Award

Award of PROVISION OF EXPORT PROMOTION NON-BENEFICIARY SURVEY AND EVALUATION 2022

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Award

10 Nov 2022 at 16:01

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government recently awarded the contract for 'PROVISION OF EXPORT PROMOTION NON-BENEFICIARY SURVEY AND EVALUATION 2022' to Aston University. The procurement process was initiated as a tender and has now reached the award stage. The contract, valued at £34,900 GBP, was signed on October 27, 2022. The project falls under the services category with a tender period beginning on October 31, 2022, and ending on January 31, 2023. This opportunity was published on Public Contracts Scotland.

This contract offers opportunities for research and development services providers interested in evaluating export promotion activities. Companies specialising in consultancy services and related fields are well-suited to compete in this tender. Businesses located in Scotland, particularly those with expertise in survey and evaluation research, have the potential to contribute significantly to the project. Service providers aiming to collaborate with academic institutions and government bodies should consider exploring this contract further.

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Notice Title

Award of PROVISION OF EXPORT PROMOTION NON-BENEFICIARY SURVEY AND EVALUATION 2022

Notice Description

The Scottish Government recently commenced an evaluation of export promotion activities provided since the publication of Scotland's export growth plan - A Trading Nation (ATN) in 2019. This commission will run alongside other research methods which make up the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework which has been developed. Therefore, knowledge and data sharing, and collaboration will form a key part of this proposal.This commission is to conduct a survey of a sample of exporting companies based in Scotland, that have not been in receipt of delivery partner support and to analyse these responses alongside responses to a similar survey of companies that have been in receipt of export promotion support. The contractor will be required to assess the impact of delivery partner support - based on differences between assisted and non-assisted firms - on exporting activity, and provide analysis of the relevant additionality of this support for beneficiary companies. This commission will complement a partner survey and impact assessment which is currently contracted out to academics at Aston Business School at Aston University working through the Enterprise Research Centre.The construction of this counterfactual will provide additional evidence to produce robust estimates of the impact of the interventions being evaluated. The survey of non-beneficiary companies will also help us to better match assisted and non-assisted companies in a data matching exercise that is being conducted separately (NB this exercise is not in the scope of this invitation to tender). The successful contractor will be expected to construct an appropriate control group to allow for meaningful analysis and comparisons with treated companies to be conducted.The survey will cover the three-year period from 2018/19 to 2020/21. Note that the period since A Trading Nation was published covers 2019-21 for these purposes, and we wish to see separate analysis for this period where sample sizes allow.The purpose of the surveys will be to:1. Assess whether there is a sample selection effect as "better firms" are more successful at obtaining support, (or alternatively that support "props-up" underperforming firms) so that any apparent link between support and performance is not over-estimated.2. Construct a stratified sample of non-recipients to match as closely as possible the recipient group, in terms of firm size, type, location, sector, ownership etc., with a view to making comparisons .3. Build a picture of non-beneficiary companies.The exercise rests largely on the ability of an appropriate "unsupported" control group sample to be identified from the Scottish business base and contacted that have exported over the relevant period.The ERC at Aston Business School is currently carrying out the other elements of this wider project. While an external research company too will carry out this project, we recognise that collaboration will be required between contractors for this commission to be successful. Bidders are encouraged to come forward with innovative ideas which will help in establishing an appropriate sampling frame to achieve a robust sample and a strong response rate.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000708773
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463983
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£34,900 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Additional Buyers

ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL & ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL

CONSUMER SCOTLAND

CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL

EDUCATION SCOTLAND

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

NHS BORDERS

NHS FIFE

NHS LANARKSHIRE

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH

SASA - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE

SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

Contact Name
Central Procurement, Commercial & Procurement Shared Services, Communities, Corporate Procurement, Corporate Services, Digital and Information, Estates, Finance and Procurement Unit, Housing & Property Service, MES, MPIP, Marketing and Communications, Procurement, Procurement Services Division, Procurement, Finance & Procurement, Purchasing, Waste services
Contact Email
adam.cunningham@scotent.co.uk, callum.ewan@edinburgh.gov.uk, daniel.kelly3@borders.scot.nhs.uk, dbarrett@clacks.gov.uk, dchawla@scotcourts.gov.uk, jordan.mcrae@gov.scot, lynn.fraser2@highland.gov.uk, mark.frater@sasa.gov.scot, procurement@sds.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1259450000, +44 1312445748, +44 1312482909, +44 1314443300, +44 1314693922, +44 1382386810, +44 1382434000, +44 1412256710, +44 1412420133, +44 1414686024, +44 1467539600, +44 1592657320, +44 1738475000, +44 1896826360, +44 3000203000, +44 7776346937, +441312448890, 01463702697, 01698 752658, 07392876084

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Leaderdale and Melrose
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
50
Supplier Names

ABPMER

ALFRED H KNIGHT ENERGY SERVICES

AMD CONTRACT SERVICES

ANDERSON SOLUTIONS (CONSULTING

ARGYLL FORESTRY SERVICES

ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES

BALFOUR BEATTY

BLUE ARROW

CELLO SIGNAL LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY

CISION GROUP

DENNIS EAGLE

DISABILITY EQUALITY SCOTLAND

DMFCA

EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH

ERC, ASTON UNIVERSITY

FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL

FRANK NICOL FARM & GARDEN MACHINERY

GAVIN & DOHERTY GEOSOLUTIONS

GCU

GECKO AGENCY

HARVEY NASH

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

HENDERSON GRASS MACHINERY

HOWELL MARINE CONSULTING

IPSOS MORI

JNM EXHIBITION SERVICES

LORIEN RESOURCING

MADHU MALHOTRA

MICROSCOPY SUPPLIES AND CONSULTANTS

NETHERLEE CONSULTING

NICOLA ASKHAM

ONCLUSIVE

PERMISERV

PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES

PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP

PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP

QA

SCOTTISH REFUGEE COUNCIL

SOFTCAT

STONEHAVEN SHELLFISH & BOAT TRIPS

TEAMTEC

THE LINES BETWEEN

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC

TRIPLE RED

VENESKY BROWN

WATERLOGIC GB

WEB USABILITY

WINSTER MARSH

WSP

ZURICH INSURANCE

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