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Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) Social Media Management and Social Listening Platforms: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002


Information requested

1. Do you use a social media management platform?

 2. If so, what tools do you use?

3. What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool?

4. What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])?

5. Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform?

6. If so, what tools do you use?

7. What is your annual spend on a social listening / media monitoring tool?

8. What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])?

Response

1. Do you use a social media management platform?

Yes

 2. If so, what tools do you use?

Orlo

3. What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool?

£8,000 + VAT

4. What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])?

July 2024 – July 2026

5. Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform?

Yes

6. If so, what tools do you use?

Precise Media Monitoring

7. What is your annual spend on a social listening / media monitoring tool?

This cost is based on the level of coverage and identified articles shared each month and is approximately £850 per year.

8. What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])?

April 2025 – April 2026

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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