Official UK procurement notice
DLEARN - Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Year 3 and 4 Evaluation
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government is seeking to commission an evaluation of years 3 and 4 (2024-2026) of the implementation of the Scottish Government’s Whole Family Wellbeing Funding (WFWF) Programme.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 (7)
- Understanding the Requirement: 5
- Research Design and Methodology: 40
- Staff, Skills, Task Allocation, and Organisational Experience: 30
- Project Management and Risk Assessment: 10
- Ethical Issues: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding the Requirement: 5%
- Research Design and Methodology: 40%
- Staff, Skills, Task Allocation, and Organisational Experience: 30%
- Project Management and Risk Assessment: 10%
- Ethical Issues: 10%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Current Ratio
Minimum Insurance Levels
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0, based on their most recently published accounts. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualificatio…
- 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
- 21 Feb 2025, 09:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/730120- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050376- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5ebFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 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. Tenderers are 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. 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. 4C4 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. 4C7 SPD Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29019 and the ITT code is 58920. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:807842)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published21 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025- Published value updated to £300,0002 May 2025, 09:58 BSTwas £200,000
- Status changed to active2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
- Procurement method changed2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD | £242,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050376-2025-CASE/730120-1 · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £242,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
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- Ipsos (market research) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria