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Published 26 Jun 2025, 17:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Peebles High School and Galashiels Academy Full Schools Decant

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Borders Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£108,597published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2025awarded 9 Sept 2025
Awarded to Clockwork Removals
Contract term 3 moends 28 Nov 2025 · starts 27 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) sought Bidder responses to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to procure a single relocation contractor to carry out full school decant and ethical disposal services for both Peebles High School and Galashiels Academy.

CPV: Relocation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 mo
Contract period: 27 Aug 2025 – 28 Nov 2025 (3 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to SPD and tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jun 2025, 17:07 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference
1001423
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055046
Classification (CPV)
Relocation services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM91)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055486 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Contract performance will be managed using a Performance Management Plan, further details are included within the tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority incorporated a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract which was communicated to tenderers. The Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI,2015 No446) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sherriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the award being published on the Find a Tender service (FTS) or within 30 days of the date to those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within six months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:809717)

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
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    27 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until360 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £108,5971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Clockwork RemovalsSME£108,597 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 055046-2025-1001423-1 · Clockwork RemovalsSME

    Signed
    9 Sept 2025
    Value
    £108,597
    Period
    … – 28 Nov 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Borders Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Scotland, TD6 0SAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body JedburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Clockwork RemovalsAwarded supplier 7 Granton Pier, Lochinvar Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH5 1HFContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria