Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Telephone
+44 131247556
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.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
Provision of a Macroeconomic Model
Reference number
CASE/567375
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser (OCEA) is seeking to commission a macroeconometric model for Scotland for economic scenario analysis and macroeconomic forecasting for both Scotland and the rest of the UK. This is part of enhancing and maintaining OCEA’s analytical capacity and will build on the suite of existing models that OCEA currently has access to. The outputs from the Model will be used to inform policy development in the Scottish Government, support Scottish Ministers and will be incorporated into the broader analysis of the Scottish economy that OCEA publishes.
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: £578,840.28
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser (OCEA) is seeking to commission a macroeconometric model for Scotland for economic scenario analysis and macroeconomic forecasting for both Scotland and the rest of the UK. This is part of enhancing and maintaining OCEA’s analytical capacity and will build on the suite of existing models that OCEA currently has access to. The outputs from the Model will be used to inform policy development in the Scottish Government, support Scottish Ministers and will be incorporated into the broader analysis of the Scottish economy that OCEA publishes.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65
Price - Weighting: 35
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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: 2022/S 000-005151
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CASE/567375
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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 Institute of Economic and Social Research
2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HE
Telephone
+44 2076541907
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £578,840.28
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:697986)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom