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Official UK procurement notice

Removal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2024awarded 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award 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 published
Lot #1Award of contract for Removal Services at the Scottish ParliamentAwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK · Scotland and Northern England
Extensions: Up to 36 months at the sole discretion of the SPCBSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50%
  • Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50
  • Cost: 50
Conditions of participation3
  • 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 …

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Relocation services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b665 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
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
Admission period ends
16 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Dec 2024 → 12 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    24 Jan 2025
  3. Notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 14:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Aug 2025, 14:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2025

1 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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Contracting authorityDevolved ParliamentLegislative Body The Scottish Parliament, Procurement Services, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH99 1SPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview contact point Edinburgh
  • THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTReview body EDINBURGHContact email

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.