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£360,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Dec 2025awarded 25 Feb 2026
Awarded to CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & Print
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPaper supplies
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%
- Contract Management and Performance: 10%
- Ability to meet timescales: 10%
- Innovation & Added value: 5%
- Fair Work Policy: 5%
- price: 40%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
- Delivery of the Service: 25
- Contract Management and Performance: 10
- Ability to meet timescales: 10
- Sustainability: 5
- Innovation & Added value: 5
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 11:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SQA2541- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023976- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d401Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:826786)
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
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 17 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline323 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened323 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published219 days ago17 Mar 2026, 11:53 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2026, 11:53 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £46,1891 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & PrintSME | £46,189 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023976-2026-SQA2541-1 · CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & PrintSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £46,189
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 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- CPP Trading Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.