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Published 2 Jul 2025, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AV Content and Hardware · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Urras nan Tursachan

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£336,000exc. VAT17% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025
Awarded to Heehaw Limited
Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urras nan Tursachan have a requirement for an experienced AV production company and hardware supplier to produce the full AV suite from content production to installation for the new exhibition development at the Calanais visitor centre, Isle of Lewis.

CPV: Audio equipment accessories · Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials · Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment · Television and audio-visual equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Procurement will be undertaken using the Open ProcedureAwarded 7 mo

Procurement will be undertaken using the Open Procedure. Full details can be found within the tender documentation. Additional information: Contract may run beyond 31/3/26 - dependent on project completion timescales.

Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (7 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Jul 2025, 15:01 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 09:26 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Aug 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066568
Classification (CPV)
Audio equipment accessoriesAudio-visual equipmentAudio-visual materialsRepair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipmentTelevision and audio-visual equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM64)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0557af Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per tender documents

Publisher note: (SC Ref:813463)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Aug 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST
  3. Contract starts
    18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published371 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 09:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2025, 09:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £278,8701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heehaw Limited£278,870 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 066568-2025-1 · Heehaw Limited

    Signed
    14 Oct 2025
    Value
    £278,870
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Urras nan Tursachan

Contracting authorityCharityCharitable Calanais Visitor Centre, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, UK, HS2 9DBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stornoway Sheriff CourtReview body Stornoway

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Heehaw LimitedAwarded supplier 1 - 5 Bells Brae, Dean Village, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 3BJContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria