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Published 15 Sept 2025, 13:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and delivery of Bakery Products

Official notice

Authority: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025awarded 1 Mar 2026
Awarded to MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) Ltd, Stag Bakeries Limited4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of bakery products to the local authority area

CPV: Bakery products

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1LewisAwarded

Supply and delivery of bakery products.

Delivery: Scotland · Local authority sites across the area.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2HarrisAwarded

Supply and delivery of bakery products

Delivery: Scotland · Local authority sites across Harris
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3UistsAwarded

Supply and delivery of bakery products

Delivery: Scotland · Local authority sites across the Uists
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4BarraAwarded

Supply and delivery of bakery products

Delivery: Scotland · Local authority sites across Barra
Variant 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
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
15 Sept 2025, 13:25 BST
Last source update
6 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020606
Classification (CPV)
Bakery products
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM64)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059a50 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see tender documents.

Publisher note: PCS Tender project code is project_211914 ITT code is itt_60374 (SC Ref:825493)

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
17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published230 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £720,0004 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 1 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Lewis1 award
Stag Bakeries LimitedSME£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Harris1 award
Stag Bakeries LimitedSME£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Uists1 award
MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) LtdSME£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Barra1 award
MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) LtdSME£180,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lewis2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Harris2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
3 · Uists2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
4 · Barra2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Scotland, HS1 2BWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CNESReview body StornowayContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) LtdAwarded supplier Uachdar, Isle of Benbecula, Balivanich, Scotland, HS7 5LYContact email, phone
  • Stag Bakeries LimitedAwarded supplier 8 Cannery Road, Stornoway, Scotland, HS1 2SFContact email, phone

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