Official UK procurement notice
Occupational Health Services · ScotRail Trains Limited (Apr 2026)
Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionOccupational Health, Health Surveillance, Drug & Alcohol testing & Medication Checks, Physiotherapy Services and Neurodiversity Services
CPV: Company health services · Health services · Physiotherapy services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Occupational Health ServicesRenewal
Provision of Occupational Health Services for ScotRail staff. Additional information: On the 1 April 2022, the ScotRail franchise transferred to ScotRail Trains Limited, a company owned by Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) which in turn is owned by the Scottish Government.
The use of this requirement will be extended to SRH and could be extended to its other subsidiaries in the future.
Lot #2Health Surveillance ServicesRenewal
Provision of Health Surveillance Services for ScotRail staff. Additional information: On the 1 April 2022, the ScotRail franchise transferred to ScotRail Trains Limited, a company owned by Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) which in turn is owned by the Scottish Government.
The use of this requirement will be extended to SRH and could be extended to its other subsidiaries in the future.
Lot #3Drug & Alcohol testing & Medication ChecksRenewal
Provision of Drug & Alcohol testing & Medication Checks. Additional information: On the 1 April 2022, the ScotRail franchise transferred to ScotRail Trains Limited, a company owned by Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) which in turn is owned by the Scottish Government.
The use of this requirement will be extended to SRH and could be extended to its other subsidiaries in the future.
Lot #4Physiotherapy ServicesRenewal
Provision of Physiotherapy Services for ScotRail Staff. Additional information: On the 1 April 2022, the ScotRail franchise transferred to ScotRail Trains Limited, a company owned by Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) which in turn is owned by the Scottish Government.
The use of this requirement will be extended to SRH and could be extended to its other subsidiaries in the future.
Lot #5Neurodiversity ServicesRenewal
Provision of Neurodiversity Services. Additional information: On the 1 April 2022, the ScotRail franchise transferred to ScotRail Trains Limited, a company owned by Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) which in turn is owned by the Scottish Government.
The use of this requirement will be extended to SRH and could be extended to its other subsidiaries in the future.
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: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Legal form for consortia
- The contract proposed to be entered into by ScotRail with the successful Tenderer as a result of this procurement will be ScotRail’s “Services - Terms and Conditions” for each relevant Lot. Further information can be found in the ITN document. Whilst it is the intention that SRT will be the primary user of this contract, in future this contract may be utilised by other entities within the SRH Group.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 29 May 2026. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there. The timescales outlined within the 'Invitation to Request to Participate and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): Occupational Health, Health Surveillance, Drug & Alcohol testing & Medication Checks, Physiotherapy Services and Neurodiversity Services' contained within the WAX Digital portal should be adhered to. To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ and ITN via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here: https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx
- 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
SR-PACT-PROJ-0409- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037425- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a60Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 29 May 2026. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there. The timescales outlined within the 'Invitation to Request to Participate and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): Occupational Health, Health Surveillance, Drug & Alcohol testing & Medication Checks, Physiotherapy Services and Neurodiversity Services' contained within the WAX Digital portal should be adhered to. To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ and ITN via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here: https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx 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=805661. 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=830213. (SC Ref:830213)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Apr 2026 → 29 May 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Submission deadline151 days ago29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened151 days ago29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria