Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
Contact
Jenny Lochhead
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.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
Provision of Tech Scalers
Reference number
CASE/534846
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier (thereinafter the Service Provider) with a proven track record in helping technology start-ups and scale-ups to learn, grow and achieve their ambitions. The Service Provider will undertake the administration and management of a national network of tech-scalers – new economic infrastructure to provide technology start-ups and scale-ups with the community environment, networks, support and education they need to grow.
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: £59,237,767
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objectives of this contract are to:
- Contribute, over time, to a sustained increase in the rate of profitable, scaled technology businesses generated by the Scottish tech ecosystem.
- Create, for the first time, a truly world-class national infrastructure to co-locate, educate and scale technology companies.
- Provide technology companies with free access to first-rate commercial education in internet economy growth techniques and related disciplines.
- Provide technology companies with access to high-quality, long-term, flexible and affordable incubation space.
- Support the creation of a world class community and market square environment; facilitating collaboration, networking and the exchange of ideas.
- Provide full virtual access to commercial education and community events for technology companies unable to physically co-locate.
- Provide a clear focal point for the Scottish tech ecosystem and to create a scaled, expert partner to collaborate with the broader STER programme to establish Scotland as a first rate European tech hub.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 80%
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 20%
Price - Weighting: 20%
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
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: 2021/S 000-028807
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
534846
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CodeBase
CodeBase, Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9DR
Telephone
+44 1315602003
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: £59,237,767
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contractor has agreed to carrying out the following community benefits:
1. Develop existing and create new educational relationships with schools and universities to deliver in person and online events and hosting visits
2. Use the above relationships to feed into curriculums to find out how tech start ups and others in the CodeBase Tech Scaler Network (CTSN) can be connect to them.
3. Connections to promising founders from entrepreneurial courses and clubs to identify ways to assist them as they outgrow university support, e.g. shadowing, interning or formal apprenticeship opportunities.
4. Pursue more programmes such as the Santander internship programmes, with particular focus on those that support under-represented groups and those wishing to reskill into tech.
5. Identify women within the network to act as role models and mentors and visit schools to talk to students about their journey and assist in identifying barriers to women to computer science studies with a view to making changes to further increase interest.
6. Identify partners who can assist with improving the number of companies founded by people with protected characteristics, e.g. working with founders who are part of protected characteristics groups to better understand and work to remove these.
The contractor is accredited as a Living Wage Employer and will continue to pay that wage rate through the duration of this contract.
(SC Ref:700804)
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