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title: "New Scots Refugee Integration Evaluation"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000657531"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# New Scots Refugee Integration Evaluation

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000657531

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is undertaking a procurement process for the "New Scots Refugee Integration Evaluation" project, which aims to assess the effectiveness of the New Scots strategy and AMIF-funded projects in meeting their intended outcomes. This service procurement is currently at the Award stage, having been initiated as an open procedure. The project is valued at £150,000 and is located in Edinburgh, UK. The award contract has been signed as of September 9, 2021, with the completion expected to contribute to the resources guiding future approaches to refugee integration in Scotland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in social research, policy evaluation, and project assessment. Organisations with experience in refugee integration, social services, or those proficient in qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The focus on generating practical insights and recommendations could also attract businesses that can provide innovative strategies and solutions in the social services sector.

## Notice

The aims of the evaluation are to: - Evaluate the New Scots strategy and approach, including whether the New Scots outcomes, objectives and actions are being met. - Assess the implementation of the AMIF-funded projects, including the extent to which they are achieving their intended outcomes. - Support funded projects to develop their own self-evaluation, and support sharing of learning between funded projects. - Generate insight, learning and recommendations from the projects and New Scots in relation to good practice, widening impact and innovation, including exploration of what has worked well and what hasn't. - Present and communicate findings and outputs in ways that are accessible and useful to a wide range of audiences, including for policymakers and practitioners. The outputs of this work, alongside the other research and learning activity being carried out, will form part of a series of outputs from the AMIF-funded programme which are intended to contribute to a resource or 'exemplar' that will be useful to others working in this field, and which can be referred to as an example international good practice in refugee integration. It will also contribute to the existing evidence-base on refugee integration and help to guide the future New Scots approach in Scotland. A range of potential questions for the evaluation have been identified, both in relation to the evaluation of the New Scots strategy (Table 1) and the evaluation of the AMIF-funded projects (Table 2), which provide a starting point for types of questions the evaluation should seek to answer. The questions draw on the evaluation questions set out in the MEL framework and cover three key areas: process, outcomes, and learning. It should be noted that the questions identified do not need to be taken as a definitive list, but should instead act as a guide to the sort of questions we would anticipate the evaluation to address in order to meet the overarching aims outlined above. Tenderers are free to modify, add to, or replace questions in the proposed list, providing that a clear rationale is given, and it is apparent how the alternatives will address the evaluation aims.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful supplier will fulfil the aims of the evaluation which are to: - Evaluate the New Scots strategy and approach, including whether the New Scots outcomes, objectives and actions are being met. - Assess the implementation of the AMIF-funded projects, including the extent to which they are achieving their intended outcomes. - Support funded projects to develop their own self-evaluation, and support sharing of learning between funded projects. - Generate insight, learning and recommendations from the projects and New Scots in relation to good practice, widening impact and innovation, including exploration of what has worked well and what hasn't. - Present and communicate findings and outputs in ways that are accessible and useful to a wide range of audiences, including for policymakers and practitioners. The outputs of this work, alongside the other research and learning activity being carried out, will form part of a series of outputs from the AMIF-funded programme which are intended to contribute to a resource or 'exemplar' that will be useful to others working in this field, and which can be referred to as an example international good practice in refugee integration. It will also contribute to the existing evidence-base on refugee integration and help to guide the future New Scots approach in Scotland. A range of potential questions for the evaluation have been identified, both in relation to the evaluation of the New Scots strategy (Table 1) and the evaluation of the AMIF-funded projects (Table 2), which provide a starting point for types of questions the evaluation should seek to answer. The questions draw on the evaluation questions set out in the MEL framework and cover three key areas: process, outcomes, and learning. It should be noted that the questions identified do not need to be taken as a definitive list, but should instead act as a guide to the sort of questions we would anticipate the evaluation to address in order to meet the overarching aims outlined above. Tenderers are free to modify, add to, or replace questions in the proposed list, providing that a clear rationale is given, and it is apparent how the alternatives will address the evaluation aims.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP427248 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 27 Sep 2021 - 30 Dec 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £147,701 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP427248
- 5 Jul 2021 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420202
- 28 Jun 2021 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN419551
- 16 Jun 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418515

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418515
  New Scots Refugee Integration Evaluation - The aims of the evaluation are to: - Evaluate the New Scots strategy and approach, including whether the New Scots outcomes, objectives and actions are being met. - Assess the implementation of the AMIF-funded projects, including the extent to which they are achieving their intended outcomes. - Support funded projects to develop their own self-evaluation, and support sharing of learning between funded projects. - Generate insight, learning and recommendations from the projects and New Scots in relation to good practice, widening impact and innovation, including exploration of what has worked well and what hasn't. - Present and communicate findings and outputs in ways that are accessible and useful to a wide range of audiences, including for policymakers and practitioners. The outputs of this work, alongside the other research and learning activity being carried out, will form part of a series of outputs from the AMIF-funded programme which are intended to contribute to a resource or 'exemplar' that will be useful to others working in this field, and which can be referred to as an example international good practice in refugee integration. It will also contribute to the existing evidence-base on refugee integration and help to guide the future New Scots approach in Scotland. A range of potential questions for the evaluation have been identified, both in relation to the evaluation of the New Scots strategy (Table 1) and the evaluation of the AMIF-funded projects (Table 2), which provide a starting point for types of questions the evaluation should seek to answer. The questions draw on the evaluation questions set out in the MEL framework and cover three key areas: process, outcomes, and learning. It should be noted that the questions identified do not need to be taken as a definitive list, but should instead act as a guide to the sort of questions we would anticipate the evaluation to address in order to meet the overarching aims outlined above. Tenderers are free to modify, add to, or replace questions in the proposed list, providing that a clear rationale is given, and it is apparent how the alternatives will address the evaluation aims.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP427248
  New Scots Refugee Integration Evaluation - The aims of the evaluation are to: - Evaluate the New Scots strategy and approach, including whether the New Scots outcomes, objectives and actions are being met. - Assess the implementation of the AMIF-funded projects, including the extent to which they are achieving their intended outcomes. - Support funded projects to develop their own self-evaluation, and support sharing of learning between funded projects. - Generate insight, learning and recommendations from the projects and New Scots in relation to good practice, widening impact and innovation, including exploration of what has worked well and what hasn't. - Present and communicate findings and outputs in ways that are accessible and useful to a wide range of audiences, including for policymakers and practitioners. The outputs of this work, alongside the other research and learning activity being carried out, will form part of a series of outputs from the AMIF-funded programme which are intended to contribute to a resource or 'exemplar' that will be useful to others working in this field, and which can be referred to as an example international good practice in refugee integration. It will also contribute to the existing evidence-base on refugee integration and help to guide the future New Scots approach in Scotland. A range of potential questions for the evaluation have been identified, both in relation to the evaluation of the New Scots strategy (Table 1) and the evaluation of the AMIF-funded projects (Table 2), which provide a starting point for types of questions the evaluation should seek to answer. The questions draw on the evaluation questions set out in the MEL framework and cover three key areas: process, outcomes, and learning. It should be noted that the questions identified do not need to be taken as a definitive list, but should instead act as a guide to the sort of questions we would anticipate the evaluation to address in order to meet the overarching aims outlined above. Tenderers are free to modify, add to, or replace questions in the proposed list, providing that a clear rationale is given, and it is apparent how the alternatives will address the evaluation aims.

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- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000657531
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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