Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 17 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ECO Stars Technical Management Support

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 4 Jun 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ECO Stars is a fleet recognition scheme that provides recognition and advice on good environmental practice to operators of fleets

CPV: Environmental management · Technical support services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1ECO Stars is a scheme that provides recognition and advice on good environmental…Awarded

ECO Stars is a scheme that provides recognition and advice on good environmental practice to operators of fleets of vehicles that travel within that local authority’s administrative area.

The City of Edinburgh Council intends to appoint a suitably experienced Environmental Consultant to provide technical management services in relation to the ECO Stars Scheme. This will be available to Aberdeen City Council,

Dundee City Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, Falkirk Council, Fife Council, Glasgow City Council, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council and The City of Edinburgh Council.

Delivery: Scotland

71356300 Technical support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT
Last source update: 26 Jun 2026, 08:36 BST
Authority reference: CT1785
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-060087
Classification (CPV): Environmental managementTechnical support services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066bca Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Intellectual Property for the existing Eco Stars system is held by TRL Limited.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. In general, a claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 10 days of the date on which the VEAT Notice is published in the Find a Tender Service.

Publisher note: It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. (SC Ref:835720)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 4 Jun 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £226,350, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 060087-2026-1
Signed
4 Jun 2026
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Contract 023856-2026-1
Signed
4 Mar 2026
Value
ceiling above
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

TRL ltdFramework contractor Crowthorne House , Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, UK, RG40 3GA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.