Official UK procurement notice
Certification Printing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM73)
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT20.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 May 2023awarded 25 Sept 2023
Awarded to Adare SEC Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrinting of certificates
- Recurrence: April 2027
CPV: Lithographic services · Security-type printed matter
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Printing of SQA certificates and accompanying lettersAwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Delivery of the Services and Service Levels: 15%
- Account Management: 10%
- Security: 10%
- Ability to Meet Timescales: 10%
- Innovation & Added Value: 3%
- Fair Work Policy: 5%
- price: 40%
- Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (8)
- Delivery of the Services and Service Levels: 15
- Account Management: 10
- Security: 10
- Ability to Meet Timescales: 10
- Sustainability: 7
- Innovation & Added Value: 3
- Fair Work Policy: 5
- Price: 40
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 · April 2027
- First published
- 18 Apr 2023, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2024, 11:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SQA2347- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009998- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf63Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:762243)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 May 2023 → 27 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Mar 2024, 11:19 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2024, 11:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £238,9921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adare SEC Ltd | £238,992 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009998-2024-SQA2347-1 · Adare SEC Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2023
- Value
- £238,992
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- SQAReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Adare SEC LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.