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NCA320 Jegs Evaluation Services

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

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05 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate) procured job evaluation services using the JEGS methodology. The work supports consistent evaluation of roles and continuity with the organisation’s historic job evaluation outcomes. The service is classified as business and management consultancy (CPV 79414000). Delivery is in Scotland, with Dundee identified as the buyer’s location. This is a single-service requirement for the Care Inspectorate, rather than a wider package of social care delivery or inspection services.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Beamans Limited; the contract is active and was signed on 5 October 2026. The stated service period runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029. The contract value is £250,000, the maximum based on the estimated requirement. There was one lot and one bid. The buyer used a limited procedure without publishing a prior competition, treating the award as an approved non-competitive action. The stated rationale was that the Care Inspectorate has adopted JEGS and Beamans is its sole licensed provider; another methodology would undermine consistency with previous evaluations and could have equal-pay implications. Quality was weighted at 100% and price at 0%.

This award shows recurring demand at the Care Inspectorate for job evaluation that follows the JEGS methodology and remains consistent with historic outcomes. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need the relevant JEGS licence and the ability to deliver evaluations that preserve consistency across roles and previous decisions. The buyer’s rationale identifies technical exclusivity and possible equal-pay consequences as central considerations, so general job-evaluation experience alone may not be sufficient: suppliers would need to demonstrate that their methodology can meet the organisation’s need for comparable outcomes. The selected provider was an SME, showing that this specialist service was delivered by a small business. The route used was a non-competitive award because the buyer regarded the methodology’s licensed provision as exclusive.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCA320 Jegs Evaluation Services

Notice Description

JEGS Evaluation Services commencing 15 September 2026 till 14 September 2029 Maximum value of award based on estimated requirement shall not exceed 250,000 GBP

Lot Information

Lot 1

JEGS Evaluation Services commencing 15 September 2026 till 14 September 2029 Maximum value of award based on estimated requirement shall not exceed 250,000 GBP

Procurement Information

The organisation has adopted the JEGS methodology. The supplier is the sole licensed provider of JEGS job evaluation services. Using another provider would require a different methodology and would not provide consistency with historic job evaluation outcomes, with potential equal pay implications.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844757
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565917
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 4NY
Postcode Area
Dundee
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Beamans Ltd

Further Information

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