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Published 25 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Colleague Engagement Platform · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£630,000exc. VAT7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025awarded 30 Dec 2025
Awarded to Invotra

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Police Authority has a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for a Colleague Engagement Platform.

CPV: Application service providers · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Police Scotland are currently inviting bids, from organisations with suitable…Awarded

Police Scotland are currently inviting bids, from organisations with suitable expertise, experience and credibility to provide a dedicated colleague engagement platform. This platform will be critical in delivering our 2030 vision in enabling a thriving workforce, through sustained meaningful two-way dialogue with our workforce, of circa 23,000 colleagues across the country. We have committed to deliver an annual workforce survey to measure colleague feelings and feedback on what matters to them.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The duration of the contract will be 4 (four) years with the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 (three) periods of up to 12 (twelve) months each at the sole discretion of the Authority.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Question 4B5 Insurances

    SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing

    Minimum: SPD Question 4B5 Insurances: Bidders require to confirm they are already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim wi…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Part 4C: Services

    Part 4C: Quality Control

    Minimum: Minimum number of relevant examples: Your examples should be from within the last 3 years. A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 examples should be provided. Requirement: ‘It’s a mandatory requirement of the tender that bidders are able evidence that the Mark Enhancement Workstation …
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
Last source update
2 Feb 2026, 09:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference
PROC-24-2754
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008739
Classification (CPV)
Application service providersSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553a9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:822244)

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
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jul 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published266 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 09:13 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Feb 2026, 09:13 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Feb 2026, 09:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £585,8501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
InvotraSME£585,850 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 008739-2026-1 · InvotraSME

    Signed
    30 Dec 2025
    Value
    £585,850
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2 French Street , Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 4EHContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • InvotraAwarded supplier 4th floor, Dukes Court, Duke St, Woking GU21 5BH, Woking, UK, GU21 5BHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.