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Published 7 May 2025, 13:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MEPH Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT43% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2025awarded 3 Sept 2025
Awarded to Emtec Facility Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEPH) Services

  • Recurrence: May 2029

CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The service required is the planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and…AwardedRenewal

The service required is the planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and minor works modifications of the mechanical, electrical and public health (MEPH) engineering services installations at three SQA occupied buildings.

Delivery: UK · Scotland - Glasgow & Midlothian sites
Extensions: 12 monthsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Demonstrate methodology you would use to deliver the service to SQA: 20%
  • Demonstrate resources available to support specific SQA locations: 20%
  • Demonstrate DR (Disaster Recovery) resources available to support SQA locations: 10%
  • Demonstrate MI information to be provided with an example monthly reported: 5%
  • Fair work Practices: 5%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Demonstrate methodology you would use to deliver the service to SQA: 20
  • Demonstrate resources available to support specific SQA locations: 20
  • Demonstrate DR (Disaster Recovery) resources available to support SQA locations: 10
  • Demonstrate MI information to be provided with an example monthly reported: 5
  • Fair work Practices: 5
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
Yes · May 2029
First published
7 May 2025, 13:04 BST
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Jun 2025 – …
Authority reference
SQA2503
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023978
Classification (CPV)
Environmental engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050dc6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Site visits to Shawfair, Dalkeith will be undertaken on Tuesday 13 May and Wednesday 14 May 2025. Visits will be undertaken in 90 minute slots and Suppliers will be invited individually, therefore a time will be allocated following a request for a site visit. Please request and co-ordinate access with Mr Simon Parsons (Facilities Manager) via e-mail: [email protected]. A site visit to The Optima Building, Glasgow will available on Thursday 15 May 2025. This will be a single visit with all tendering suppliers, commencing at 10am. Please confirm attendance in advance with Mr Simon Parsons (Facilities Manager) via e-mail: [email protected]. (SC Ref:826792)

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
Submission deadline
9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 17 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published219 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £171,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Emtec Facility Services Limited£171,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, EH22 1FDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.