Contract

Provision of a Macroeconomic Model

  • Scottish Government

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-017115

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031abb

Published 23 June 2022, 8:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Government

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

Email

freya.boyes@gov.scot

Telephone

+44 131247556

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotland.gov.uk

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

Internet address

www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court