Official UK procurement notice
VSEH25018 - Sales Agency Services - French Market
Authority: VisitScotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to provide sales agency services in France. Please see attached Invitation to Tender and Statement of Requirement for full details.
- Recurrence: Estimated in 3 years time. September 2028 is the estimated timescale.
CPV: Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1VisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to deliver sales agency…AwardedRenewal
VisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to deliver sales agency services in France.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- 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
- 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
- Yes · Estimated in 3 years time. September 2028 is the estimated timescale.
- First published
- 18 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 11:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
VSEH25018- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081667- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cdbFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is the award for VSEH25018 awarded for initially 12 months, with the option of a further two additional 12 month periods at the discretion of VisitScotland (SC Ref:841027)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Oct 2025 → 27 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline367 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened367 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published56 days ago27 Aug 2026, 11:14 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2026, 11:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPSCOTCH Tourism FranceSME | £144,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 081667-2026-VSEH25018-1 · HOPSCOTCH Tourism FranceSME
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2025
- Value
- £144,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HOPSCOTCH Tourism FranceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.