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Published 8 Apr 2025, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

sportscotland Active Schools Programme Evaluation

Official notice

Authority: The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£50,000exc. VAT3.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 May 2025awarded 2 Jun 2025
Awarded to Research Scotland

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of contract for Active Schools delivery beyond 2027.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As per ITTAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: up to 6 months optional extensionVariant 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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per ITT

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Apr 2025, 16:29 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2025, 14:10 BST
Award evaluation window
8 May 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030612
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff1a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:801038)

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
8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 May 2025 → 6 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 14:10 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2025, 14:10 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £48,0501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2222 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Research ScotlandSME£48,050 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 030612-2025-1 · Research ScotlandSME

    Signed
    2 Jun 2025
    Value
    £48,050
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
22bids · 22 electronic · 22 from abroad22——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion Doges, Templeton on the Green, 62 Templeton Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 1DAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Research ScotlandAwarded supplier Spiersbridge House, 1 Spiersbridge Way, Glasgow, Scotland, G46 8NG

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