Official UK procurement notice
PROC-24-2681 Supply of Rigid Plastic Containers & Lids and Suitable Trolley/Dolly
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority have a requirement for a single Contractor to supply and deliver rigid plastic containers and suitable trolley/dolly.
CPV: Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles · File storage box · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Various office equipment and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 / Quality: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical / Quality: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, the items indicated below:
SPD Question 4B5 Insurances
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and in the aggregate. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:
The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the SPD to all…
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
With reference to the nature and details of the supplies/services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the supplies/services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years and must be similar value to the contract being procured.
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for: Secure gun cabinets.
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services will be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for services.
If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.
If available, copies of completion certificates or customers' written declaration which validates the examples you have provided.
Guidance
If you cannot provide certificates or customer declarations the Authority may choose to contact customers cited directly in order to validate the experience examples you…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- 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
- 10 Nov 2025, 11:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 10:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PROC-24-2681- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072332- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dd80Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Supplier shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed below:
Quality – Category Weight (50%)
Contract Outcome – 100% KPI weight
Cost – Category Weight (20%)
Invoice Accuracy – 100% - KPI weight
Service – Category Weight (20%)
Communication – 50% - KPI weight
Management Information – 50% - KPI weight
Sustainability – Category Weight (10%)
Sustainability -100% - KPI weight
Publisher note: (SC Ref:824808)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened307 days ago23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 10:10 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedstorSME | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017181-2026-PROC-24-2681-1 · MedstorSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MedstorAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.