium Scale Research and Evalution Projects£400,000
IFF Research Limited (SME)
Trueman Change Management Limited (SME)
Alba Partners
Rocket Science UK Ltd (SME)
R Denny Consulting Limited (SME)
ANT Consulting (SME)
34 bids received
Small Scale Research and Evaluation Projects£400,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 082679-2025

About the buyer

Scottish Funding CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

2

Awards

1

Suppliers it has used most for research

  • ANT Consulting1 contract
  • Additional Research1 contract
  • Alba Partners1 contract
  • Civic1 contract
  • Ekos Ltd1 contract
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From notice 082679-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 12 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.