Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Spread of Woodchip
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council requires a contractor to supply and spread wood chip within Council owned play areas. The areas require a safety surface of woodchip to maintain a depth of 300mm, as specified in the Playground Safety Standard EN1176.
- Recurrence: January 2029
CPV: Landscaping work for parks · Landscaping work for playgrounds · Wood
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
What 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: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
This section refers to section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland)
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP 175,000 for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual … - Technical & professional ability
This refers to section C and D of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Question 4C.4 - Inclusion of Prompt Payment clause - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the framework agreement, ensuring payme…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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 · January 2029
- First published
- 4 Mar 2025, 11:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 10:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CT1547- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e940Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS 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: CONTRACT SPECIFIC MANDATORY CRITERIA Part IV: Selection criteria – C: Environmental management measures – Question 4C.7 Compliance with LEZ - Bidders are required to confirm that they (and any sub-contractor) will comply with the minimum emissions standards for Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone (and any other such related scheme, including those in Partner Organisations locations) when delivering the specified services. (SC Ref:799166)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Apr 2025 → 27 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jun 2025, 10:02 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2025, 10:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTBARKSME | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035616-2025-CT1547-1 · SCOTBARKSME
- Signed
- 7 May 2025
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SCOTBARKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.