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Published 4 Mar 2026, 14:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PROC 26-3336 Back-Office Solution for the Police Scotland EV Charging Infrastructure

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Police 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 published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contract period is initially for three (3) years, with the option to extend for 2 further 12 month periods. Further detail is contained within Tender pack.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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 · 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
4 Mar 2026, 14:49 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 14:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Apr 2026 – …
Authority reference
PROC 26-3336
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019546
Classification (CPV)
Administration servicesBilling systemChargersElectric vehiclesElectrical equipment for engines and vehiclesElectrical supplies and accessoriesElectricityElectricity distribution and related servicesEnergy-management servicesMaintenance of information technology software
+2 moreSoftware-related servicesSystem maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066241 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31324. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:825529)

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
7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Mar 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published238 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 14:49 GMT
  2. Submission deadline204 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened204 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 4EHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.