Official UK procurement notice
RBGE - Bespoke and specialist exhibition display production design & fitout services
Authority: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBGE would like to commission a specialist exhibition fit-out contractor to work with us to deliver the production design, build and installation of interpretative displays for the Palm Houses.
CPV: Exhibition equipment · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£385,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Goods
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
RBGE 2025-068- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052936- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06add0Find a Tender
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=831176. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:831176) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=831176
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Jun 2026 → 7 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published140 days ago4 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
- Submission deadline107 days ago7 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened107 days ago7 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtsReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria