Official UK procurement notice
Living Lab 4: Smart Housing, Smart Communities Digital Blueprint for a Smart Home of the Future
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), which is hosted at the University of Strathclyde, in partnership with Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and the Moray Growth Deal (MGD) Housing Mix Delivery (HMD) project, is looking to procure the creation of a forward-thinking yet practically grounded digital blueprint for a smart rural home of the future—one that is adaptable across various geographic and demographic contexts and supports health and wellbeing across all stages.
- Recurrence: 4 to 4.5 years from contract start date.
CPV: Computer-related professional services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Housing services · Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
4B.1.1
Minimum Turnover
4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Minimum: 4B.1.1 Minimum Turnover Bidders will be required to have a general yearly turnover of a minimum of 250,000GBP for the last 3 years. 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 Insurances Minimum level(s) of standards required: It is a requirement of this contract that Bidders can hold or commit to obtain pr… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2
For public supply and public service contracts only, please provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice:
(Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided):
Minimum: Bidders are required to provide one example within the last 3 years of how their organisation has delivered R&D and / or innovation in a digital context, as follows: - - Successful delivery of digital health and smart home technologies, including experience with the latest digita…
- 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
- Closed
- 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 · 4 to 4.5 years from contract start date.
- First published
- 14 Mar 2025, 09:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jun 2025, 16:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-37351-2024- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030718- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed1aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29423. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Evaluated Approach The Contracting Authority acknowledges that its procurement activities have a significant impact on the environment, society and the economy. The Contracting Authority recognises that community benefits are a key component in maximising social, economic and environmental benefits. The achievements and delivery of community benefits can contribute to the University of Strathclyde’s Strategic Plan. The Contracting Authority proposes to use an evaluated approach to community benefits for this requirement; this approach is to encourage Bidders to offer community benefits post Tender Submission. Submitted community benefits will form part of the contractual obligation. (SC Ref:801067)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 4 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected14 Mar 2025
- Notice published6 Jun 2025, 16:32 BST
- Submission deadline4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Published value updated to £260,00022 May 2025, 12:02 BSTwas £255,283
- Status changed to active22 May 2025, 12:02 BST
- Procurement method changed22 May 2025, 12:02 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST22 May 2025, 12:02 BST
- Published value updated to £100,0006 Jun 2025, 16:32 BSTwas £260,000
- Deadline moved to 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST6 Jun 2025, 16:32 BST+11 days · was 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.