Official UK procurement notice
SPPD - Publishing, Print, Design & Associated Services (PPDAS) 2025
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement is for the Provision of Publishing, Print, Design & Associated Services (PPDAS) across the Scottish Public Sector.
- Recurrence: Within 4 years
CPV: Bookbinding and finishing services · Design support services · Designs · Digital mapping services · Display cases · Display units · Exhibition stands · Graphic design services · Graphic display panels · Information and promotion products · Printed stationery except forms · Printing and distribution services · +7 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with…AwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The current Publishing, Print, Design & Associated Services (PPDAS) framework is due to expire on 30 September 2025. The agreement is for a period of 4 years. The Contractor must be able to provide the full range of services as detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents to Public Sector Bodies on a cost effective and best value basis.
These include (but are not limited) to the following:
- Design Services
- Publishing Services
- Print Services
- Display Materials
- Promotional Items
- Distribution Services
- Delivery Services
- Other Services
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: 65%
- Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65
- Cost: 35
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of 0.8 or greater. See Part 4B question 4 of the SPD. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing as this may lead to exclusion by SG.
SPPD may seek audited accounts/Financial statements to support the bid.
In the event that the bidder does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the tenderer may still be eligible for consideration where their Tender Submission is supported by a Parent Company Guarantee. Where the bidder does not have a Parent Company some other form of assurance such as a performance bond may be acceptable.
Minimum: It is a requirement of this framework that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded framework/contract the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Professional Indemnity Insurance: 1 million GBP per incident - See Q4B.5.1a …
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “SPPD - Publishing, Print, Design & Associated Services (PPDAS) 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Within 4 years
- First published
- 12 Sept 2024, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SP-24-006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053293- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a5aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Publisher note: The Framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies regulated as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loan Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of Section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more thank half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisation. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies. The estimated total value of 40,000,000 GBP advised at II.1.7 is a genuine estimate, which may be exceeded for services within scope, up to a value of 60,000,000 GBP. (SC Ref:808204)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Dec 2024 → 2 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected11 Dec 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2025- Published value updated to £40,000,00019 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMTwas £32,000,000
- Status changed to active19 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Deadline published: 26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT19 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 053293-2025-SP-24-006-1
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2025
- Value
- £40,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- APS Group (Scotland ) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.