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Published 28 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Whisky and Liqueur · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Historic Environment Scotland

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£3,750,0003 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 May 2025awarded 9 Jul 2025
Awarded to Own Label Company Scotland Ltd +3 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Historic Environment Scotland are looking to award a multi supplier contract for alcohol products broken down into separate lots.

Lot 1 - Historic Environment Scotland branded whisky

Lot 2 - Malt Scotch Whisky

Lot 3 - Liqueur

  • Recurrence: If all extensions are used then the contract will be up for re-tender in 2029.

CPV: Distilled alcoholic beverages

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Historic Environment Scotland branded WhiskyAwardedRenewal

Please see document 2 Specification for full details and description of the procurement

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contracting authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of goods or as extensions of existing goods. The contracting authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option. · After the initial 2 years of the contract, there will be an option to extend the contract by a further 2 years which will be reviewed annually.Variant bids: not allowed
15910000 Distilled alcoholic beverages
Lot #2Malt Scotch WhiskyAwardedRenewal

Please see document 2 Specification for full description of the procurement.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contracting authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of goods or as extensions of existing goods. The contracting authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option. · After the initial 2 years of the contract, there will be an option to extend the contract by a further 2 years, to be reviewed annually.Variant bids: not allowed
15910000 Distilled alcoholic beverages
Lot #3LiqueurAwardedRenewal

Please see document 2 - Specification for full description of the procurement

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contracting authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of goods or as extensions to existing goods. The contracting authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option. · After the initial 2 years of the contract, there will be an option to extend the contract by up to a further 2 years which will be reviewed annually.Variant bids: not allowed
15910000 Distilled alcoholic beverages

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceEnvironmentalSplit
1 · Historic Environment Scotland branded Whisky55%40%5%
2 · Malt Scotch Whisky55%40%5%
3 · Liqueur55%40%5%
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    HES use Scotbis, an independent provider of business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. The overall aim of this assessment is to ensure, as far as possible, that any potential Supplier will not have financial difficulties that endanger their ability to perform the Contract. If financial information cannot be gained from that source Historic Environment Scotland will request that you provide full audited accounts for the last full financial year. If Suppliers cannot provide any of the assurances as detailed above, and it is determined by HES that your financial strength is not adequate, then your company may not pass the financial evaluation. If you can provide the assurances as detailed above, HES may explore these options with you before determining whether your company can be taken forward in this procurement exercise. Bank details may also be sought to support the above.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.

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
Yes · If all extensions are used then the contract will be up for re-tender in 2029.
First published
28 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST
Award evaluation window
28 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
HES/C/4284
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048518
Classification (CPV)
Distilled alcoholic beverages
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050867 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please ensure that you have read and agreed to the T&Cs on this contract. HES cannot negotiate at point of award or post contract award on any issues. (SC Ref:807276)

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
28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 13 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £3,750,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 9 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Historic Environment Scotland branded Whisky1 award
Own Label Company Scotland LtdSME£1,250,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Malt Scotch Whisky1 award
Select Drams LtdSME, The River Tweed Whisky CoSMEjoint award£1,250,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Liqueur1 award
Hemisphere Brands Ltd.SME£1,250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Historic Environment Scotland branded Whisky1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Malt Scotch Whisky2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
3 · Liqueur3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic Environment Scotland

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeBuilt Environment, Conservation, Tourism, Heritage Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 1SHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.