Official UK procurement notice
HEETSA Framework Planning and Discovery
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Heat and Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment Framework Planning & Discovery Services.
CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Research and development consultancy services · Technical analysis or consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The purpose of this Discovery project is to set out in clear terms the resource…AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
The purpose of this Discovery project is to set out in clear terms the resource requirement and market impact for a HEETSA. This will allow Scottish Ministers to consider a full deployment of HEETSA into the Scottish retrofit assessment landscape.
The scope of Discovery will consider:
- the overall concept of HEETSA and how it relates to the EPC and other parts of the heat and energy efficiency retrofit assessment landscape;
-current assessment methodologies that could be used to underpin HEETSA and how potential gaps in the market could be filled;
-the skills, qualifications, and accreditation processes that would be needed to ensure that assessors were able to offer detailed advice to building owners on technical suitability of heat and energy efficiency retrofit measures;
-the way in which HEETSA can be standardised into a common certification / reporting format;
-detailed costed options for the delivery of the above.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Economic & financial standing
4B4. The bidder confirms the name, value and/or range of the financial ratios specified in the relevant Contract Notice are as follows:
4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total current assets divided by Total current liabilities. 4B.5 - -Public Liability 1,000,000 GBP(A sum not less than) -Professional Indemnity 1,000,000 GBP(A sum not l… - Technical & professional ability
4C.4 - Provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
4C.7 - Provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.
4C.10 - Provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract: Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum: 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will in…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “HEETSA Framework Planning and Discovery” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
Case 792634- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068122- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563fcFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:813887)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 24 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published368 days ago24 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 068122-2025-792634-1
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Value
- £345,655
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- AECOM LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.