Official UK procurement notice
PROC 25 - 3260 Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing & Management and Maintenance services
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) require a competent Contractor in place for Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing, Management and Maintenance Services.
The Authority’s radio mast portfolio is situated throughout Scotland.
- Recurrence: 3-4 years
CPV: Masts · Mobile telephones · Radio masts · Telecommunications equipment · Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Open Tender - FTSRenewal
Open Tender - FTS.
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 (PCS-T).
The Authority requires a Contractor to continue delivering the following services, including but not limited to:
service include:
- managing mast repairs/works based on condition surveys;
- mast access arrangements;
-negotiating new licences-arranging rent reviews of existing sharers on the mast location and to encourage new sharers to the sites to increase annual revenue;
- It will also be the remit to determine if there any efficiencies in terms management (rates, electricity recharges) or releasing loss making non-operationally required sites for consideration by the SPA;
- decommissioning of sites which are no longer required; and
- rates recovery -Police Scotland will act as a client function and arrange for any rental invoicing/debt collection of licence fees and rates and electricity due from sharers.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- 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
- 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 & Products Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims (public liability) and 5 million GBP in the annual aggregate (product liability).
-Professional Indemnity 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 Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
- Motor Insurance in respect of any Contractor and or Contractor Personnel vehicles used in relation to the Contract with unlimited cover for death or personal injury, and cover (for a single event or series of related events and in the aggregate) of not less than five million pounds (5,000,000).
- Cyber Liability Insurance to the extent of not less than TWO MILLION POUNDS (2,000,000) in respect of each claim and in the aggregate;
- The Contractor shall effect and shall maintain appropriate Contracts Works insurance for instances where the Contractor undertakes physical works, installation or construction activities.
SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:
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- Technical & professional ability
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
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.
The experience provided will be for projects of a similar value, size duration and scope- please provide this detail.
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services – Radio Masts portfolio marketing, management and maintenance services is 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 have provided without any further reference to you.
4C 6.1: Qualifications
Qualifications - The Contractor shall ensure that suitably qualified Radio Mast Engineers form part of the contract delivery team. All Radio Mast Engineers involved in delivering the Contract must hold valid and up to date MATS (Mast and Tower Safety) including Climber and Rescue Certificate throughout the contract period.
Where rope access techniques are used, the Contractor shall also ensure that rel…
- 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
- Closed
- 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 · 3-4 years
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 09:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 25 - 3260- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067021- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb58Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the contract, the Contractor(s) shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) :
Quality – Category Weight (30%)
Contract Outcome 80%
Continual Improvement/ Innovation 20%
Cost – Category Weight (20%)
Invoice Accuracy 100%
Service – Category Weight (40%)
Communication 40%
Complaints 40%
Management Information 20%
Sustainability – Category Weight (10%)
Sustainability (Sustainable Processes) 50%
Community Benefits 50%
The above KPIs shall make up the Balanced Scorecard and will be used to score the Contractor`s performance. The Contract Administrator and other relevant stakeholder shall score the Contractor against the expected results using the following scores.
4 - Exceeding Expectations (100)
3 - Meeting Expectations (75)
2 - Minor Concerns (50)
1 - Major Concerns (25)
0 - Not Performing (0)
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 Technical and Professional Ability Assessment of Employment Status Living Wage Equality and Diversity Subcontractor Detail Data Protection The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31923. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Please refer to the Sub-Contracting clause set out within the terms and conditions. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided within the ITT. (SC Ref:836292)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Jul 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published102 days ago16 Jul 2026, 09:01 BST
- Bids opened74 days ago13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 09:01 BST+4 days · was 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 13 Aug 2026 | 17 Aug 2026 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 13 Aug 2026 | 17 Aug 2026 | +4 d |
Delay in PCS-T Tender publish
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.