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Published 8 May 2026, 08:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aviation Data · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: VisitScotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT7.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 21 Aug 2026
Awarded to OAG

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VisitScotland is tendering for a suitably qualified contractor to provide Aviation Data services

  • Recurrence: January 2030

CPV: Data services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for full description of the procurementAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for full description of the procurement. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in the regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh
Extensions: optional three one-year extensions – see II.2.7 · Three 12-months extensionsVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    VS may seek a Parent Company Guarantee if available.

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    VS may carry out independent Financial Credit checks on your organisation. The checks undertaken shall provide VS with information on your organisation’s risk rating.

    It shall be at VS discretion whether we deem the risk to be unacceptable and therefore may exclude your organisation from being taken any further in the Procurement process.

    VS also reserve the right to request further information, if no information can be found within the Credit rating system, or the information is incomplete.

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    SPD Question 4B.5.1 – It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance in accordance with any legal obligation for the time

    being in force = 5,000,000(GBP)

    Public Liability Insurance = 1,000,000(GBP) for any one incident and unlimited in total

    Professional Liability insurance= 1,000,000(GBP) for any one incident and unlimited in total

    Please add details of any other relevant insurance policies you may have, along with the level of cover held.

  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD Question 4C.1.2 – Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies.

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    Bidders are required to provide 3 recent case studies detailing their experience of successfully completed projects of similar nature and value within last 6 years (to include client contact and contract type).

    Case studies should (where possible) also include client name/telephone/ e -mail address information, dates and contract values.

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Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · January 2030
First published
8 May 2026, 08:37 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 12:11 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jun 2026 – …
Authority reference
VSEH26007
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081211
Classification (CPV)
Data services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069408 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

Publisher note: Question 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar) Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liabilities in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. Question 2D.1.2 – If a substantial proportion of the work would go to a subcontractor, we may ask for a completed SPD form for those subcontractors (only Sections A and B of Part II and Part III will be requested). We will advise bidders if we require this information prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract. (SC Ref:841171)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline136 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened136 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published57 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 12:11 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Aug 2026, 12:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £215,5021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OAG£215,502 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 081211-2026-VSEH26007-1 · OAG

    Signed
    21 Aug 2026
    Value
    £215,502
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

VisitScotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawTourism Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court (Edinburgh)Review body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OAGAwarded supplier 41-43 Chalton St, London, UK, NW1 1JDContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.