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Published 20 Mar 2026, 14:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

EDC/2024/4117 Housing Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT3.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026awarded 13 Jul 2026
Awarded to Blue Triangle

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of housing support services.

CPV: Housing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · East Dunbartonshire
Extensions: Ability to extend for a further 12 months and a further 12 months after that.Variant bids: not allowed

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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria for Suitability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

    Minimum level(s) of standards:

    East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Suitability on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows:

    FAIL = Bidder is not enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. Registrar of Companies (Companies House).

    PASS = Bidder is enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. Registrar of Companies (Companies House).

    Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in its exclusion from the procurement exercise.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria for Economic and Financial Standing is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice and outlined below:

    SPD 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 160,000 GBP for the last three years.

    SPD 4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    SPD 4B.5. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP in in respect of each claim.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Minimum: East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Economic and Financial Standing on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows: FAIL = Response fails to meet the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council. PASS = Response meets the selection criteria…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria for Technical and Professional Ability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

    Minimum: FAIL = Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion or the response is partially relevant but generally poor with the response showing some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Mar 2026, 14:57 GMT
Last source update
20 Aug 2026, 12:46 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Apr 2026 – …
Authority reference
EDC/2024/4117
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079427
Classification (CPV)
Housing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067089 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: TUPE may apply to this contract. To access further data relating to TUPE, bidders are required to complete and return the TUPE Confidentiality Undertaking Form in Appendix 2 which can be downloaded from the suite of documents on PCS. This form should be returned to [email protected]. This contract is for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 24 months in increments of 12 months - the total contract value is based on this contract period. (SC Ref:840713)

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
29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Apr 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened183 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline176 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published63 days ago
    20 Aug 2026, 12:46 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026
  1. Deadline moved to 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    16 Apr 2026, 13:17 BST
    +7 days · was 22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2026, 12:46 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.222 Apr 202629 Apr 2026+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.722 Apr 202629 Apr 2026+7 d

Extension request from bidders.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £412,2351 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blue Triangle£412,235 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 079427-2026-EDC/2024/4117-1 · Blue Triangle

    Signed
    13 Jul 2026
    Value
    £412,235
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authoritySocial protection Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1TJContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Clerks OfficeReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blue TriangleAwarded supplier 100 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 7HU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.