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Published 16 Dec 2024, 15:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Livestreaming of Committees, Meetings & Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£175,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jan 2025awarded 31 Mar 2025
Awarded to Precise Audio Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority required a suitably experienced and competent supplier for the Provision of Live Streaming of Board and Committee Meetings, in order to continue to meet the longstanding ongoing commitment for accessibility and transparency in governance.

  • Recurrence: Contract may be re-tendered at the end date of the current contract.

CPV: Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction · Microphones and loudspeakers · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Television and audio-visual equipment · Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open tender (FTS)AwardedRenewalPublished value£175,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Initial contract term is 3 years, with 2 x optional extension periods of up to 12 months each, to be taken at the sole discretion of the Authority. Contract may be renewed at the end of contract term.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 4A1a

    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.

  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Question 4B6 - Financial Standing

    Credit Safe:

    The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the SPD to allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.

    SPD Question 4B5 - Insurance

    Insurance:

    Tenderers are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below. Where a Tenderer does not hold or commit to obtaining the types and levels of insurance indicated, the SPA will exclude the Tenderer from the competition

    Minimum: Credit Safe Check: Within such reports, the risk of business failure is expressed as a score of below 30 (high risk of business failure). In the event that a company is determined to have a risk failure rating of below 30 i.e. that the company is considered to have a high risk of…
  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical 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.

    You must describe in sufficient detail the required experience in terms of the specific supplies/services, the number of required examples, the minimum duration of experience e.g. 3 years and the value / scope of the previous projects e.g. must be of 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 stated within the tender documents.

    Minimum: 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 and must be similar value to the contract being procured. Ten…
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
Goods
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 · Contract may be re-tendered at the end date of the current contract.
First published
16 Dec 2024, 15:59 GMT
Last source update
2 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
PROC-24-2661
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012622
Classification (CPV)
Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproductionMicrophones and loudspeakersRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipmentTelevision and audio-visual equipmentTelevision and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c874 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the contract, the Provider shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed below:

  1. Quality - Quality Section Weight (30%)

KPI: Contract Outcome (100%)

  1. Service - Quality Section Weight (30%)

KPI: Communication (100%)

  1. Cost - Quality Section Weight (20%)

KPI: Invoice Accuracy (100%)

  1. Sustainability - Quality Section Weight (20%)

KPI: Sustainable Processes (100%)

Publisher note: (SC Ref:794865)

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
20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
3600 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2025 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £175,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Precise Audio LtdSME£175,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012622-2025-1 · Precise Audio LtdSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £175,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Precise Audio LtdAwarded supplier Unit K14 Clyde Workshops, Fullarton Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G32 8YLContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.