Official UK procurement notice
Post Incident Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority has a requirement for Post-Incident Support Services.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is committed to taking all reasonable precautions for protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees. The SFRS shall operate this arrangement to:
-Support the Post Incident Support Policy
-Support the SFRS Mental Health Strategy
-Establish risk control measures, to reduce occupational injuries and ill health
-Ensure a safe and healthy work environment
The Service recognises that in some circumstances, individuals may require further specialist support following their exposure to a potentially traumatising event and these arrangements therefore set out the mechanisms in place to ensure such support is available to all staff.
- Recurrence: Prior to the expiry of this contract.
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£675,449
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 (15)
- Implementation: 15
- Service Coverage: 10
- Psychological Resilience and Post Incident Support Training: 10
- Manager Support Following Traumatic Events: 10
- Policy Development: 5
- Partnership Working: 5
- Innovation – Clinical Innovation: 2.5
- Innovation – Digital Innovation: 2.5
- Early Identification & Initial Response: 10
- Treatment Delivery & Continuity: 10
- Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Monitoring: 5
- Fair Work: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Equalities: 5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (15)
- Implementation: 15
- Service Coverage: 10
- Psychological Resilience and Post Incident Support Training: 10
- Manager Support Following Traumatic Events: 10
- Policy Development: 5
- Partnership Working: 5
- Innovation – Clinical Innovation: 2.5
- Innovation – Digital Innovation: 2.5
- Early Identification & Initial Response: 10
- Treatment Delivery & Continuity: 10
- Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Monitoring: 5
- Fair Work: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Equalities: 5
- Price: 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- Yes · Prior to the expiry of this contract.
- First published
- 10 Nov 2025, 14:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 10:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
T3A-078-2526- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069010- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ddd6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Scotland Excel (SXL) will be acting on behalf of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) in the execution of this procurement exercise but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime. (SC Ref:838112)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 22 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected317 days ago8 Dec 2025
- Bids opened251 days ago12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline244 days ago19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published91 days ago22 Jul 2026, 10:26 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Published value published: £675,44913 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Status changed to active13 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT13 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Deadline moved to 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT4 Feb 2026, 09:11 GMT+7 days · was 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 10:26 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 12 Feb 2026 | 19 Feb 2026 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 12 Feb 2026 | 19 Feb 2026 | +7 d |
Following recent updates to the pricing schedule, SFRS has decided to extend the tender submission deadline by one week. This extension is intended to provide suppliers with sufficient time to review the changes and complete any additional work required.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 10 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| People Asset Management LtdSME | £675,449 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069010-2026-T3A 078 2526-1 · People Asset Management LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £675,449
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- People Asset Management LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria