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Published 30 Jul 2024, 09:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SR390 Station Security Software

Official notice

Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited

GoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2024awarded 18 Dec 2024
Awarded to Tentacle Solutions Scotland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ScotRail have awarded this procurement to supply and support off the shelf security software for our stations. The supplier must be able to supply software currently available on the market and they currently have in place with customers with similar requirements to ScotRail. The software will support the delivery of security obligations across the ScotRail estate. The current security sweep requirements cover 11 railway stations and a total of 171 check points across the 11 locations; the service must be scalable to include additional business areas, check points and users as required. The service must be fully implemented and ready to go live from 1st April 2025.

CPV: Security software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contract term will be an initial 3 years from the commencement date, thereafter ScotRail may extend the contract beyond the initial term on a maximum of 5 (five) occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion at ScotRail’s sole discretionSecond stage: 2–null candidates invited to tenderVariant 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 (2)
  • Technical & Service: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical & Service: 60
  • Price: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
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
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
30 Jul 2024, 09:02 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2025, 14:02 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011130
Classification (CPV)
Security software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0485c3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:794297)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Sept 2024 → 25 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Invitations to tender expected
    6 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 14:02 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2025, 14:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tentacle Solutions Scotland LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ScotRail Trains Limited

Contracting authorityRailway services Atrium Court, , 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6HQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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