Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
AREA 3A SOUTH, VICTORIA QUAY, THE SHORE
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Contact
Neil Stewart
Telephone
+44 1312443509
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=AA10482
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Growing Up in Scotland Study: 2020-2026
Reference number
476893
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The next phase of data collection for the Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study. GUS is a longitudinal study tracking the lives of children from the early years, through childhood and beyond, to understand how children grow up in contemporary Scotland in the context of their families and communities. The study has been running since 2005 and has covered a wide range of topics around the children, their parents and wider family circumstances and the social context. See https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/ for more information.
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: £2,050,135
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - SCOTLAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The subject of the contract is the next phase of data collection for the Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study.
The study is currently tracking one cohort of children, Birth Cohort 1 (BC1, born in 2004/05), who have been followed since they were 10 months old . currently in the field and should be completed by July 2020.
The next phase of the study will aim to track BC1 children up to age 19/20 and will involve either one or two sweeps of data collection: Sweep 11, when the children will be in year 6 of secondary school, or at an equivalent age; and Sweep 12 when they will be around 19/20 years old. This phase marks an important stage in the study, with the young person becoming the primary respondent in the study by Sweep 12.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At contract award, only Sweep 11 (and optional elements relating to Sweep 11) is being commissioned. A decision on the commissioning of Sweep 12 (for which two alternative proposals and a number of optional additional elements exist) will be made during the course of the contract. (The published value relates to the total potential value of the contract, including the highest-priced of the alternative options plus all potential additional elements for Sweep 12.)
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 018-039765
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 March 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: 0
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
National Centre for Social Research
35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AX
Telephone
+44 2075499584
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - LONDON
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,900,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,050,135
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:647380)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street,
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom