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Published 29 Nov 2024, 15:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2488 Provision of Nursery Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Jan 2025awarded 3 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2488 Provision of Nursery Services

CPV: Child daycare services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
Extensions: 4 years - 2 years fixed term with the option of extending by 2 x 12-month periods.Second stage: 3–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 55%Price: 40%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Quality - Section 1 – Methodology and Approach: 40%
  • Quality - Section 3 - Fair Work First: 5%
  • Interview: 10%
  • price: 40%
  • Quality - Section 2 - Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Quality - Section 1 – Methodology and Approach: 40%
  • Quality - Section 2 - Sustainability: 5%
  • Quality - Section 3 - Fair Work First: 5%
  • Interview: 10%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000…
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
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.
  • “PURCH2488 Provision of Nursery Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Nov 2024, 15:12 GMT
Last source update
7 Jul 2025, 09:44 BST
Authority reference
PURCH2488
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037642
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c13b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:803539)

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
Appointment period ends
24 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Jan 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    24 Feb 2025
  3. Notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 09:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jul 2025, 09:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jul 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 037642-2025-PURCH2488-1

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    £4,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria