Official UK procurement notice
Independent Evaluation of the under 18s elements of the Distress Brief Intervention Programme
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government did have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Independent Evaluation of the under 18s elements of the Distress Brief Intervention Programme..
The contract will be for an initial period of 4 months with the option to extend for an additional 14 months.
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wanted to commission…AwardedRenewalPublished value£140,000
The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wanted to commission an evaluation of the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) for Under 18s. DBI is an intervention designed to improve the response for young people presenting to front line services in distress. This follows on from previous work to develop and evaluate a similar programme in over 18s.
The aim of the work specified here is to provide the Scottish Government and DBI stakeholders with timely, robust information on the implementation, uptake, delivery, and outcomes of the existing programme with young people and to inform subsequent roll out on a wider scale across Scotland.
This specification sets out what is required, provides background information on the DBI for Under 18s programme, and suggestions on method, but bidders may propose alternative methods for carrying out this work within the available budget and timescale.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Understanding the Requirement: 10
- Research Design and Methodology: 25
- Staff Skills and Task Allocation: 15
- Project Management and Risk Assessment: 10
- Ethical Issues: 20
- Cyber Security: 10
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 20
Published award criteria (9)
- Understanding the Requirement: 10
- Research Design and Methodology: 25
- Staff Skills and Task Allocation: 15
- Project Management and Risk Assessment: 10
- Ethical Issues: 20
- Cyber Security: 10
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 20
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must demonstrate a current ratio of 1.0 or more
Current ratio will be calculated as follows net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Tenderers must have in place the minimum Insurance Levels
Public Liability - 1,000,000 GBP,
Professional indemnity 1,000,000 GBP
Employers Liability 5,000,000 GBP in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force.
Such insurances must be maintained for the duration of the Contract and for a minimum of 5 years following the expiry or termination of
the contract as appropriate
- Technical & professional ability
Authorisation/Membership to perform services:
Experienced Social researchers or equivalent, with 3 years experience required and PVG clearance
- Price carries 20 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Aug 2023, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2023, 17:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
637175- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037189- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee2cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender and contract 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. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract. Tenderers are also asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract at least the real living wage. Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis as a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD. If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance (SC Ref:753566)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Sept 2023 → 18 Dec 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published18 Dec 2023, 17:01 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2023, 17:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCHSubcontracting: The University of Stirling and Children in Scotland will invoice us for 36.7% and 5.8% of the budget in total.Children in Scotland will provide input and expertise based on approaches working with children and young people as part of the qualitative element of the research project, including delivering elements of co-produced research. Children in Scotland will also support on aspects of delivery with young people, provide input on development of resources, and provide support on keeping young people safe. UoS will provide overall supervision of the qualitative young people’s interview component of the evaluation. He will support the overall analysis of the evaluation, contributing a realist evaluation perspective to the evaluation and informing the evaluation in light of the main DBI pilot evaluation and the DBI COVID extension pilot findings will provide direct supervision to the evaluation research fellow and liaison with Children in Scotland they will collaborate in the analysis of the qualitative interviews and will will support defining the research design; recruiting participants; collecting and analysing data; and producing all forms of dissemination | £139,970 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037189-2023-637175-1 · NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2023
- Value
- £139,970
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Centre for Social ResearchAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.