Official UK procurement notice
Paper Products · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2024awarded 23 Oct 2023
Awarded to Lyreco UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPaper products
- Recurrence: October 2028
CPV: Paper or paperboard registers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SQA require the supply and delivery of specialist paper products to their print rooms…AwardedRenewal
SQA require the supply and delivery of specialist paper products to their print rooms located at their Dalkeith and Glasgow sites.
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Delivery of the Service: 25%
- 2. Contract Management and Performance: 10%
- Ability to Meet Timescales: 10%
- Innovation & Added Value: 3%
- Fair Work Policy: 5%
- price: 40%
- Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (7)
- Delivery of the Service: 25
- 2. Contract Management and Performance: 10
- Ability to Meet Timescales: 10
- Sustainability: 7
- Innovation & Added Value: 3
- Fair Work Policy: 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
- Goods
- 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 · October 2028
- First published
- 18 Jun 2024, 11:39 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SQA2473- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024144- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0470b0Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:826840)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 23 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jul 2024 → 17 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened23 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published219 days ago17 Mar 2026, 14:44 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2024- Deadline moved to 23 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST23 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST+0 days · was 23 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2026, 14:44 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 23 Jul 2024 | 23 Jul 2024 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 23 Jul 2024 | 23 Jul 2024 | +0 d |
Issue with postbox
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £132,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Oct 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyreco UK Limited | £132,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024144-2026-SQA2473-1 · Lyreco UK Limited
- Signed
- 23 Oct 2023
- Value
- £132,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LyrecoAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.