Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning and Minor Repairs Services
Authority: Food Standards Scotland (FSS)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFood Standards Scotland require a scheduled routine, reactive and deep cleaning service provision (and some minor repairs services) throughout its premise at Pilgrim House, Aberdeen.
CPV: Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Cleaning services · Office cleaning services · Office, school and office equipment cleaning services · Window-cleaning services
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: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Current ratio: Total Current Assets / Total Current liabilities of no less than 1.0
Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels - 5M Employers 5M Public Liability 1M Professional Indemnity
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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 Jan 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
FSS/2025/024- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000580- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ffc1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used: Requirement - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) =95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance. (SC Ref:819688)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 5 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published289 days ago6 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Submission deadline259 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened259 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled6 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.