Official UK procurement notice
Multi-Lot Framework Agreement for the Provision of Uniforms
Authority: Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGlasgow Life requires Supplier(s) to provide a variety of clothing garments suitable for different teams with distinct functions. This includes Glasgow Sport and Museums. Each all have a different purpose therefore the Supplier(s) will be required to have an understanding of the complexity of the goods to be supplied under the Framework.
- Recurrence: 2029
CPV: Garments · Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Sportswear
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Sport Operations CategoryAwardedRenewal
The Provision of Sports Operations Category. Please find full details of specification in the Invitation to Tender documentation. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2Multiple Teams Category OneAwardedRenewal
The Provision of Multiple Teams Category One. Please see full details of specification within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #3Multiple Teams Category TwoAwardedRenewal
The Provision of Multiple Teams Category Two. Please see full details of specification within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #4Football CategoryAwardedRenewal
The Provision of Football Category, Please see full details of specification within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #5Refresh Spa CategoryAwardedRenewal
The Provision of Refresh Spa Category. Please see full details of the specification within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements to participate in the tendering process: -
There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance, and balance sheet strength.
Financial requirements for trading performance and balance sheet strength should be calculated on latest filed accounts with Companies House.
Trading Performance
An overall positive outcome on pre-tax profits over a 2-year period.
Exceptional items can be excluded from the calculation.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Pre-Tax Profit/Turnover.
Balance Sheet Strength
Net worth of the applicant must be positive at the time of evaluation and applicant must not be subject to an insolvency process.
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets figure.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets/Total Liabilities.
Applicants that are only required to file abbreviated accounts, must submit full sets of accounts, in order for the two-year profitability requirement to be verified.
An applicant should have no outstanding issues, with regard to statutory filing requirements with Companies House.
Applicants who have been trading for less than the 2 years noted above must provide evidence that they are complying with the above minimum financial requirements for the period in which they have been trading.
Applicants who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part of a Group, can provide a Parent Guarantee if the Parent company sat…
Minimum: Bidders are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 10M GBP Public Liability Insurance 5M GBP Product Liability Insurance… - Technical & professional ability
Suppliers are required to provide two examples within the last three years which demonstrate they have the relevant experience required to undertake this contract.
Details provided should contain evidence of your capability and experience in the following:
Please detail your experience of delivering a uniform contract/framework similar in nature and scale
Has prior experience supplying various uniform components in similar quantities for projects within strict timeframes.
Please detail how you delivered this on budget, on time, how any problems were resolved, and the lessons learned.
Please detail how you manage your supply chain and what systems you put in place to ensure successful delivery of the contract/framework.
This evaluation of Technical and Professional Ability is on a pass or fail basis.
Minimum: Suppliers must provide evidence of the listed compliance certificates by submitting certification in relation with these standards or the equivalent, including: Certificates for ISO and BS standards. Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification. Documentation for REACH regulation complian…
- 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.
- “Multi-Lot Framework Agreement for the Provision of Uniforms” 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
- Yes · 2029
- First published
- 4 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 10:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CSG006096- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040885- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558cfFind a Tender
Publisher note: SPD Questions 4D.1, 4D1.1, 4D1.2, 4D2, 4D2.1 and 4D2.2 bidders must hold the certificates or comply with the questions noted in SPD 4D attached at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=19621 Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Applicants must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish Glasgow Life to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI Certificate contained in the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal (NB Glasgow Life does not bind itself to withhold this information). Tenderers Amendments - The tenderer must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification he may wish to make conditional to this offer. Buyers will be required to complete the tenderers amendment certificate contained in the buyers attachment area within PCS Tender portal. Prompt Payment - The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to Glasgow Life’s satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Buyers will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the buyers attachment area within PCS Tender portal. Bidders will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal Terms and Conditions are located within Section 3 of the ITT document. https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/ (SC Ref:830295)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 5 May 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published170 days ago5 May 2026, 10:47 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 May 2026, 10:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,560,532, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Sport Operations Category
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Multiple Teams Category One
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Multiple Teams Category Two
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Football Category
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Refresh Spa Category
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Sport Operations Category | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Multiple Teams Category One | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 3 · Multiple Teams Category Two | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 4 · Football Category | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 5 · Refresh Spa Category | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- ASPIRE INDUSTRIAL SERVICESFramework contractor
- Border Embroideries Ltd T/A BE UniformsFramework contractor
- White Label Sourcing LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.