Find a TenderCancelled
Published 12 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Public Space CCTV Installations / Upgrades With Planned & Reactive Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000≈ £94k / year
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025
Contract term 4 yrs 3 moends 28 Feb 2030 · extension options published · starts 17 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Argyll and Bute Council is seeking a Contractor to deliver a comprehensive Public Space CCTV installation / upgrade, commissioning, training, handover and maintenance Service.

  • Recurrence: Between four and six years from award

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 4 yrs 3 moPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 28 Feb 2030 (4 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · The area of Argyll and Bute
Extensions: Scope to include additional CCTV installation / upgrade, commissioning, training, handover and maintenance. · With two further options to extend, two years and two years, subject to satisfactory performance of the Contract.Variant bids: 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Design Approach: 15%
  • Installation / Upgrade & Commissioning Strategy: 5%
  • Maintenance Protocals: 5%
  • Training and Handover Process: 10%
  • Innovation and Future-Proofing: 2.5%
  • Community Benefits: 2.5%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Design Approach: 15
  • Installation / Upgrade & Commissioning Strategy: 5
  • Maintenance Protocals: 5
  • Training and Handover Process: 10
  • Innovation and Future-Proofing: 2.5
  • Community Benefits: 2.5
  • Fair Work Practices: 0
  • Prompt Payment Performance: 0
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    As stated within the Invitation to Tender document.

  • Economic & financial standing

    As below

    Minimum: The Tenderer should provide its (“general”) yearly turnover of 880,000 GBP for the last three years or the Tenderer should provide its average yearly turnover for the last three years The Tenderer confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of th…
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · Between four and six years from award
First published
12 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update
2 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008742
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of security equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059992 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated within the Invitation to Tender document

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:822261)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
3600 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline376 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened376 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts345 days ago
    17 Nov 2025
  4. Notice published268 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Deadline moved to 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    24 Sept 2025, 11:51 BST
    +0 days · was 17 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
  2. Status changed to cancelled
    2 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.217 Oct 202517 Oct 2025+0 d

As per the Invitation to Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Argyll and Bute Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8RTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Oban Sheriff CourtReview body ObanContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria