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Published 14 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PROC 25 - 3260 Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing & Management and Maintenance services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #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.
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The duration of the contract shall be for three (3) years from the contract 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.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
MastsMobile telephonesRadio mastsTelecommunications equipmentTelecommunications services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb58 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jul 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published102 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 09:01 BST
  2. Bids opened74 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline70 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    16 Jul 2026, 09:01 BST
    +4 days · was 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.213 Aug 202617 Aug 2026+4 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.713 Aug 202617 Aug 2026+4 d

Delay in PCS-T Tender publish

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 4EHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.