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Published 1 Oct 2024, 16:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Biomass Fuel

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)

Published estimate£205,000total for 2 lots

Submissions closed 8 Nov 2024awarded 19 Dec 2024

Awarded to Balcas, Woodyfuel Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

SRUC invites tenders for the provision of biomass fuel to its sites at Barony Campus and Oban. Full details are within the attached Invitation to Tender.

Recurrence: Re-tender circa September 2027.

CPV: Fuel wood · Wood fuels

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1SRUC Barony Campus DG1 3NEAwardedRenewal

Please see attached Invitation to Tender.

Delivery: Scotland · SRUC Barony Campus DG1 3NE

Extensions: Re-tender circa September 2027.Variant bids: not allowed

03413000 Fuel wood

Lot #2SAC Consulting, Glencruitten Road Oban PA34 4DWAwardedRenewal

See attached Invitation to Tender.

Delivery: Scotland · SAC Consulting, Glencruitten Road Oban PA34 4DW

Extensions: Re-tender circa September 2027.Variant bids: not allowed

03413000 Fuel wood

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Environmental	Split
1 · SRUC Barony Campus DG1 3NE	50%	40%	10%
2 · SAC Consulting, Glencruitten Road Oban PA34 4DW	50%	40%	10%

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
To comply with OFGEM Non-Domestic RHI requirements, the supplier(s) must be on the Biomass Supplier List (BSL) or Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR).

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.

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: Yes · Re-tender circa September 2027.
First published: 1 Oct 2024, 16:53 BST
Last source update: 29 Jan 2025, 11:44 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference: 27304
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-002947
Classification (CPV): Fuel woodWood fuels
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a4cf Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:786931)

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: 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Nov 2024, 12:30 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Nov 2024 → 29 Jan 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
8 Nov 2024, 12:30 GMT
Notice published
29 Jan 2025, 11:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
19 Dec 2024, 14:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £720,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 19 Dec 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · SRUC Barony Campus DG1 3NE1 award
Woodyfuel LtdSME	£180,000 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · SAC Consulting, Glencruitten Road Oban PA34 4DW1 award
BalcasSME	£540,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

SAC Consulting, Glencruitten Road Oban PA34 4DW · BalcasSME
Signed
19 Dec 2024
Value
£540,000
Status
active
SRUC Barony Campus DG1 3NE · Woodyfuel LtdSME
Signed
16 Dec 2024
Value
£180,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · SRUC Barony Campus DG1 3NE	4bids · 4 electronic	4	—	—
2 · SAC Consulting, Glencruitten Road Oban PA34 4DW	1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SRUC

Contracting authorityHigher Education, Research & ConsultancyHigher Education, Research & Consultancy Peter Wilson Building , Kings Buildings West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3JGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BalcasAwarded supplier Cromarty Firth Industrial Estate, Invergordon, Inverness, Scotland, IV18 0LTContact phone
Woodyfuel LtdAwarded supplier Unit 8, Roe House Farm, Stocksfield, UK, NE43 7HPContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria