Official UK procurement notice
Host Venue for VisitScotland Connect 2028 & 2029 Workshop and Dinner
Authority: VisitScotland
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for a host venue for the VisitScotland Connect 2028 and 2029 workshop and dinner within the North and Islands area of Scotland.
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VisitScotland Connect is VisitScotland’s travel trade workshop event that offers the perfect opportunity for all companies with a Scottish tourism product or service to showcase to prospective and regular buyers.
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The event is open to businesses from all sectors of the Scottish tourism industry and leisure buyers from all corners of the globe.
- Recurrence: Early 2027
CPV: Event services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£723,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1VSEH25002 - Host Venue for VS Connect 2028Published value£353,000
This procurement is for a host venue for the VisitScotland Connect 2028 workshops and dinner within the North and Islands area of Scotland.
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VisitScotland Connect is VisitScotland’s travel trade workshop event that offers the perfect opportunity for all companies with a Scottish tourism product or service to showcase to prospective and regular buyers.
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The event is open to businesses from all sectors of the Scottish tourism industry and leisure buyers from all corners of the globe.
Lot #2VSEH25002 - Host Venue for VS Connect 2029Published value£370,000
This procurement is for a host venue for the VisitScotland Connect 2029 workshops and dinner within the the North and Islands area of Scotland.
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VisitScotland Connect is VisitScotland’s travel trade workshop event that offers the perfect opportunity for all companies with a Scottish tourism product or service to showcase to prospective and regular buyers.
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The event is open to businesses from all sectors of the Scottish tourism industry and leisure buyers from all corners of the globe.
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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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · VSEH25002 - Host Venue for VS Connect 2028 | 60% | 40% | |
| 2 · VSEH25002 - Host Venue for VS Connect 2029 | 60% | 40% |
- Technical & professional ability
See section 2.1.2 Pass/Fail Criteria for minimum requirements of the Invitation to Tender.
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · Early 2027
- First published
- 4 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
VSEH25002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013171- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd8aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 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=795340. 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. (SC Ref:795340) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=795340
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 6 May 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published4 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
- Submission deadline6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.