Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
Atlantic Quay
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
Telephone: +44 1312442241
E-mail: lauren.lochhead@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fair Start Scotland Evaluation — Phase 2
Reference number: SP-18-041
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79315000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority wish to commission research activity to evaluate the service delivery process and resulting outcomes deriving from the employability support programme, Fair Start Scotland.
This will include engagement with a range of participants, providers, employers, delivery partners and stakeholders and will involve different approaches and methodologies to gather the required information and feedback.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
260 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Participant Telephone Survey
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A large scale telephone survey of participant experience.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery and approach
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Staffing, skills and resources
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Quality management
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Community benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Fair working practices
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Programme of Participant and Stakeholder Research
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A programme of more qualitative work with individual participants, service providers and other stakeholders.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery and approach
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Staffing, skills and resources
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Quality management
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Community benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Fair working practices
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 009-016525
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Participant Telephone Survey
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Programme of Participant and Stakeholder Research.
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rocket Science
2 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7NS
UK
Telephone: +44 7774141610
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blake Stevenson
3 Boroughloch Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9NJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1316672919
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institute for Employment Studies
City Gate, 185 Dyke Road
Brighton
BN3 1TL
UK
Telephone: +44 1273763400
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 139 225.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 44 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Engagement with non-participants and the depth interviews and case studies with participants.
Provision of internal challenge, UK and international perspectives and insight to add value to reports and workshops.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Award criteria questions can be found within the ITT. The following scoring criteria shall be applied:
0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.
1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.
2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.
3 — Good.Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.
4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
(SC Ref:578734)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay, Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1312447556
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2019