Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Audio Visual (AV) services for Scottish Ministers
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Government regularly holds events for which a professional and reliable Audio Visual (AV) provision of service is required. Requirements for individual events are dependent on a range of factors including: location, national priorities and scale of the event.
CPV: Event services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 (7)
- Operational Support: 30
- General Understanding: 40
- Proposed team: 20
- Community Benefits: 2.5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: 2.5
- price: 30
Published award criteria (8)
- Operational Support: 30
- General Understanding: 40
- Proposed team: 20
- Community Benefits: 2.5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: 2.5%
- Climate Emergency: 0
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4B.4 -The bidder confirms the name, value and/or range of the financial ratios specified in the relevant Contract Notice.
4B.5 - The Bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance
cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
4B.4 -
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.8. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total current assets divided by
Total current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
4B.5 -
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance - 2,000,000 GBP (A sum not less than)
Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP (A sum not less than)
Employees Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP (A sum not less than)
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4C.7 - Provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.
4C.10 - Provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract: Bidders will be required to confirm
whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
4C.7 -
Production and submission of evidence of steps taken to build awareness of …
- Technical & professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4C.7 - Provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.
4C.10 - Provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract: Bidders will be required to confirm
whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
4C.7 -
Production and submission of evidence of steps taken to build awareness of the climate emergency and consideration of how the
organisation plans to respond to it. This should include details of planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions.
4C.10 -
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 5 Dec 2025, 08:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
818368- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017177- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef41Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:824745)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 26 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published244 days ago26 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions | £550,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017177-2026-CASE / 818368-1 · YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2026
- Value
- £550,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy ProductionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.