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title: "Inclusive Growth Evaluation"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000707978"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST LIMITED"
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# Inclusive Growth Evaluation

Buyer: SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000707978

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## Summary

The Scottish Futures Trust Limited located in Edinburgh, UK, recently awarded a contract for the "Inclusive Growth Evaluation" project to AECOM. The procurement process was initiated through a tender and has now reached the award stage. The project falls under the main procurement category of services and was conducted through an open procedure method. The contract, valued at GBP 180,000, was signed on November 7, 2022.

The "Inclusive Growth Evaluation" project presents an opportunity for consultants in the services industry to engage with Scottish Futures Trust. The project aims to address gaps in understanding the relationship between infrastructure and inclusive growth in Scotland. Businesses interested in infrastructure evaluation and data analysis for social impact would find this tender suitable for bidding.

## Notice

Inclusive Growth (IG) remains a key policy objective in Scotland, including within the context of infrastructure, as emphasised within the Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan1 (IIP) where it is one of three priority areas for appraising infrastructure investment, alongside Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Places. Despite this focus, the 2019 Fraser of Allander study2, commissioned by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland, showed that the evidence base for any relationship between IG and infrastructure was weak, instead primarily relied on a theoretical understanding of impacts. This position is unchanged, as noted within a follow up commission by SFT, recently undertaken by EKOS and Dark Matter Labs. This commission established an evaluation framework to begin to address this evidence gap and was the first phase of a longer-term project to address the evidence gap. SFT now wish to appoint a consultant to implement the evaluation framework with a number of projects and programmes; and establish a cohesive approach that will ensure data can be captured and interrogated at key points.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Futures Trust would like to commission a consultancy to test a recently developed evaluation framework with a number of infrastructure projects across Scotland. This activity seeks to address the current evidence-gap in understanding the role of infrastructure to support inclusive growth outcomes. This is a follow-on activity from research recently completed on behalf of SFT. The initial commission will be for a select number of projects and will include, as a minimum: identifying inclusive growth challenges; using the developed framework to identify metrics; establish a baseline; establish a clear process and timeframes for data gathering, which should align with any existing monitoring and evaluation system. While there is expected to be a discrete number of initial projects, we will also be seeking day rates to allow for expansion of the programme of activities, including the inclusion of SFT partners. In addition, while this is currently an in-year commission, we anticipate future work to facilitate capturing the longer-term learning.

Renewal: as set out in ITT

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463731 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Nov 2022 - 3 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £180,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST LIMITED |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH2 1DF |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AECOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463731
- 27 Sep 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP459964

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP459964&idx=1
  27th September 2022 - ITT
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP459964
  Inclusive Growth Evaluation - Inclusive Growth (IG) remains a key policy objective in Scotland, including within the context of infrastructure, as emphasised within the Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan1 (IIP) where it is one of three priority areas for appraising infrastructure investment, alongside Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Places. Despite this focus, the 2019 Fraser of Allander study2, commissioned by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland, showed that the evidence base for any relationship between IG and infrastructure was weak, instead primarily relied on a theoretical understanding of impacts. This position is unchanged, as noted within a follow up commission by SFT, recently undertaken by EKOS and Dark Matter Labs. This commission established an evaluation framework to begin to address this evidence gap and was the first phase of a longer-term project to address the evidence gap. SFT now wish to appoint a consultant to implement the evaluation framework with a number of projects and programmes; and establish a cohesive approach that will ensure data can be captured and interrogated at key points.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463731
  Inclusive Growth Evaluation - Inclusive Growth (IG) remains a key policy objective in Scotland, including within the context of infrastructure, as emphasised within the Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan1 (IIP) where it is one of three priority areas for appraising infrastructure investment, alongside Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Places. Despite this focus, the 2019 Fraser of Allander study2, commissioned by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland, showed that the evidence base for any relationship between IG and infrastructure was weak, instead primarily relied on a theoretical understanding of impacts. This position is unchanged, as noted within a follow up commission by SFT, recently undertaken by EKOS and Dark Matter Labs. This commission established an evaluation framework to begin to address this evidence gap and was the first phase of a longer-term project to address the evidence gap. SFT now wish to appoint a consultant to implement the evaluation framework with a number of projects and programmes; and establish a cohesive approach that will ensure data can be captured and interrogated at key points.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000707978

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