Official UK procurement notice
ENGINEERING PLANT & INSPECTION SERVICES TERM CONTRACT
Authority: Midlothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEngineering Inspections
CPV: Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Inspection of equipment of Midlothian Council assetsRenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
- Suitability
UKAS accreditation and members of SAFed or INITA or equivelant.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jul 2025, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
MID-25-44- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049926- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055f3fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=804046. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Providers will be asked to advise what Community Wealth Building aspects can be committed to over the contract period. (SC Ref:804046) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=804046
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/authority/noticecreate/Question602.aspx?ID=804046 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 Aug 2025 → 3 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published19 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
- Bids opened20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 3 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST19 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST+14 days · was 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 20 Aug 2025 | 3 Sept 2025 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 20 Aug 2025 | 3 Sept 2025 | +14 d |
Apologies for changing the deadline at such short notice. Due to holidays, some questions have been mistakenly overlooked and not answered. These will be answered within 24 hours and the extension of 2 weeks should allow plenty of time to respond, in the light of these answers.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria