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# Research / Analysis / Youth Engagement Researcher

[Aberdeenshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/aberdeenshire-council)

Estimated value

£10,000

Published

9 Jan 2026

Deadline

Rolling deadline

## Who can bid

- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) is seeking a suitably experienced organisation or individual to undertake a short-life research commission focused on understanding harms, wellbeing and protective factors affecting young people in Aberdeenshire.

The Researcher will design and deliver the AYLSUS – Aberdeenshire Young Person Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey, a mixed-methods research project co-designed with young people. The research will gather robust quantitative and qualitative data relating to lifestyle and wellbeing and the affects of alcohol and drug use (by type and amount), harms associated with substance use and wider lifestyle factors, protective factors and resilience and barriers to accessing services and support and what effective support would look like.

The project will place a strong emphasis on youth voice, ethical engagement, and reaching groups who are often under-represented in traditional school-based surveys.

The Researcher will deliver:

### Survey results datasets

Qualitative findings from focus groups or engagement sessions

A written analysis and findings report

### Youth voice case studies

A presentation of findings and recommendations to Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership, Aberdeenshire GIRFEC Group (June 2026)

## CPV classification

Health and social work services

Source

Public Contracts Scotland · Notice rls-16-JAN546816

[View official notice](https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN546816)

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