Official UK procurement notice
The Supply and Delivery of City No-Code Pilot Programme
Authority: City of Glasgow College (Education)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT16.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025awarded 18 Sept 2025
Awarded to Greater Things
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProgramme delivery services for a Regional No-Code pilot programme to support new business models by existing businesses and the establishment of new innovative business ventures.
CPV: Application service providers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Approach: 10%
- Experience and Competency: 10%
- Quality: 10%
- Implementation and Scalability Plan: 10%
- Modern Slavery: 5%
- Fair Work Practices: 5%
- ED&I: 5%
- price: 30%
- Programme Sustainability: 10%
- Carbon Emissions: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Approach: 10
- Experience and Competency: 10
- Quality: 10
- Programme Sustainability: 10
- Implementation and Scalability Plan: 10
- Modern Slavery: 5
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- ED&I: 5
- Carbon Emissions: 5
- Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Economic and financial standing (SPD Part 4B) Please refer to Part 4 B Economic and Financial Standing of the SPD The College will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidder's financial status. Bidders must confirm within their response to the relevant question within the 'Qua…
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CS/CoGC/25/30- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057770- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ddcFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:810629)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Aug 2025 → 18 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published399 days ago18 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £208,3331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater ThingsSME | £208,333 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057770-2025-CS/CoGC/25/30-1 · Greater ThingsSME
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2025
- Value
- £208,333
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Greater ThingsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria