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Published 9 May 2025, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Servicing & Calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR Devices

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£150,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for;

servicing and calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR devices

  • Recurrence: 3 months prior to expiry.

CPV: Police services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Police Scotland require the servicing and calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR deviceRenewal

Police Scotland require the servicing and calibration of Intoximeter EC/IR device.

Servicing and calibration of the EC/IR devices, in order to carry out servicing and calibration of the EC/IR devices a company must be UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited for the servicing of the Intoximeter EC/IR devices.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 3 months prior to expiry.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Cost: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    in order to carry out servicing and calibration of the EC/IR devices a company must be UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited for the servicing of the Intoximeter EC/IR devices, or able to demonstrate that they will have the accreditation by the contract start date.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Services
Notice status
Closed
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 · 3 months prior to expiry.
First published
9 May 2025, 11:17 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 11:17 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jun 2025 – …
Authority reference
PROC-25-2906
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019986
Classification (CPV)
Police services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050f84 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed below:

Quality – Category Weight (50%)

Contract Outcome

Cost – Category Weight (10%)

Service – Category Weight (40%)

Sustainability – Category Weight (0%)

The above KPIs shall make up the Balanced Scorecard and will be used to score the Contractor`s performance. The Contract Administrator and other relevant stakeholder shall score the Contractor against the expected results using the following scores.

4 - Exceeding Expectations (100)

3 - Meeting Expectations (75)

2 - Minor Concerns (50)

1 - Major Concerns (25)

0 - Not Performing (0)

This shall take place using the Public Contract Scotland Tender Contract and Supplier Management portal yearly, half yearly or monthly depending on the overall risk status of the contract. The risk status shall be confirmed at Contract Award.

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29212. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:798387)

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
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 May 2025, 11:17 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria