Official UK procurement notice
FIF020-24 Provision of Clinical Orthotic Services
Authority: NHS Fife (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Clinical Orthotic Services for NHS Fife
CPV: Orthotic services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Fife Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health…AwardedRenewal
NHS Fife Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Board”), wishes to put in place a contract for the Provision of Clinical Orthotic Services.
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 (6)
- Ability to comply with and deliver against the service: 30
- Capacity and capability to deliver the service effectively: 30
- Staff qualification and experience: 20
- Manage relationships to ensure KPIs are met: 10
- Compliance and Risk Management: 10
- price: 70
Published award criteria (6)
- Ability to comply with and deliver against the service: 30
- Capacity and capability to deliver the service effectively: 30
- Staff qualification and experience: 20
- Manage relationships to ensure KPIs are met: 10
- Compliance and Risk Management: 10
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Refer to tender documents on PCS-Tender
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to tender documents on PCS-Tender
- Price carries 70 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. Quality carries 100 of 170: the paper moves it further than 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 Feb 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 09:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
FIF020-24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022026- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e57dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28577. (SC Ref:799059)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 24 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published16 May 2025, 09:39 BST
- Bids must remain valid until24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 May 2025, 09:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Orthotics Limited | £735,280 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022026-2025-FIF020-24-1 · Buchanan Orthotics Limited
- Signed
- 9 May 2025
- Value
- £735,280
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Buchanan Orthotics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria