Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Consultation Analyses for the Scottish Sentencing Council
Authority: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) aim to appoint a principle supplier and a reserve supplier to deliver consultation analyses services for the Scottish Sentencing Council (SSC). The contract will have an initial duration of two years, with two one-year optional extensions (2+1+1), taken at SCTS' discretion.
- Recurrence: Yes, the re-tender process will most likely begin in winter 2028
CPV: Data analysis services · Research services · Social research services · Survey analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance (If applicable)
Professional Indemnity
Minimum: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance (If applicable) - 5,000,000 GBP Professional Indemnity - 250,000 GBP - Technical & professional ability
Please provide 2 relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years as specified in the contract notice: (examples from both public and/or private sector)
For each example the bidder must complete the template provided and provide the following information but not be limited to:
Requirement:
- Full scope of the contract to include what services are being supplied
- Customer name
- Contract Start Date and Contract End Dates
- Contract Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 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
- Yes · Yes, the re-tender process will most likely begin in winter 2028
- First published
- 10 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SCTS-2025-010- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058776- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Diffley Partnership awarded as the Principle Supplier, and Wellside Research awarded as Reserve Supplier (SC Ref:810623)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
21 Apr 2025 → 23 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected21 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published394 days ago23 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Status changed to active21 May 2025, 14:47 BST
- Procurement method changed21 May 2025, 14:47 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST21 May 2025, 14:47 BST
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Diffley PartnershipSME, Wellside Research LtdSMEjoint award | £142,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058776-2025-SCTS-2025-010-1 · The Diffley PartnershipSME, Wellside Research LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2025
- Value
- £142,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The Diffley PartnershipAwarded supplier
- Wellside Research LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.