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Published 2 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Installation, Relocation and Servicing of External Metal Ramps

Official notice

Authority: Fife Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,800,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fife Council requires to appoint a Contractor capable of meeting the needs of the Council in relation to the installation, relocation and

servicing of external ramps.

  • Recurrence: July 2029

CPV: Construction work · Installation of metal structures · Ironmongery work · Repair and maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Fife Council requires to appoint a Contractor capable of meeting the needs of the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,800,000

Fife Council requires to appoint a Contractor capable of meeting the needs of the Council in relation to the

installation, relocation and servicing of external ramps.

Delivery: Scotland · Fife
Extensions: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. · Optional 12 months extensionVariant 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: 4B.4 - The Current Ratio will be applied - Current Assets will be divided by Current Liabilities. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and Current liabilities in relation to their published accounts for the last two years. 4B.4 - T…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Supply, Installation, Relocation and Servicing of External Metal Ramps” 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
Open procedure
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
Yes · July 2029
First published
2 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 17:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
CW0276
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000838
Classification (CPV)
Construction workInstallation of metal structuresIronmongery workRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05928a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts

(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of

Session

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD 2D.1.1 Bidders to provide list of proposed subcontractors The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27385. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Tenderers shall provide a Community Benefits delivery plan/ methodology as part of their tender submission, fully describing how they would intend to deliver these benefits. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Fife Council is committed to ensuring delivery of high-quality services and to achieving best value through the contract by: · securing continuous improvement in the performance and delivery of its function; · maintaining an appropriate balance between quality and whole life cost; and · actively contributing to sustainable development. It is expected that the contractor will take a positive approach to Fair Work practices. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27385. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: See the tender documents (SC Ref:819801)

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
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period ends390 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published294 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 17:01 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2026, 17:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 000838-2026-CW0276-1

    Signed
    16 Dec 2025
    Value
    £700,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Scotland, KY7 5LTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtReview body Kirkcaldy

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.