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Published 8 Sept 2025, 11:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DECON-Labour Market Statistics and Financial Data Feasibility Project

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Published estimate£148,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 4 Feb 2026

Awarded to Smart Data Foundry

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Government’s Labour Market Statistics team has awarded a contract for a feasibility study to assess the potential of using anonymised financial data to enhance national and sub-national labour market statistics. The feasibility study will establish if and how we can extract and assess labour market trends such as employment, unemployment and economic inactivity from financial data such as bank transactions, payroll records, or other administrative financial data. The ultimate aim of this study is to establish whether or not this type of data and methodology could add valuable insights to our existing statistics on an ongoing basis (subject to future procurement activities).

CPV: Economic research services · Feasibility study · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Market research services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: May be extended by one period of up to two months at the discretion of Scottish Ministers.Variant bids: not allowed

71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis 73110000 Research services 79311400 Economic research services 79314000 Feasibility study

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: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 80
Price: 20

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Minimum Insurance Levels
Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: Public Liability - 5,000,000 (GBP) Professional Risk Indemnity - 2,000,000 (GBP) Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability - 10,000,000 (GBP)
Technical & professional ability
Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used.
Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted.
Minimum: Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used: 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 an…

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 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: 8 Sept 2025, 11:59 BST
Last source update: 10 Feb 2026, 09:21 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference: 795891
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-011640
Classification (CPV): Economic research servicesFeasibility studyFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisMarket research servicesResearch services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0595af Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:823222)

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: 8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Oct 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 3 dates

Submission deadline380 days ago
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Bids opened380 days ago
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Notice published255 days ago
10 Feb 2026, 09:21 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
10 Feb 2026, 09:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £148,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Smart Data Foundry	£148,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 011640-2026-795891-1 · Smart Data Foundry
Signed
4 Feb 2026
Value
£148,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6QQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Smart Data FoundryAwarded supplier Edinburgh Futures Institute, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9EF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.