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Published 9 Apr 2025, 11:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The provision of Disposal, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of a new Performance P.A System for Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Official notice

Authority: Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£696,404published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 May 2025awarded 3 Jun 2025
Awarded to Adlib Audio

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Disposal, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of a new Performance P.A System for Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

CPV: Public address systems · Repair and maintenance services of audio equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order

    to participate in the tendering process:-

    There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance, and balance sheet strength.

    Financial requirements for trading performance and balance sheet strength should be calculated on latest filed accounts

    accounts with Companies House

    Trading Performance

    An overall positive outcome on pre tax profits over a 2 year period

    Exceptional items can be excluded from the calculation.

    The above would be expressed in the ratio Pre-Tax Profit/Turnover

    Balance Sheet strength

    Net worth of the organisation must be positive at the time of evaluation

    and organisation must not be subject to an insolvency process.

    Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets figure.

    The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets/Total Liabilities

    Companies that are only required to file abbreviated accounts, must submit a full sets of accounts

    for the most recent year filed, in order for the two year profitability requirement to be verified

    An applicant should have no outstanding issues, with regard to statutory filing

    requirements with Companies House.

    Applicants who have been trading for less than the 2 years noted above must provide

    evidence that they are complying with the above minimum financial requirements

    for the period in which they have been trading.

    Applicants who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part

    of a Group, can p…

    Minimum: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of their services, Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING 10,000,000 GBP in respect of any one claim and unlimited in the period. Pu…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
9 Apr 2025, 11:11 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
Award evaluation window
9 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
CSG006189
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030639
Classification (CPV)
Public address systemsRepair and maintenance services of audio equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff6f Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:801054)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Language: EN
Submission deadline
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £696,4041 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Adlib AudioSME£696,404 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 030639-2025-CSG006189-1 · Adlib AudioSME

    Signed
    3 Jun 2025
    Value
    £696,404
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 38 Albion Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1LHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body GlasgowContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Adlib Audio LtdAwarded supplier Adlib House, Fleming Road, Liverpool, North West, L24 9LSContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.