Provision of a Host Body for the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS)

Concepts

• glasgow
• accommodation and office
• national anti-racism infrastructure
• anti-racism vison mission
• aros
• the anti-racism interim governance group
• anti-racism method and structure documents
• the anti-racism observatory
• developing national anti-racism infrastructure: interim governance group - gov.scot
• the aros workplan

Location

Glasgow

Description

We are seeking a Supplier who can operate in the anti-racism arena showing strong ties and commitment to anti-racism from a corporate level down to all levels of their organisation For avoidance of doubt the Host Organisation will be the Supplier. The Scottish Government (on the recommendation of the Anti-Racism Interim Governance Group and built from the recommendation from the Covid19 and Ethnicity Expert Reference Group) is seeking to contract with a host organisation for a period of two years to incubate the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS) The AROS will be an independent organisation funded by the Scottish Government and will deliver its mission and strategy through the governance of an Advisory Group. Scottish Government (the Buyer) are fully funding AROS. Therefore the commercial relationship will be between Scottish Government and the Supplier. Further information can be found on the Scottish Government’s website Developing National Anti-Racism Infrastructure: Interim Governance Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) and Anti-Racism Vison Mission and Anti-Racism Method and Structure documents. The Supplier must provide the following services: Administrative, Finance Human Resources including Recruitment (excludes employment) Operational Delivery Accommodation for AROS Staff and Recommendation Report The successful bidder will enable AROS to meet its objectives and support AROS to become a fully independent body. It will house senior staff (appointed by the advisory group) to lead the AROS workplan.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Scottish Government (on the recommendation of the Anti-Racism Interim Governance Group and built from the recommendation from the Covid19 and Ethnicity Expert Reference Group) is seeking to contract with a host organisation for a period of two years to incubate the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS). The Host Organisation will be an independent organisation funded by the Scottish Government for improvement of public Scottish institutions and will deliver its mission and strategy through the governance of an external Advisory Group Further information can be found on the Scottish Government’s website Developing National Anti-Racism Infrastructure: Interim Governance Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) and Anti Racism Vision Mission and Anti Racism Method and Structure documents. We are seeking a Supplier who can demonstrate they align with the values of the AROS, which include a commitment to antiracism, intersectional practice. This tender is for a Host Body to provide the infrastructure and personnel.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 98340000 - Accommodation and office services
• 79621000 - Supply services of office personnel
• 75100000 - Administration services
• 72222300 - Information technology services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This contract may be extended by 3 months at the discretion of Scottish Ministers. The evaluation consists of some minimum mandatory score of 2 questions. Bidders who fail to meet the mandatory score of 2 will not progress to the Price Quality Ratio evaluation and will score 0 for their commercial score. SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. 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. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. Bidders must confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the requirements, ensuring payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for subcontractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance and provision of evidence and reporting to the Scottish Government on a regular basis. Bidders who fail to answer “Yes” or "Not Applicable" to this question will not have their tender considered further. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27125. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 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: Community Benefits will be a scored question within the Evaluation and Award Criteria Document (SC Ref:771938)