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Published 6 Jun 2023, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CES - Property Management System

Official notice

Authority: Crown Estate Scotland (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,000,000exc. VAT · 2 value updates21.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2024awarded 4 Jun 2025
Awarded to Grosvenor Systems

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Crown Estate Scotland is tendering for a Property Management System. This system will be used to manage approximately 4,300 assets at present. Crown Estate Scotland have a wide mix of Property/Asset types on, above and below ground. As such it is important that whatever system we use is capable to coping with multiple Property/Asset types simultaneously and the different rules that apply to them. The system must support Scotland’s property and related law.

CPV: Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement seeks to deliver a Property Management System to manage approximately…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000

This procurement seeks to deliver a Property Management System to manage approximately 4,300 assets. Crown Estate Scotland have a wide mix of Property/Asset types on, above and below ground. As such it is important that whatever system proposed is capable to coping with multiple Property/Asset types simultaneously and the different rules that apply to them. The system must support Scotland’s property and related law. Examples of specific properties/asset classifications currently include:

  • Agricultural farms, farmhouses & farm cottages
  • Ground leases
  • Let residential houses & cottages
  • Let buildings & other commercial premises
  • Retail and office space
  • Forestry
  • Aquaculture – Finfish/Shellfish farms/Seaweed
  • Offshore Wind farms, Wave & Tidal, Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Moorings, marinas, pontoons
  • Harbours, piers & jetties
  • Sporting & Fishing agreements
  • Salmon Fishing Rights
  • Mineral leases and Mines Royal option agreements
  • Agreements for subsea cables and pipelines
Delivery: UK, Scotland
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 18 months prior to go-live which will be to build, configure test and train users, with a further 60 months from go live. The contract may be extended for up to an additional 5x12 month period, each 12 month extension period will be mutually agreed 24 months prior to the end of contract.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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    See attached documentation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION - 4B.2.1 Specific Yearly Turnover

    SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION - 4B.5 Insurance

    SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION - 4B.6 Other Economic or Financial Requirements

    Minimum: Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of a minimum of 3,000,000.00 GBP for the last three (3) years. Insurance Required: - Professional Indemnity 3 million GBP - Public Liability 10 million GBP - Employer Liability 5 million GBP Other financial req…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

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
6 Jun 2023, 14:39 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2025, 10:55 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
CES/002
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033190
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UKScotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d409 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Throughout the duration of the Contract, the Service Provider’s performance will be monitored and evaluated, as per the conditions and requirements contained within the tender documents.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:801727)

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
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2023 → 18 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    13 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 10:55 BST

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2023
  1. Published value updated to £3,000,000
    31 Oct 2023, 15:07 GMT
    was £1,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    31 Oct 2023, 15:07 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    31 Oct 2023, 15:07 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    31 Oct 2023, 15:07 GMT
  5. Status changed to cancelled
    15 Jan 2024, 14:32 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £3,400,000
    24 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
    was £3,000,000
  7. Status changed to active
    24 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
  8. Deadline moved to 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
    24 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
    +77 days · was 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  9. Status changed to complete
    18 Jun 2025, 10:55 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2023-10: 1 release · 31 Oct 2023
  • 2023-06: 1 release · 6 Jun 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,354,0971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grosvenor SystemsSME£2,354,097 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 033190-2025-1 · Grosvenor SystemsSME

    Signed
    4 Jun 2025
    Value
    £2,354,097
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crown Estate Scotland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentPublic CorporationProperty Quartermile Two, 2nd Floor, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 9GLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Grosvenor SystemsAwarded supplier Unit A, 7 Leathermarket Street, London, London, UK, SE1 3FBContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria