Award of Best Start Grant Evaluation: Qualitative Research to ScotCen Social Research
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AwardedAward of Best Start Grant Evaluation: Qualitative Research to ScotCen Social Research
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Value£36,425.00
AgencyScottish Government
RegionScotland
CategoryResearch & Development
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Scottish Government awarded a contract to ScotCen Social Research (Scottish Centre for Social Research) for qualitative research with recipients of the Best Start Grant to provide evaluative information on whether the Grant has met its policy purposes.
The contract, valued at £36,425, covered fieldwork, analysis and reporting in the Scottish Government Social Research format.
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