Research Tenders

Title: The Responsible Gambling Fund Invitation to Tender Details: The Responsible Gambling Fund is a charity established to tackle problem gambling in the UK through the funding of research, education and treatment programmes. We would like to commission a scoping study to look at the potential sources of longitudinal data on gambling in the UK. The overall aim of the project will help inform the decision as to whether or not to commission a full scale longitudinal survey of problem gambling. Please see the Invitation to Tender document here for full details.(doc 48k) Contact: The closing date for expressions of interest is 22nd March and the closing date for applications is midnight on 2nd April 2010. For any information about the tender please contact: Jane Glastonbury, 020 7397 8710 , enquiries@rgf-rgsb.org.uk. Title: Civil Service Rainbow Alliance Invitation to Tender Details: The Civil Service Rainbow Alliance (CSRA) is a civil-service wide support network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB & T) civil servants and their respective Departmental LGB & T networks. We are seeking to undertake some research into LGB & T career development within the civil service over a three-month period from April 2010. The aims of the research are: What are the needs of LGB & T members of staff who wish to progress their career within the UK Civil Service? What (if any) are the barriers to career progression of LGB & T civil servants? Do existing career developmental opportunities adequately meet the needs of LGB & T members of staff? Does the use of existing talent pools (such as the Fast Stream) adequately meet the needs of LGB & T members of staff? Contact: Full details can be found within the research specification document. For further information, please telephone Joe Straw on 020 7944 6870 or email research@csra-uk.org.uk Full Research specification (pdf 59k) Research specification annex (pdf 19k) The closing date for submission of bids is 8th March 2010