Official UK procurement notice
Mobile Client Devices Framework
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Ministers are seeking to appoint a single supplier for a national collaborative arrangement for the provision of Mobile Client Devices.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Computer accessories · Computer equipment and supplies · Computer keyboards · Computer mouse · Computer screens and consoles · Computer supplies · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer support services · Computer-related services · Graphics workstations · Parts of computers · Parts, accessories and supplies for computers · +3 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Scottish Procurement has a requirement for the provision of Mobile Client Devices,…AwardedRenewal
Scottish Procurement has a requirement for the provision of Mobile Client Devices, upgrade / downgrade options, accessories and associated deployment services to the Scottish Public Sector.
The framework is to provide of the following: Laptops, Monitors and Mobile Workstation Devices along with upgrades / downgrade options, accessories and associated deployment services.
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must refer to the SPD Tenderers Guidance Instructions document concerning Section B, part IV, Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria.
A form of Company Financial Assessment from each Tenderer is required. The Tenderer's failure risk will be evaluated as pass/fail.
The Authority will undertake a Company Financial Assessment for each Tenderer using Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Failure Risk Score for the Tenderer and any consortia or reliance members, as detailed in the minimum level(s) of standards required below.
Details of the D&B ”A Guide to Dun & Bradstreet’s Predictive Indicators” – can be found using the http address below:
www.dnb.co.uk/about-us/our-analyti… ↗
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Tenderers economic and financial standing.
The Authority has the right to request copies of financial accounts and insurance certificates which are not held electronically.
Minimum: If the D&B Failure Risk Score is 51 or more you will receive a pass for this assessment. If the D&B Failure Risk Score is less than 51 or no D&B Risk Failure score is available the Authority will contact the Tenderer and seek further information. The Authority will then use this …
- 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.
- “Mobile Client Devices Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 16 Sept 2024, 12:49 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 14:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SP-24-008- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064820- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b1fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:812741)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Feb 2025
- Bids opened14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published378 days ago13 Oct 2025, 14:39 BST
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025- Published value updated to £175,000,0008 Apr 2025, 12:25 BSTwas £200,000,000
- Status changed to active8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
- Deadline moved to 28 May 2025, 12:00 BST8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST+14 days · was 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Deadline published: 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2025, 14:39 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 14 May 2025 | 28 May 2025 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 14 May 2025 | 28 May 2025 | +14 d |
Update to II.2.5 The award criteria at II.2.5) should be updated to read; Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 40 Price / Weighting: 60
Extension to ITT return date
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 4 Apr 2025
- 2024-09: 1 release · 16 Sept 2024
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 064820-2025-SP-24-008-1
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2025
- Value
- £175,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- HP Inc UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.