Official UK procurement notice
Participation Panel to Support the First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government on behalf of Scottish Ministers has a requirement to establish a dedicated participation panel of women to support phase two of The First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls activity.
The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) was set up in 2017 by the Scottish Government to provide independent advice to the First Minister on improving gender equality in Scotland. A package of recommendations was developed over three years that Phase One NACWG believed would kick start systemic change in a positive direction. All recommendations from these three annual reports have been accepted. Phase Two NACWG launched on 31 March 2022 and has a core model of scrutiny, in which the NACWG will hold the Scottish Government to account over the implementation of the accepted recommendations.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1A dedicated participation panel of women (the Panel) is to be convened to support…AwardedRenewalPublished value£330,000
A dedicated participation panel of women (the Panel) is to be convened to support Phase Two of NACWG activity. The successful tenderer will establish and coordinate the Panel of around 20 women from grassroot organisations and be part of a wider network who are not usually given a voice in this type of space. The participation work will be led by lived experience and the re-distribution of power will be at the heart of the participation process. The overarching objective for the Panel is to work with the NACWG in their accountability process by providing lived experience expertise on how Phase One NACWG recommendations need to be implemented for them to have a tangible positive difference to women’s lives. The Panel will also analyse, discuss and develop solutions to be recommended to the NACWG on specific topics relevant to the current landscape and relevant to their lives.
Members of the Panel will be supported to do this role through capacity building workshops on gender equality, policy development and intersectionality alongside mentoring style support to ensure that they have the skills they feel they need to fully participate. A demand-led approach will be taken with the group identifying its own support needs. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Not applicable
- Economic & financial standing
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4C.4 Supply Chain Management and Prompt Payment of subcontractors- Tenderers must provide a statement of the relevant supply chain
management and/or tracking systems as detailed within the Single Procurement Document, of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 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
- 25 Aug 2022, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/605028- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006718- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036303Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed in the procurement documents
Publisher note: Technical Assessment - Full details of the technical criteria detailed within Invitation to Tender. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract. Tenderers will be required to complete an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire using the Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool. A link to CSPST can be found here: https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/ The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract, based on the Contracting Authority’s assessment of cyber risk. Further details will be set out in the procurement documents. A contract condition for this procurement requires the Tenderer to comply with the minimum security requirements. Tenderers must also confirm: - they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the contract, at least the real Living Wage - they will meet standards on payment of subcontractors (SC Ref:725166)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Sept 2022 → 8 Mar 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected26 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts8 Feb 2023
- Notice published8 Mar 2023, 11:29 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2022- Published value published: £330,00010 Nov 2022, 13:37 GMT
- Status changed to active10 Nov 2022, 13:37 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Nov 2022, 13:37 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT10 Nov 2022, 13:37 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 Mar 2023, 11:29 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Giants Community Development CICSME | £321,833 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006718-2023-CASE/605028-1 · Sleeping Giants Community Development CICSME
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2023
- Value
- £321,833
- Period
- … – 7 Feb 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
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- Sleeping Giants Community Development CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.