Official UK procurement notice
Domestic and International Relocation Services
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Domestic and International Relocation Services. Excluding Office or Corporate relocation
CPV: Employee relocation services · Legal advisory services · Relocation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service…AwardedRenewalPublished value£920,000
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Domestic and International Relocation Services.
The Contract will cover permanent transfer locations within the Scottish mainland and the Scottish Islands. The Contract will cover permanent transfers to or from Scotland (and Scottish Islands) and the rest of the United Kingdom. The Contract will cover the temporary transfers of employees to international destinations outwith the United Kingdom. The Contract will cover the repatriation of employee from the temporary international destinations. Repatriation is expected to be a return to Scotland (including Scottish Islands), or a return to a destination in the rest of the United Kingdom, but repatriation may also be to an international destination.
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 (7)
- Understanding the Requirement: 30
- Staff Knowledge and Skills: 30
- Contract Management: 20
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fairwork: 5
- price: 40
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding the Requirement: 30
- Staff Knowledge and Skills: 30
- Contract Management: 20
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fairwork: 5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
EuRA is the professional industry body for relocation providers and affiliated services. As a non-profit organisation EuRA promotes professional relocation services.
Bidders must be a member of EuRA further information can be found on their website
www.eura-relocation.com ↗ (copy the hyperlink into your web browser for access)
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: SPD 4B.4 Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1.0. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 135 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Feb 2025, 10:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 10:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
720068- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046788- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd8dFind a Tender
- Performance terms
It shall be a condition of the Contract that, if required by the Scottish Government, the appointed Service Provider shall deliver a validly
executed Parent Company Guarantee in the form set out in the tender documents
Publisher note: SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. The contract award criteria will be Price 40%/Quality 60 %. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. Bidders must confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the requirements, ensuring payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for subcontractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance and provision of evidence and reporting to the Scottish Government on a regular basis. Bidders who fail to answer “Yes” to this question will not have their tender considered further. (SC Ref:805123)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Notice published7 Aug 2025, 10:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2025, 10:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Relocation | £920,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 046788-2025-720068-1 · Santa Fe Relocation
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2025
- Value
- £920,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Santa Fe RelocationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.