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Published 17 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Elgin Active Youth Engagement Bus

Official notice

Authority: Moray Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published value£140,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2025awarded 13 May 2025
Awarded to Action for Children Services Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are looking to contract with a suitably qualified youth organisation, with evidenced good local knowledge, to manage the Elgin Youth Engagement bus, delivering a wide range of high-quality engagement opportunities and activities, which will be co-produced alongside young people in order that they are relevant and of interest to those aged 11 years and up.

CPV: Services provided by youth associations · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1As per specification documents attached to PCSTAwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£140,000

As per specification documents attached to PCST. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: Scotland · Elgin
Extensions: 1 x 12 month option to extend.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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders are required to have a minimum turnover as stated below.

    The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

    Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION GBP

    Public Liability: 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION GBP

    Minimum: Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 140,000 GBP for the last 3 years. Bidders are required to hold the following insurances Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION GBP Public Liability: 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION GBP The bidder is…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Minimum number of relevant examples: 2

    Requirement: Please provide two examples of how you have successfully delivered similar services in a similar organisation, detailing how you successfully delivered the service requirements and how you addressed any issues and risks in order to deliver services on time and within budget.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
17 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT
Last source update
19 May 2025, 11:35 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
18/1144
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022545
Classification (CPV)
Services provided by youth associationsYouth education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e275 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. (SC Ref:799186)

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
19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 19 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    19 May 2025, 11:35 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 May 2025, 11:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £140,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Action for Children Services Limited£140,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Moray Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services High Street, Elgin, Scotland, IV30 1BXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Elgin Sheriff CourtReview body Elgin

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Action for Children Services LtdAwarded supplier 3 The Boulevard (Company Registered Address), Ascot Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, Scotland, WD18 8AGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.