Official UK procurement notice
Acquisitions, Disposals and Professional Property Services
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority has a requirement for the provision of Acquisitions, Disposals and Professional Property Services to support its operational and strategic objectives. The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to co-ordinate, manage and deliver these services in an efficient, timely and compliant manner.
The appointed Contractor will be responsible for managing the end-to-end service delivery, providing professional advice, handling complex property matters, and ensuring value for money. These services will support effective asset management, minimise risk, and enable the Authority to make informed decisions in relation to the acquisition and disposal of property assets.
- Recurrence: The contract duration is three years with the option to extend for up to two additional periods of 12 months each. A retender is expected to be issued in advance of expiry, approximately six months prior to the end of the contract term, subject to operational requirements.
CPV: Buying and selling of real estate · Commercial property management services · Non-residential property renting or leasing services · Non-residential property services · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis · Real estate services · Sale of non-residential estate
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
- Suitability
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based, they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House, they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.
If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
SPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership
Where it is required, within a Tenderer’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Tenderers must confirm if they hold the following authorisation or memberships:
- RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract indicated below:
Minimum: SPD Question 4B5 Insurances Employers Liability Insurance to the extent of not less than TEN MILLION POUNDS GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims; Public Liability Insurance to the extent of not less than FIVE MILLION POUNDS GBP in respect of each cl… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
Minimum: SPD Question 4C1.2 Services Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the set-out requirements. Two (2) examples of the provision of similar works will be requested and must be from within the last 3 years of work c…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The contract duration is three years with the option to extend for up to two additional periods of 12 months each. A retender is expected to be issued in advance of expiry, approximately six months prior to the end of the contract term, subject to operational requirements.
- First published
- 8 Jun 2026, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 25-3100- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af78Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance and will be required to attend contract and supplier management meetings if requested.
Publisher note: Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the SPD. Data Protection Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. Vetting The tenderer’s representative with overall responsibility for undertaking the works and the personnel assigned to the supply of the services shall be vetted to Non-Police Personnel Vetting Standards (NPPV) Level 2. It would be beneficial if tenderer’s put forwards team that hold or have recently held NPPV Level 2. (SC Ref:842690)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Submission deadline110 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened110 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published46 days ago10 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 71 days4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & E ShepherdSME | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 085742-2026-PROC 25-3100-1 · J & E ShepherdSME
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- J & E ShepherdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.