Public Health Bill - Consultation Analysis

Concepts

• glasgow
• research and development
• scottish government
• public health bill
• consultancy services
• systematic analysis of responses
• timely analysis
• impartial report of the analysis
• consultation responses
• systematic analysis of the valid consultation responses

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Public Health Bill – Consultation Analysis. The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for an additional 6 months. The overall aim of the contract is provide robust and timely analysis and reporting on the responses to the consultations, to inform policy development around a Public Health Bill within the lifetime of this Parliament. The planned consultations are as follows: - Restricting Domestic Advertising and Promotion of Nicotine Vapour Products in Scotland - Mandatory Calorie Labelling in the Out of Home (OOH) Sector in Scotland - Restricting Unhealthier Food and Drink Promotions - Alcohol Marketing Restrictions

Total Quantity or Scope

The overall aim of the contract is to produce a series of clear and concise reports for publication, which reflects a robust and systematic analysis of responses to the consultations and can be used to inform the wider Health Improvement agenda. This includes work to inform the Public Health Bill. The specific objectives for each consultation are to: a. Ensure that all consultation responses are accurately captured in a master database alongside respondent information and any requests for anonymity. This will require processing the information received in non-standard response formats (e.g. email attachments, campaign responses) and may involve some manual data entry. b. Identify any blank, duplicate or campaign responses, as well as any other anomalies, using procedures outlined in the Methods Section 6 below. Ensure that these responses are processed, analysed and reported on accordingly, using procedures agreed with the Scottish Government. Confirm the final number of valid responses received, in total and by respondent category (i.e. individual and organisation). NB: Any response to a consultation is valid provided that it is relevant to the subject matter of the consultation. For clarity – that means that no fields on the Respondent Information Form are mandatory for individuals: anonymous responses are valid provided that they relate to the subject matter c. Undertake a transparent, rigorous and systematic analysis of the valid consultation responses, with reference to respondent categories and response types where relevant. d. Produce a high quality, balanced and impartial report of the analysis, ensuring that the full range and nature of views are presented. Further information on the content and structure of the report are outlined in Sections 6 and 7 below and will be agreed at the inception meeting. e. Provide a list of any references to additional materials (e.g. academic research, reports, weblinks) provided in consultation responses.

Renewal Options

Following the end of the initial 12 month term, the contract maybe extended by a period of up to 6 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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. 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 (Technicians) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T. These parties must complete the first three 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 terms and conditions included the detail of the requirements in respect of sub contracting arrangements. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20670. The ITT code is 43216. For more information see: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The total budget established for this contract of 150,000 GBP includes for the initial 12 months and potential 6 month extension period. Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing. Bidders should state if they have applied IFRS15 to their Accounts. Bidders must have in place the following minimum insurance levels: - Public Liability Insurance - 1,000,000 GBP - Professional Indemnity Insurance - 1,000,000 GBP - Employer’s Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP Such insurances must be maintained for the duration of the Contract and for a minimum of 5 years following the expiry or termination of the Contract as appropriate The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20670. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:682605)