Official UK procurement notice
PROC 25-2902 Back-Office Solution for the Police Scotland EV Charging Infrastructure
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPolice Scotland currently have in place back-office services with two separate Suppliers, due to expire within the next 12 months. Police Scotland require a single Supplier to migrate all chargers from existing Contract to a new single Contract.
Police Scotland require a Supplier to provide a Single Back-Office Solution for the Police Scotland EV Charging Infrastructure; this will involve transitioning groups of chargers from these current solutions as well as adding any newly installed chargers added to the Estate during the Contract term, placed immediately on to this new Contract.
- Recurrence: At expiry points of the contract i.e. if not extended - 6 months prior to the end of year 3, year 4, or if all extensions are taken, then retender within year 4 to align with expiry.
CPV: Administration services · Billing system · Chargers · Electric vehicles · Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Electrical supplies and accessories · Electricity · Electricity distribution and related services · Energy-management services · Maintenance of information technology software · Software-related services · System maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based, they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House, they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.
If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, the items indicated below:
SPD Question 4B5 Insurances
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Public & Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims (Public Liability) and 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims (Product Liability).
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2 million GBP in in the annual aggregate with one automatic reinstatement.
Cyber Liability Insurance = 1 million GBP in in the annual aggregate with one automatic reinstatement.
Minimum Third Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.
Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:
The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the SPD to allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.
Within such reports, the risk of business failure is expressed as a sco…
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years and must be similar value to the contract being procured.
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for Back-Office Solution for the Police Scotland EV Charging Infrastructure .
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for services.
If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.
If available, copies of completion certificates or customers' written declaration which validates the examples you have provided.
Guidance
If you cannot provide certificates or customer declarations the Authority may choose to contact customers cited directly in order to validate the experience examples you have provided without any further reference to you.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Cancelled
- 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 · At expiry points of the contract i.e. if not extended - 6 months prior to the end of year 3, year 4, or if all extensions are taken, then retender within year 4 to align with expiry.
- First published
- 10 Dec 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 08:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 25-2902- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009728- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f2e7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see tender documentation.
Publisher note: Please refer to Contract Notice Document within the attachments area of Public Contract Scotland Tender which details the minimum requirements that bidders must submit as part of their tender submission. SPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements as defined within the SPD on PCST SPD Question 4D.1 Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements as defined within the SPD on PCST Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime (SC Ref:822627)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 4 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened288 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline284 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published266 days ago4 Feb 2026, 08:18 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025- Deadline moved to 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2025, 15:07 GMT+4 days · was 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled4 Feb 2026, 08:18 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 12 Jan 2026 | 16 Jan 2026 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 12 Jan 2026 | 16 Jan 2026 | +4 d |
Extra time to allow for festive break. Q&A must be submitted no later than 12th Jan at 12 noon. Thanks
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.