Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Student Income and Expenditure Survey (SIES) 2023/24
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government Ministers are committed to delivering a Student Income and Expenditure Survey (SIES) for Scotland with an external service provider
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£160,000
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 (10)
- Understanding of the Requirement: 10
- Research Design and Methodology: 20
- Analysis and Outputs: 15
- Ethical Sensitivities: 10
- Staff Skills and Task Allocation: 15
- Project Management and Risk Assessment: 10
- Cyber Information Management: 10
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (10)
- Understanding of the Requirement: 10
- Research Design and Methodology: 20
- Analysis and Outputs: 15
- Ethical Sensitivities: 10
- Staff Skills and Task Allocation: 15
- Project Management and Risk Assessment: 10
- Cyber Information Management: 10
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Statement 4A Professional or Trade Registers enrolment
Bidders must demonstrate their enrolment/membership in: Social research Association and or Market Research Society either 1 will suffice
Statement 4A Service Contracts
Bidders must demonstrate examples of relevant experience in last 3 years
- Economic & financial standing
Statement for 4B Economic and Financial Standing
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0.
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: Bidders must have in place the minimum insurance level: Employers Liability Insurance in accordance with any legal obligation at the time being in force Professional Indemnity Insurance 2,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP Such insurances mus… - Technical & professional ability
Statement for 4C Technical and Professional ability for Service Contracts
Bidders must demonstrate examples of relevant experience in last 3 years.
Statement for 4C Technicians and Technical Bodies - Quality assurance and Processes
Bidders must provide details of lead contact for quality assurance
Statement for 4C Environmental Management
Bidders must observe - No Travel, electronic copies and hybrid working.
Statement for 4D Quality Assurance Schemes
Bidders must demonstrate their designated Quality Assurance and Lead Contact.
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers must demonstrate their membership of either Social research Association and or Market Research Society
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 6 Oct 2022, 16:25 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2023, 14:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
567857- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004041- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03739aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender 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. 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 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22243. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ (SC Ref:722188)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Nov 2022 → 9 Feb 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Feb 2023
- Notice published9 Feb 2023, 14:16 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Feb 2023, 14:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH | £158,379 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004041-2023-567857-1 · NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2023
- Value
- £158,379
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview 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.