Official UK procurement notice
SC 0107 - Books & Merchandise
Authority: Scottish Canals
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Canals (otherwise referred to as “SC” in this document), is issuing this Invitation to Tender (ITT) in respect of establishing a contract with one supplier who can provide Scottish Canals with the necessary books they require. As part of this contract SC are including the supply of merchandise items ie pocket money toys as an optional item. The successful supplier will be required to manage stock replenishment and re-ordering.
CPV: Library books
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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)
- Quality will represent 40%: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality will represent 40%: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Aug 2025, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 09:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SC 0107- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082762- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585bcFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:818504)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 09:56 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 09:56 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomond Books LtdSME | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 082762-2025-SC0107-1 · Lomond Books LtdSME
- Signed
- 5 Dec 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lomond Books LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria