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Published 22 Aug 2025, 08:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Banking Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 May 2026awarded 7 Sept 2026
Next notice expected 23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers wish to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of Banking Services.

The Framework Agreement shall provide comprehensive Banking Services to public bodies across the Scottish Public Sector. The requirement will be delivered by a single supplier.

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at

www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/pu… ↗

Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.

www.gov.scot/publications/public-… ↗

CPV: Banking services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This Framework Agreement is for the provision of comprehensive Banking Services to…Awarded

This Framework Agreement is for the provision of comprehensive Banking Services to public bodies across the Scottish Public Sector. The scope of requirements includes, but is not limited to, Bank Accounts, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Foreign Payments, BACS, Digital Imaging, Cash Withdrawals, Cheques, Debit Cards, Night Safe Facilities, Deposit Box Facilities, Project Bank Accounts; Branch Networks (or alternative arrangements), Electronic and Internet Banking. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criterion: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criterion: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    This section refers to Section A of Part 4 of the SPD (Scotland) and covers Questions 4A.1 and 4A.2.

    Statement for 4A.1 and 4A.2:

    Bidders must be authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).

    Bidders must be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

  • Economic & financial standing

    This Section refers to Section B of Part 4 of the SPD (Scotland) and covers Questions 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2.

    Minimum: It is a requirement of the Framework that Bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Framework the types and minimum level of insurance indicated below: Employers Liability Insurance: in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force; …
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.
  • “Banking Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Aug 2025, 08:42 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST
Award evaluation window
8 May 2026 – …
Authority reference
SP-25-006
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086329
Classification (CPV)
Banking services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c76 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:842796)

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: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

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

Timeline

23 Feb 2026 → 11 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected246 days ago
    23 Feb 2026
  2. Admission / appointment period ends171 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened171 days ago
    8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published45 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2026
  1. Published value updated to £1,500,000
    31 Mar 2026, 16:31 BST
    was £3,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    31 Mar 2026, 16:31 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    31 Mar 2026, 16:31 BST
  4. Deadline published: 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    31 Mar 2026, 16:31 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 086329-2026-SP-25-006-1

    Signed
    7 Sept 2026
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point EdinburghContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria