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

Scottish Government

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Scottish Government

Buyer Address: Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, UKM, G2 8EA

Contact Name: Marc Jones

Contact Email: marc.jones@gov.scot

Buyer Name: University of Strathclyde

Buyer Address: Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G1 1XU

Contact Name: Peter Cameron

Contact Email: peter.cameron@strath.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1415484091

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
2826472.75 GBP
Published
01 May 2025, 00:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
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Category
services
CPV
79621000
Region
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Awarded To
University of Strathclyde
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

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.

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External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529339

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

Link 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.

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Lot Description: 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.. 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.

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Understanding the Requirement

Documents

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

Document 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.

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