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Published 21 Feb 2025, 09:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DLEARN - Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Year 3 and 4 Evaluation

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT · 1 value update19.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jun 2025awarded 14 Aug 2025
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Initial duration will be 18 months with an option to extend the contract for up to an additional 2 months.Variant 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: 100Price: 30
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
Conditions of participation1
  • 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…
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Evaluation consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5eb Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
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
11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Apr 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025
  1. Published value updated to £300,000
    2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
    was £200,000
  2. Status changed to active
    2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
  4. Deadline published: 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    2 May 2025, 09:58 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £242,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD£242,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad2——

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 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact name, email, phone 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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria