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 Participant Telephone Survey
Reference number: SP-19-005
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79315000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To undertake 3 annual telephone surveys of Fair Start Scotland participants.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
135 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To undertake 3 annual telephone surveys of fair start Scotland participants.
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: Mandatory requirements
/ Weighting: 10
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 040-090652
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IFF Research Ltd
16 Chart Street, London
London
N1 6DD
UK
Telephone: +44 2072503035
Fax: +44 2074902490
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 134 996.73
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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.
Note:
A score equal to or greater than 2 is required to be obtained for the following technical questions (1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2). Failure to secure scores equal to or greater than 2 for these questions will result in a tenderers bid not being considered.
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:588605)
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
24/06/2019