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Cash First Learning and Evaluation: Independent Evaluation

Scottish Government

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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28 Feb 2024 at 16:23

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24 Nov 2023 at 14:01

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has issued a tender titled "Cash First Learning and Evaluation: Independent Evaluation" in the services category. The procurement involves evaluating the Cash-First Programme aimed at ending the need for food banks in Scotland. This two-year Programme will fund local partnerships to improve urgent access to cash in a crisis. The procurement stage is in the award phase, with ekosgen being the active supplier awarded the contract. The buying organisation, the Scottish Government, is located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The evaluation contract, valued at £99,854 GBP, was signed on 12th February 2024.

This tender for independent evaluation of the Cash-First Programme by the Scottish Government presents an opportunity for organisations well-versed in market research services to compete. Businesses interested in collaborating with local partners to address urgent access to cash issues and contribute to ending food bank reliance in Scotland would be well-suited for this opportunity. The procurement method used is an open procedure, providing a transparent and competitive environment for businesses to participate. Key dates include the end of the tender period on 15th January 2024 and the bid opening on the same day, paving the way for potential growth and partnership opportunities in the relevant industry category.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cash First Learning and Evaluation: Independent Evaluation

Notice Description

The Scottish Government wants to work with local partners towards our shared ambition of ending the need for food banks in Scotland, as set out in our recently published Cash-First Plan. Our two-year Cash-First Programme ('the Programme') will provide funding and practical assistance for up to eight local Partnerships to collaborate and deliver activities that improve urgent access to cash in a crisis, generating evidence that can be shared to inform future policy and practice. The Scottish Government is seeking to procure the services of an organisation to undertake an independent evaluation of this Programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Evaluator will assess the implementation of cash-first activities by Partnerships, the role of the Learning Partner (who will assist partnerships to deliver interventions) and the impact of the Programme as a whole. The Scottish Government has already appointed a Learning Partner to facilitate improvement and learning within and between Partnerships, and to support the gathering of evidence for the Programme evaluation. The Learning Partner services requirement is available to view as a supporting document in the Invitation to Tender pack, for your reference. Nourish Scotland was awarded the contract for the Learning Partner element. It should be noted that the successful bidder for the evaluation will be expected to collaborate and share some data and resources with the Learning Partner in order to effectively fulfil the Programme objectives. Specifically, the Evaluator will be expected to seek the Learning Partner's views on the evaluation framework, develop a joint Data Sharing Agreement and support the Learning Partner to identify and supply evidence that is relevant to the evaluation.

Renewal: An optional 3 months extension period will be included.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041cb4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006430-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£99,854 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ekosgen

Further Information

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