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Published 17 Oct 2024, 10:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Thriving Communities Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Stirling Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM77)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2024awarded 30 May 2025
Lots 3max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This procurement is concerned with creating a framework to support the delivery of Thriving Community development projects. External stakeholders and organisations will be sought to work alongside the council to co-design a programme of work across Stirling to support the Thriving Community vision. This framework will, primarily, provide support to communities in Stirling to help them address issues which are important to them, enabling them to build on the resources they have, such as knowledge, skills, ideas, experiences and material assets.

CPV: Civic betterment and community facility support services · Community action programme · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 30 suppliers · 21 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.7 per place) · 24 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Community EngagementCancelledRenewal

Seeking groups/organisations to engage with communities to widen and diversify participation view a view to communities having a more equitable role in decision making and relationship building.

Delivery: Scotland · Stirling
Extensions: Option to extend by a further 12 months following initial two year period.Variant bids: not allowed
85322000 Community action programme98000000 Other community, social and personal services98133100 Civic betterment and community facility support services
Lot #2Co-Designing Services Within CommunitiesCancelledRenewal

Seeking creative, dynamic and collaborative facilitators to support the co-design process with communities.

Delivery: Scotland · Stirling
Extensions: An optional extension of 12 months may follow the end of the initial 24 month periodVariant bids: not allowed
85322000 Community action programme98000000 Other community, social and personal services98133100 Civic betterment and community facility support services
Lot #3Place-Based Working/Design & Community Asset TransferCancelledRenewal

Seeking support to work collaboratively with residents, working together with the best available resources to build a person centred, bottom-up approach to meet the unique needs of those living within Stirling communities.

Delivery: Scotland · Stirling
Extensions: A 12 month extension may follow the initial 24 month periodVariant bids: not allowed
85322000 Community action programme98000000 Other community, social and personal services98133100 Civic betterment and community facility support services

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 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Thriving Communities Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Oct 2024, 10:49 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 15:20 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
SC2425-0019
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059789
Classification (CPV)
Civic betterment and community facility support servicesCommunity action programmeOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM77)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ad2f Find a Tender

Publisher note: Three-year framework (two years plus an optional one-year extension). This is a flexible framework and applications for new admissions may be opened at any point during the framework's life, and the decision as and when to do so will be within the sole discretion of the council. (SC Ref:811285)

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
Appointment period ends
25 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

18 Nov 2024 → 25 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published395 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 15:20 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 25 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    11 Nov 2024, 11:39 GMT
    +7 days · was 18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 15:20 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    25 Sept 2025, 15:20 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.218 Nov 202425 Nov 2024+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.718 Nov 202425 Nov 2024+7 d

Extension to submission of bids due to question deadline extension into 15 November.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 24admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2120 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 30 May 2025

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £166,666, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Community Engagement

    Signed
    30 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Co-Designing Services Within Communities

    Signed
    30 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Place-Based Working/Design & Community Asset Transfer

    Signed
    30 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Community Engagement21bids · 21 electronic · 21 from abroad20——
2 · Co-Designing Services Within Communities19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad17——
3 · Place-Based Working/Design & Community Asset Transfer13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad13——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Stirling Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Finance, Teith House, Stirling, Scotland, FK7 7QAContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sheriff CourtReview body Stirling

Framework contractors & participating bidders

24 commercial parties on the notice
Show 14 more suppliers

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