Official UK procurement notice
PROC 25-3181 - Provision of Removals, Relocations, Disposal and Storage Services (Framework Agreement)
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has a Multi-Supplier Framework in place for the Provision of Removals, Relocations, Disposal and Storage Services which is due to expire on the 31st January 2027. The Authority is required to re-tender this opportunity. This will be the 3rd generation
Framework Agreement.
The Authority requires a Contractor(s) to deliver a variety of removal, relocation disposal and storage services for business and domestic properties, these services include the following points but not limited to:
- - Packing service of belongings (as and when requested by the Authority);
- - Dismantling and re-assembling items of furniture (as and when requested by the Authority);
- - Removal of business and domestic items, furniture and belongings from properties;
- - Storage of business and domestic items, furniture belongings from properties;
- - Delivery of business and domestic items, furniture belongings from properties;
- - Disposal of business and domestic items, furniture belongings from properties.
- Recurrence: The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be for three (3) years from the Framework start date with the option to extend for a further one (1) period up to twelve (12) months in duration at the sole discretion of the Authority.
CPV: Relocation services · Storage services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1East TerritoryCancelledRenewalceiling above
Open Tender.
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland shall be the procurement lead for this Framework and shall contract manage the Framework during its term.
All queries relating to this tender must be submitted to the Scottish Police Authority only via the Q&A portal on Public Contract Scotland
Tender.
Lot #2North TerritoryCancelledRenewalceiling above
Open Tender - FTS.
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland shall be the procurement lead for this Framework and shall contract manage the Framework during its term.
All queries relating to this tender must be submitted to the Scottish Police Authority only via the Q&A portal on Public Contract Scotland.
Lot #3West TerritoryCancelledRenewalceiling above
Open Tender
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland shall be the procurement lead for this Framework and shall contract manage the Framework during its term.
All queries relating to this tender must be submitted to the Scottish Police Authority only via the Q&A portal on Public Contract Scotland
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · East Territory | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · North Territory | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 · West Territory | 40% | 60% |
- 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.
If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
SPD Question 4B5 Insurances:
It is a requirement of this Framework that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Framework, indicated below:
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.
Goods in Transit Insurance. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Goods in Transit 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 t…
- 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
With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the 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: Removals,Relocations, Disposal and Storage Services
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services will be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for goods and 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 have provided without any further reference to you.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
- “PROC 25-3181 - Provision of Removals, Relocations, Disposal and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be for three (3) years from the Framework start date with the option to extend for a further
one (1) period up to twelve (12) months in duration at the sole discretion of the Authority.
- First published
- 5 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 25-3181- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092781- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af09Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor(s) shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) outlined within the ITT Documents
Publisher note: Economic Operators Applicable to OJEU/FTS Notices: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please refer to the published Contract Notice document which can be found within the attachments areas of the PCS-T portal which details the requirements and additional detail relating to: SPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements SPD Question 4D.1 Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements Assessment of Employment Status Living Wage Equality and Diversity Subcontractor Detail Data Protection The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. Community benefits are included in this requirement. A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided within the ITT (SC Ref:843645)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends111 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 74 days4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 2:North Territory
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Lot 1: East Territory
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3:West Territory
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · East Territory | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
| 2 · North Territory | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 3 · West Territory | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Healthcare Improvement ScotlandContracting authority
- NHS 24Contracting authority
- Scottish Ambulance ServiceContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Clockwork RemovalsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.