Official UK procurement notice
Catering and Pest Control Services
Authority: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to provide comprehensive Catering and Pest Control Services (including the purchase and maintenance of SPCB Heavy Equipment) within the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood, Edinburgh.
- Recurrence: 8 years
CPV: Catering services · Pest-control services · Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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
- Economic & financial standing
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. We highly recommend that tenderers review their financial performance on Creditsafe to understand their credit score rating which will be used by the SPCB to evaluate the financial standing of the tenderer and that they read the information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at
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The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must submit evidence to support a stable and improved financial standing with their tender or the tender may be rejected. If no evidence is provided with the tender or the evidence provided is not sufficient to demonstrate a satisfactory financial position to the satisfaction of the SPCB (whose decision in this regard shall be final), then the tender will be rejected and will not be evaluated further.
If a…
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of Insurance required: Employers Liability 10,000,000.00 Public Liability 10,000,000.00 Product Liability 5,000,000.00 - Technical & professional ability
The experience question within the SPD is mandatory and the bidder is expected to provide robust details of their experience in running a catering contract of this size and complexity. The question can be accessed within the SPD and must be submitted as part of the tender submission.
The response will be assessed on a pass / fail basis.
- 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 · 8 years
- First published
- 1 Oct 2025, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SPCB-0487- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033202- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a616Find a Tender
- Performance terms
In order to ensure the highest standards of service quality in this contract the SPCB requires the contractor to take a positive approach to fair work practices. Full details of all performance conditions are set out in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: A site visit is available to give tenderers the opportunity to assess the requirement within the Scottish Parliament building. Dates and guidance for attending the site visit can be found within the Invitation to Tender letter (section 18). The SPCB is an accredited Living Wage Employer and recognises pay as a clear way that an employer can demonstrate a commitment to their workforce, helping tackle in-work poverty alongside wider Fair Work First criteria. Therefore, it is a requirement of this Contract that the Contractor will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Services under this Contract a minimum of the Real Living Wage. Some of the tender documentation is classed as sensitive therefore access has been restricted. In order to access this information, tenderers are required to sign a shared access agreement which will form part of the tender uploads on Public Contracts Scotland - Tender (PCS-T). Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract to which a pass/fail marking will attach. Tenderers will be required to complete a Cyber Security Supplier Assurance Questionnaire. The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract, based on the Contracting Authority’s assessment of cyber risk. For this contract, minimum requirements also include the holding of Cyber Essentials Plus (or equivalent). Further details are set out in the procurement documents. A contract condition for this procurement requires the Tenderer to comply with the minimum security requirements. The contract start date is anticipated to be 01 May 2026 to facilitate a three month mobilisation period with the full service implementation date expected to be 01 August 2026. The technical weighting is 70% however 10% of that will be allocated for presentations. Further information with regards to presentations can be found within the ITT letter. (SC Ref:828487)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline346 days ago10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened346 days ago10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published192 days ago13 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Contract starts174 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo Limited | £5,566,960 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033202-2026-1 · Sodexo Limited
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £5,566,960
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2031
- 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
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SodexoAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.