Official UK procurement notice
Removal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of contract to provide Removal Services
- Recurrence: 8 years after award date
CPV: Relocation services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Award of contract for Removal Services at the Scottish ParliamentAwardedRenewal
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 (2)
- Technical: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 50
- Cost: 50
- Suitability
SPD question 4A.1 - Not used
SPD question 4A.2 - Not used
- Economic & financial standing
For SPD question 4B.1 to 4B.4 - Not used
For SPD question 4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employers Liability Insurance 5,000,000GBP
Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000GBP
For SPD question 4B.6 - The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. We highly recommend that tenderers review their financial performance on Creditsafe to understand their credit score rating which will be used by the SPCB to evaluate the financial standing of the tenderer and that they read the information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at www.creditsafe.com/products/business-cr… ↗
The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must submit evidence to support a stable an…
Minimum: The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the… - Technical & professional ability
SPD question 4C.1 - Not used
For SPD question 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Any submission that does not demonstrate experience in delivering the services will be regarded as a fail and will not be considered further.
Please note that weightings have been applied to the subsection of 4C.1.2 as follows:
(i) 35% (ii) 20% (iii) 20% (iv) 25%.
Scores will be allocated according the following matrix:
0 Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate previous experience relevant to this criterion.
1 Poor - Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response shows some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience.
2 Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response demonstrates broad previous experience but lack detail in some aspects.
3 Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good amount of relevant experience.
4 Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates thorough relevant experience.
SPD question 4C.2 - 4C.3 - Not used
For SPD question 4C.4 - if bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements …
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Removal Services” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Restricted 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 8 years after award date
- First published
- 14 Nov 2024, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2025, 14:21 BST
- Authority reference
NIC-SER-515- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048066- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b665Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
In order to ensure the highest standards of service quality in this contract the SPCB requires the contractor to take a positive approach to fair work practices. Full details of all performance conditions are set out in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:803738)
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 16 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 12 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected24 Jan 2025
- Notice published12 Aug 2025, 14:21 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2025, 14:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 048066-2025-NIC-SER-515-1
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £106,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview contact point
- THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- Kwikshift European Transportation and Logistics LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.