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Published 16 Sept 2024, 12:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mobile Client Devices Framework

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£175,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 May 2025awarded 6 Oct 2025
Next notice expected 3 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scottish 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial duration of the framework agreement will be 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • 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 …
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.
  • “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)
Computer accessoriesComputer equipment and suppliesComputer keyboardsComputer mouseComputer screens and consolesComputer suppliesComputer support and consultancy servicesComputer support servicesComputer-related servicesGraphics workstations
+5 moreParts of computersParts, accessories and supplies for computers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b1f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:812741)

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
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Feb 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Feb 2025
  2. Bids opened
    14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published378 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 14:39 BST

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025
  1. Published value updated to £175,000,000
    8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
    was £200,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
    +14 days · was 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Deadline published: 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    8 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2025, 14:39 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.214 May 202528 May 2025+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.714 May 202528 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 forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2025

1 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

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh
  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HP Inc UK LimitedFramework contractor Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, UK, RG6 1PT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.