Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Food Standards Scotland (FSS)
4th Floor, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road
Aberdeen
AB11 5RL
Contact
Caroline Little
Telephone
+44 1224285172
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - SCOTLAND
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24524
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Secondary Analysis of Data from 2018 Pilot of Intake24 in SHeS
Reference number
FSS/2020/058
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
FSS wish to commission Secondary Analysis of Data from the pilot of Intake24 in the 2018 SHeS in order to refine the dietary intake analysis model (to ensure that the data processing is standardised for dietary monitoring going forwards), and to drill further into the data, to explore further detail of dietary behaviours.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £50,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - SCOTLAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
FSS wish to commission Secondary Analysis of Data from the pilot of Intake24 in the 2018 SHeS in order to refine the dietary intake analysis model (to ensure that the data processing is standardised for dietary monitoring going forwards), and to drill further into the data, to explore further detail of dietary behaviours.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20%
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Newcastle University developed Intake24 to measure population dietary intakes in Scotland. They have, worked with ScotCen on a field test and pilot and have carried out the dietary analysis to date. As the originators, they understand the processes behind the collection and analysis of the data. They have prepared the report of the pilot survey and published a number of peer-reviewed publications on Intake24. Their work on the surveys has been selected as an example from Newcastle University for the UK Research Excellence Framework. They hold the dataset at present and have capacity to work on this project from Dec 20 to Mar 21. This project will ensure that the data will be publically archived once analysis is complete.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FSS/2020/058
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Newcastle University
Population Health Sciences Institute
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
ashley.adamson@newcastle.ac.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £50,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:646773)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Castle Street
Aberdeen
AB10
Country
United Kingdom