Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
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
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Urgent Care Evaluation
Reference number
562082
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission two evaluation projects as core components of an ongoing programme of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Redesign of Urgent Care (RUC) in the NHS. The findings from these projects will inform future government strategy and policy, and improvements in service delivery.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
6
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2022/S 000-007101
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
562772
Title
Urgent Care Evaluation
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
17 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Picker Institute Europe
Buxton Court, 3 West Way
Oxford
OX2 0JB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £110,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis.
Requirement not suitable for lotting.
Statement for 4B.5
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded
contract, the types of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.
Public liability insurance = 1 000 000 GBP.
Professional indemnity insurance = 1 000 000 GBP.
4C.1, please include examples of your experience in dealing with similar types of services as detailed in the specification
The contract award criteria will be price 30%/quality 70%.
Question scoring methodology for award criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender:
0 = Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement
1 = Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains
insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.
2 = Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details
on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.
3 = Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on
how the requirements will be fulfilled.
4 = Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a
thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the exclusion and selection criteria for this procurement. If there
are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and
reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1(Reliance on the capacity of others) and 2D.1.2
(Subcontractors) on PCS-T.
These parties must complete the first 3 sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the Section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder
will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. Scottish
Government reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection
criteria.
4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for what proportion of the contract.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20837. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
(SC Ref:707470)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Urgent Care Evaluation.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
6
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£110,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Picker Institute Europe
Buxton Court, 3 West Way
Oxford
OX2 0JB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The name of the successful company value and duration have all been modified.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Initial Award was erroneous awarded to incorrect company
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £85,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £110,000