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Published 13 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

FR Tops & FR Trousers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£290,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FR Tops & FR Trousers

CPV: Special clothing and accessories

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 4 bids received (2.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT
Last source update
30 Jun 2025, 08:46 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Apr 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035945
Classification (CPV)
Special clothing and accessories
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ecb8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Published justification

No Tenders were received for FR Tops or FR Trousers in response to the Open Tender (Notice 793214 on 13th March 2025). Bids for FR Headovers and FR Coveralls were received in the Open Tender and those items have been awarded under that Notice.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:802941)

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
Appointment period ends
14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Apr 2025, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 14 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Apr 2025, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 08:46 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until191 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2025, 13:41 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    30 Jun 2025, 08:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Jun 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 035070-2025-FR Clothing-1

    Signed
    25 Jun 2025
    Value
    £24,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract 035945-2025-1-1

    Signed
    25 Jun 2025
    Value
    £301,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ilasco LtdFramework contractor Nasmyth Road, Southfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, UK, KY6 2SDContact phone
  • Protective Wear SuppliesFramework contractor 10 Darklake View, Estover, Plymouth, UK, PL6 7TLContact phone
  • Viking Arms LtdFramework contractor Summerbridge, Harrogate, UK, HG3 4BWContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria