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Published 23 May 2023, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C002031 Factors influencing HNC healthcare practice students’ decisions to articulate to year 2 of nursing programmes

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2023awarded 27 Jul 2023
Awarded to Harlow Consulting Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NES invites proposals from experienced researcher(s)/ service evaluators with a track record of delivering high-quality analyses and reports, to explore the factors that influence HNC HP students’ decisions to articulate into year 2, and their timely completion of programmes The researcher(s)/ service evaluators must apply robust research governance principles associated with ethics, permissions/consent, and data privacy/ General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for an additional 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
23 May 2023, 14:50 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2023, 12:21 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
C002031
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025101
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ceb2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Estimated value includes all extensions (SC Ref:741232)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
23 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jun 2023 → 25 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Aug 2023, 12:21 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    25 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2023, 12:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harlow Consulting Services LimitedSME£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Westport, 102 Westport, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria