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title: "Award of PROVISION OF EXPORT PROMOTION NON-BENEFICIARY SURVEY AND EVALUATION 2022"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000708773"
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# Award of PROVISION OF EXPORT PROMOTION NON-BENEFICIARY SURVEY AND EVALUATION 2022

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000708773

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463983 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £34,900 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Leaderdale and Melrose |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 10 Nov 2022 at 16:01 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463983

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.copfs.gov.uk/
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.rbge.org.uk
- http://www.scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/

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