Official UK procurement notice
Half Hourly Electricity Meters
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Repair & Maintenance (50)Public utilities (65) Delivery: Scotland (UKM72)
Published value£120,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Feb 2025awarded 20 Mar 2025
Awarded to Scotish Power
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFife Council requires the services of an authorised and registered meter operator to provide meter operator services on their half hourly electricity meters and associated equipment.
CPV: Electricity meters · Meter reading service · Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£120,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Please see tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 12 Jul 2024, 16:27 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2025, 13:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CW0248- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010703- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047d2bFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:794068)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 28 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Sept 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected9 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline28 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Mar 2025, 13:50 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2025- Status changed to active21 Jan 2025, 16:58 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Jan 2025, 16:58 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Jan 2025, 16:58 GMT
- Deadline moved to 27 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT20 Feb 2025, 14:41 GMT+2 days · was 25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 28 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT27 Feb 2025, 13:33 GMT+1 days · was 27 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete21 Mar 2025, 13:50 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 25 Feb 2025 | 27 Feb 2025 | +2 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.7 | 1 Apr 2025 | 1 Apr 2025 | +0 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 31 Mar 2028 | 31 Mar 2028 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 25 Feb 2025 | 27 Feb 2025 | +2 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 27 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2025 | +1 d |
PCS is scheduled to be down over the weekend so they have advised the tender deadline is extended.
Additional time due to PCS downtime.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-01: 1 release · 21 Jan 2025
- 2024-07: 1 release · 12 Jul 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £66,5341 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotish Power | £66,534 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010703-2025-CW0248-1 · Scotish Power
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2025
- Value
- £66,534
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Scotish PowerAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria