Official UK procurement notice
SPSD Consultancy, Research & Sectoral Development Framework
Authority: The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework providing consultancy, research , forecasting, Power BI Technical support and sectoral intermediary support
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 17 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 15 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Forecast ServicesAwarded
forecasting services to undertake economic and skills modelling with a view to forecasting demand and supply for jobs and skills
Lot #2Evidence, Research and AnalysisAwarded
Development of national ‘think pieces’ on the labour market in Scotland;
Development of spatial, sectoral and thematic Skills Assessments;
Development of bespoke tools to inform internal products and services e.g. demand statements for the apprenticeship family;
Critical friend support to minimise ‘group think’ and to offer an independent, impartial perspective; and
Bespoke research to fill gaps in the evidence base – thematic, sectoral and spatial
Specific regionally-focussed outputs
Specialist input to our priority areas of climate emergency, digital economy and foundational economy
Lot #3Power BI Technical reporting and functionality supportAwarded
Supporting the maintenance of existing PowerBI solutions;
Development of new PowerBI dashboards and solutions;
Supporting the improvement of existing reports, for example, using Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to retrieve data from our key data providers;
Reviewing existing PowerBI solutions to provide expert advice and recommendations for improvement (efficiency, design, visualisations used etc.).
Lot #4Econometric ServicesAwarded
To deliver econometric modelling services, associated reporting and model outputs and present the findings of these to SDS and partner colleagues.
Provide expert advice and guidance on econometric approaches and analysis. This could be by email or phone for smaller requests, or may take the form of short reports, spreadsheets or structured training events for larger requests.
To provide updates and commentary on international research on the economic impacts of skills and training interventions.
To advise senior colleagues on the interpretation and implications of findings from econometric modelling and provide objective guidance on limitations and how research on the impacts of education and skills investment can be improved going forward.
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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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “SPSD Consultancy, Research & Sectoral Development Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Nov 2022, 09:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Nov 2022, 09:09 GMT
- Authority reference
P21-201A- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033727- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0388f9Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:713881)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Forecast Services
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2022
- Value
- £458,333
- Status
- active
Evidence, Research and Analysis
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2022
- Value
- £2,500,000
- Status
- active
Power BI Technical reporting and functionality support
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2022
- Value
- £208,333
- Status
- active
Econometric Services
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2022
- Value
- £125,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Forecast Services | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Evidence, Research and Analysis | 17bids · 17 electronic · 17 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
| 3 · Power BI Technical reporting and functionality support | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Econometric Services | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.