Official UK procurement notice
PROC 25 2968 -Expert Witness Services (Professional Services)
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority (“the Authority”) on behalf of Police Scotland has a requirement for Professional Medical Witness Services to support an ongoing investigation. The services of qualified and experienced professional Neurosurgeons are required to review the medical evidence and records available to support Police Scotland and the Crown & Procurator Fiscal Service (“COPFS”).
CPV: Expert witness services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Police Authority (“the Authority”) on behalf of Police Scotland has a…AwardedPublished value£250,000
The Scottish Police Authority (“the Authority”) on behalf of Police Scotland has a requirement for Professional Medical Witness Services to support an ongoing investigation. The services of qualified and experienced professional Neurosurgeons are required to review the medical evidence and records available to support Police Scotland and the Crown & Procurator Fiscal Service (“COPFS”). Full details are available in the word version of the contract notice and tender documents uploaded to the attachments section of the PCST Project Number 30186.
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 (2)
- Technical Envelope (PCST): 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope (PCST): 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Please see full details in the Contract Notice uploaded to the Attachments section of the PCST project including details of SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
- Economic & financial standing
Please see full details in the Contract Notice uploaded to the Attachments section of the PCST project including details of SPD Question 4B5 Insurances and EPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing.
Minimum: Please see full details in the Contract Notice uploaded to the Attachments section of the PCST project. - Technical & professional ability
Please see full details in the Contract Notice uploaded to the Attachments section of the PCST project including details of SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability and SPD Question 4C.6.1 Technical and Professional Ability (Qualifications).
Minimum: Please see full details in the Contract Notice uploaded to the Attachments section of the PCST project - Technical & professional ability
SPD Question 4C.6.1 Technical and Professional Ability (Qualifications) will apply. Experts will require the professional qualifications contained in the Contract Notice, a copy of which is uploaded to the PCST project attachments area.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 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
- 3 Oct 2025, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 25 2968- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009550- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a827Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed in the Contract notice uploaded to the attachments area of the PCST project.
- Review procedure
Per the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Publisher note: Estimated Contract value GBP222,222 but right reserved to spend up to GBP999,999 (SC Ref:822524)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline358 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened358 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published267 days ago3 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMLEPSME | £999,999 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009550-2026-PROC 25 2968-1 · TMLEPSME
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2026
- Value
- £999,999
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TMLEPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.