TC645 - Data Science Framework

Background Manchester City Council is looking to establish a Framework to help delivery of its research, intelligence and governance work, in support of its wider objectives. The Framework will provide a mechanism through which expert support and advice can be effectively obtained to meet the myriad needs of Manchester.

Decision makers in the city require high quality research and intelligence in order to ensure delivery of the The Manchester Strategy and to maximise the benefit from increasingly challenging budgets.

Framework Structure Research and Intelligence in Manchester cover a broad range of activities which have been structured into four areas for the purpose of the Framework. They are as follows:

LOT 1 - Primary Research • Opinion Research - Measuring Perceptions and Opinions of Businesses, Residents and Service Users • Randomised Control Trials • Observations, Design Experiments, Interviews, Focus Groups etc. • Surveys such as Housing Condition Surveys

LOT 2 - Appraisals and Evaluation • Economic Appraisal, Evaluation and Impact Assessments, including Cost Benefit Analysis • Literature Reviews • Evaluation of internal programmes • Review and quality assessment of published research and evaluation • Reviews of services and current internal practice

LOT 3 - Intelligence and Analysis • Analysis of complex data and presentation to a wide range of audiences • Statistical Analysis, including trends and population statistics • Analysis of markets, including Housing Markets • Needs assessments to inform policy and commissioning • Coding of text, including responses to open text consultation questions and internal case notes • Transcribing audio files

LOT 4 – Information Governance • Analysis of complex information sharing requirements • Review and risk assessment of information sharing projects • Reporting on suggested legal gateways for various information sharing projects for multiple public authorities • Production of documentation to support the information sharing process in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act

Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST www.the-chest.org.uk to conduct the procurement exercise. To gain access to pre-qualification questionnaire / request to participate, tenderers will need to register their company details at the above website. Once registered, tenderers will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the invitation to tender documents.

Tenderers will need to electronically submit their completed pre-qualification questionnaire /request to participate and accompanying documentation via the CHEST on-line portal by 19.00 hours on the 18th August 2016, as referred to in IV.3.4. Any supplier questions queries will also need to be submitted via THE CHEST website. The Council welcomes applications from small or medium enterprises.

The contract will be for two year/s commencing 31st October 2016 with an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The Council reserves the right not to award a contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and will not be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

This framework is open to and may be used by other Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), and Manchester Partners - this includes the following Councils, Bolton, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Trafford, Rochdale, Bury, Salford, Wigan, Blackburn Darwen BC, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Warrington, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Commission for New Economy, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE),Greater Manchester Transport Unit, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Integrated Transport Authority, GM connect, and any other public authority, National Health Service (NHS) organisation or companies / partners owned by or part of any contracting body.

Under the agreement the provider will be required to support the Council’s economic and social regeneration objectives. Therefore selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.