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Published 2 Dec 2025, 17:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Serviced and Non Serviced Accommodation Data

Official notice

Authority: VisitScotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£240,000exc. VAT9.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 14 Apr 2026
Awarded to Key Data

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VisitScotland is looking to contract a suitably qualified supplier to provide Serviced and Non Serviced Accommodation Data. Full description is available in the Statement of Requirement.

  • Recurrence: 48 months

CPV: Statistical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1VisitScotland is looking to contract a suitably qualified supplier to provide Serviced…AwardedRenewalPublished value£240,000

VisitScotland is looking to contract a suitably qualified supplier to provide Serviced and Non Serviced Accommodation Data as per requirement details provided in the Statement of Requirement.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for up to 3x 12 months · up to 3 x 12 month extensionsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Understanding of the requirement, demonstrable capacity and availability to meet the service requirement: 25%
  • Overall approach and methodology (this will include a draft programme): 15%
  • Innovation and creativity of approach, outputs and deliverables: 15%
  • Applied Experience/knowledge of proposed project team: 5%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Understanding of the requirement, demonstrable capacity and availability to meet the service requirement: 25
  • Overall approach and methodology (this will include a draft programme): 15
  • Innovation and creativity of approach, outputs and deliverables: 15
  • Applied Experience/knowledge of proposed project team: 5
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    VS may seek a Parent Company Guarantee if available.

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    VS may carry out independent Financial Credit checks on your organisation. The checks undertaken shall provide VS with information on your organisation’s risk rating.

    It shall be at VS discretion whether we deem the risk to be unacceptable and therefore may exclude your organisation from being taken any further in the Procurement process.

    VS also reserve the right to request further information, if no information can be found within the Credit rating system, or the information is incomplete.

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    SPD Question 4B.5.1 – It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance in accordance with any legal obligation for the time

    being in force = 5,000,000(GBP)

    Public Liability Insurance = 2,000,000(GBP) for any one incident and unlimited in total

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    Please add details of any other relevant insurance policies you may have, along with the level of cover held.

  • Technical & professional ability

    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.

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    Bidders are required to provide 3 recent case studies detailing their experience over the last 6 years of providing services of similar scale and value.

    Case studies should (where possible) also include client name/telephone/ e -mail address information, dates and contract values. VS will have discretion to choose from the list, and thereafter obtain at least two references from the bidder’s client base.

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    Bidders must demonstrate they have relevant experience of delivering similar services to our requirements.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 48 months
First published
2 Dec 2025, 17:03 GMT
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jan 2026 – …
Authority reference
VSEH25031
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034006
Classification (CPV)
Statistical services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed63 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:829402)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jan 2026 → 15 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline272 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened272 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published190 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £218,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Key DataSME£218,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 034006-2026-VSEH25031-1 · Key DataSME

    Signed
    14 Apr 2026
    Value
    £218,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

VisitScotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawMarketing/Tourism Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Key DataAwarded supplier PO Box 1652, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, US, 32459Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.