Official UK procurement notice
Scottish Health Survey 2026: Provision of a laboratory services for salivary cotinine and anabasine analysis
Authority: The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Centre for Social Research is inviting interested parties to submit a proposal for the provision of Laboratory Services to conduct salivary cotinine and anabasine analysis to support the 2026 Scottish Health Survey (SHeS 2026). SHeS 2026 has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to the Scottish Centre for Social Research, who require a sub-processor to carry out cotinine and anabasine analysis for the study
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£81,125
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 response: 65%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical response: 65
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Jun 2025, 15:50 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2025, 11:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SHeS26_cot- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048347- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05539aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The supplier must comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Personal data will only be stored and processed within the UK.
Ahead of any personal data being shared, the supplier must sign NatCen’s Third Party Agreement and all staff handling confidential data must sign a non-disclosure agreement (see Annex C). Suppliers are not required to complete these as part of the tender process.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:807195)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 31 Dec 2027 · 4 dates- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Aug 2025, 11:47 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid until31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2025, 11:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioApp Solutions LimitedSME | £73,920 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 048347-2025-SHeS26_cot_ITT-1 · BioApp Solutions LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2025
- Value
- £73,920
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BioApp Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria