Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2843 Provision of Assistive Technology
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026awarded 16 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of PURCH2843 Provision of Assistive Technology
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Educational software package · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Award of PURCH2843 Provision of Framework Agreement for Assistive TechnologyAwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Section 1 - Ability to Meet the Requirements: 30%
- Section 2 - Implementation: 10%
- Section 3 - Contract Management: 10%
- Section 5 - Added Value: 5%
- price: 40%
- Section 4 - Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Section 1 - Ability to Meet the Requirements: 30%
- Section 2 - Implementation: 10%
- Section 3 - Contract Management: 10%
- Section 4 - Sustainability: 5%
- Section 5 - Added Value: 5%
- Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: - Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than ten million pounds sterling (10,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims. -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 G…
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
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.
- “PURCH2843 Provision of Assistive Technology” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Nov 2025, 15:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT
- Authority reference
PURCH2843- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025265- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea6fFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:826801)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Appointment period ends
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 19 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Invitations to tender expected284 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Admission / appointment period ends283 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published217 days ago19 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026
1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 025265-2026-PURCH2843-1
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,260,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Sight and Sound TechnologyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria