Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Print & Related Services
Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM94)
Awarded value£600,385published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Critiqom Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Print & Related Services
CPV: Printing and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Authority reference
CE-125-25-DA2- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017903- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e48Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This Procurement was awarded via CCS RM6280 Lot 6 framework
Publisher note: (SC Ref:825082)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £600,3851 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critiqom Ltd | £600,385 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017903-2026-1 · Critiqom Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £600,385
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Critiqom Limited t/a Mail Metrics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.