The Provision of The Scottish Household Survey and The Scottish Health Survey (2024)

A Tender Notice
by SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£6M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
20 Mar 2023
Delivery
To 19 Jul 2027 (est.)
Deadline
11 May 2023 11:00

Concepts

Location

Scotland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place contracts with an external service provider(s) to deliver the next iteration of the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) and the next iteration of the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS).

Lot Division

1 The Scottish Household Survey (SHS)

The SHS was first commissioned in 1998, when devolution preparations had identified a need to improve information sources in Scotland. It has run every year since then, and provides critical information on the characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of the population (social survey), as well as the physical condition of dwellings (physical survey). It is used by the Scottish Government and external stakeholders to inform policy making, evaluation and spending decisions across a wide range of areas, including poverty, housing, transport, local government, public services, internet, sport, culture, natural environment, volunteering, social capital and justice. The survey underpins multiple published performance frameworks (including the National Performance Framework and the Local Government Benchmarking Framework), and enables the monitoring of progress against legislative targets (including fuel poverty and climate change).
2 The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)
  • Value: £6M

The SHeS is a large-scale household survey providing information on the health and health-related behaviours of the Scottish population. The survey first ran in 1995 and was repeated in 1998 and 2003 before becoming continuous from 2008 onwards. The survey aims to allow the monitoring of trends over time and to provide results for Health Boards and local authorities and for sub-groups of the population - for example equality groups and by deprivation. The Survey is crucial to understanding changes in population health and health risk factors such as smoking, drug use, alcohol consumption, obesity diet and physical activity over time, to informing policy and demonstrating change. It allows the monitoring of inequalities and provides both national and local level evidence. Our on-going challenges around inequalities, levels of obesity, use of alcohol and drugs and mental health are areas where the evidence from the Scottish Health Survey has been key in helping to make the case for further investment and prioritisation. Additional information: Should all optional extensions be taken up the full contract value will be circa 13,500,000 GBP

Award Criteria

Quality 70
price 30

CPV Codes

  • 79311000 - Survey services
  • 79311100 - Survey design services
  • 79311200 - Survey conduction services
  • 79311300 - Survey analysis services
  • 79315000 - Social research 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. ** Technical Assessment - Full details of the technical criteria detailed within Invitation to Tender. Score Definition Description 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. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract as set out in the Evaluation and Award Criteria. Tenderers must also confirm -they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the contract at least the real Living Wage -they will meet standards on payment of subcontractors The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22585. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: There is a requirement for the Service Provider to demonstrate commitment to these objectives in the form of a Community Benefits Proposal, which will be performed on a cost-neutral basis. Some common community benefit themes are: -targeted recruitment and training for “disadvantaged” persons unemployed for over 6 months -work placement opportunities for 14-16 year olds-graduate placements. The Service Provider should ensure there are processes in place to monitor and evaluate the delivery of community benefits, and these should be communicated to the Purchaser in the annual post-fieldwork performance reports (see Schedule 4). (SC Ref:723546)

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