Award

Evaluation Of R100

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Apr 2024 at 14:30

Tender

16 Jan 2024 at 08:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government Office of the Chief Economic Advisor has completed a procurement process for the evaluation of the R100 programme. The procurement process was for social research services and was conducted using an open procedure. The procurement stage is now complete, and the contracting authority awarded the contract to Stantec UK Ltd. The contract was signed on 9th April 2024, with a total value of £84,835. The evaluation was focused on assessing the performance of the R100 programme against investment objectives to understand the benefits of broadband improvements to households, businesses, and communities.

This tender process provides an opportunity for businesses in the social research and consultancy services sector to compete for contracts with the Scottish Government. Companies with experience in evaluating programmes and understanding the social, economic, and environmental impacts of projects would be well-suited to bid for such contracts. The evaluation contract includes a quality-based award criteria of 70% and price-based criteria of 30%. Interested businesses should pay attention to deadlines and submission requirements to participate effectively in similar future procurement exercises.

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Notice Title

Evaluation Of R100

Notice Description

The Scottish Government Office of the Chief Economic Advisor (OCEA) is commissioning an evaluation exploring the performance of the Reaching 100% (R100) programme against Investment Objectives to assess Value for Money of this programme in terms of understanding the social, economic, environmental and other benefits to households, businesses and communities of improvements in broadband connectivity and speed.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government Office of the Chief Economic Advisor (OCEA) is commissioning an evaluation exploring the performance of the Reaching 100% (R100) programme against Investment Objectives to assess Value for Money of this programme in terms of understanding the social, economic, environmental and other benefits to households, businesses and communities of improvements in broadband connectivity and speed

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d63
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011494-2024
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

79311400 - Economic research services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£84,835 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Apr 20241 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
paul.packett@gov.scot
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STANTEC

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