Contract award · 24 Apr 2025

Provision of a Host Body for the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS)

Scottish Government awarded “Provision of a Host Body for the Anti-Racism Observatory for…” to University of Strathclyde for £2.83m on 24 Apr 2025.

Business servicesScotland

Value £2.83m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£2,826,472.75
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Business services · Supply services of office personnel (CPV 79621000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Apr 2025
  2. Published1 May 2025Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

The Scottish Government (on the recommendation of the Anti-Racism Interim Governance Group and built from the recommendation from the Covid19 and Ethnicity Expert Reference Group) is seeking to contract with a host organisation for a period of two years to incubate the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS). The Host Organisation will be an independent organisation funded by the Scottish Government for improvement of public Scottish institutions and will deliver its mission and strategy through the governance of an external Advisory Group Further information can be found on the Scottish Government’s website Developing National Anti-Racism Infrastructure: Interim Governance Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) and Anti Racism Vision Mission and Anti Racism Method and Structure documents. We are seeking a Supplier who can demonstrate they align with the values of the AROS, which include a commitment to antiracism, intersectional practice. This tender is for a Host Body to provide the in…

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