Official UK procurement notice
DCAF - Truth Project (Pilot)
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact,
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Scottish Ministers seek to appoint a single qualified service provider to deliver a…Renewal
Scottish Ministers seek to appoint a single qualified service provider to deliver a Truth Project Pilot.
A Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact,
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).
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Trauma-Informed Support: 25
- Specialist Staffing: 15
- Operational Delivery: 15
- Analysis & Reporting: 15
- Mobilisation & Governance: 10
- Communications & Engagement: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- Climate Emergency: 2.5
- Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery (BCDR): 2.5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (10)
- Trauma-Informed Support: 25
- Specialist Staffing: 15
- Operational Delivery: 15
- Analysis & Reporting: 15
- Mobilisation & Governance: 10
- Communications & Engagement: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- Climate Emergency: 2.5
- Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery (BCDR): 2.5
- Price: 30
- Suitability
All those providing psychological support must either-:
A) Have an undergraduate degree or conversion course accredited by the British Psychological Society plus at least two years professional experience in a trauma informed environment.
Or recognised trauma informed training by a recognised professional body or accredited provider plus at least five years professional experience in a trauma informed environment.
- Economic & financial standing
4B.4 - Financial Ratios
4B.5.1a/b, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3 - Insurance
Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of not less than 1.0 Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total Current Assets divided by Total current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders ec… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience
4C.4 - Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used
4C.7 - Environmental Management
4C.10 - Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted
Minimum: 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies within the past three years. 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, …
- Price carries 30 of 130 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/872956- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085498- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Single Procurement Document will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Award Criteria Questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings. Question scoring methodology for award criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the exclusion and selection criteria for this procurement. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32706. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:842595)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
- Submission deadline17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.