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Published 20 May 2025, 13:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Digital Expert Programme

Official notice

Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£440,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2025awarded 14 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The council invited suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers to submit bids for the provision of a Digital Expert Programme.

  • Recurrence: 20th May 2025

CPV: Information technology services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 10 bids received (3.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The provision of a Digital Expert Programme is aimed at increasing the confidence and…AwardedPublished value£440,000

The provision of a Digital Expert Programme is aimed at increasing the confidence and desire amongst Glasgow businesses to explore and adopt digital technologies and platforms, productivity and efficiency through 1-2-1 support.

Glasgow City Council’s Economic Development Section within the Chief Executives Department provides access to free business support / impartial advice to start up and existing businesses in Glasgow (Recipient Businesses). The service provided by Business Glasgow who are part of the Economic Development Section, has evolved in response to the prevailing economic conditions and to the needs of local

economies and as such provides this Digital Expert Programme. Additional information: 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

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
Variant 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: 30%Social value: 10%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Service Methodology: 25%
  • Knowledge of SME's: 15%
  • Knowledge of Inclusive Growth: 10%
  • Fair Work First: 5%
  • price: 30%
  • Understanding of Social Enterprises: 10%
  • Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Service Methodology: 25
  • Knowledge of SME's: 15
  • Knowledge of Inclusive Growth: 10
  • Understanding of Social Enterprises: 10
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    In order to pass the Financial Check section of the contract, it is mandatory for companies to attain the undernoted:-

    On receipt of the bids a list of Bidders will be assessed by Finance as follows.

    Service Providers must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order to participate in the tendering process:-

    There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance and

    balance sheet strength. Financial requirements for trading performance and

    balance sheet strength should be calculated on latest filed accounts with Companies

    House.

    Trading Performance:

    An overall positive outcome on EBITDA profits over a 3 year period.

    Exceptional items can be excluded from the calculation.

    The above would be expressed in the ratio EBITDA/Turnover

    Balance Sheet strength:

    Net worth of the organisation must be positive at the time of evaluation and

    organisation must not be subject to an insolvency process.

    Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets figure.

    The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets/Total Liabilities

    Companies(Service Providers) that are only required to file abbreviated accounts,

    must submit full sets of accounts for the last two individual years filed, in order for the three year profitability requirement to be verified.

    An applicant(Service Provider should have no outstanding issues, with regard to

    statutory filing requirements with Companies House.

    Applicants who have been trading for less than the 3 years note…

    Minimum: Glasgow City Council’s Insurance Requirements are: Bidder (Service Provider) shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (10,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one event and un…
  • Technical & professional ability

    List and brief description of selection criteria

    Please refer to Document 2 - SPD Experience Question Template-Q4.C.1.2 - Technical & Professional Ability GCC006157CPU of which Bidders MUST answer both questions.

    This section has a weighted scored of 100%. Each question/example contained within this section will be given individual scores which total to 100%.

    4C.1 SPD Question

    Please provide relevant examples of services carried out in the past three years as specified in the Contract Notice. (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided).

    Example 1 50%

    Example 2 50%

    A minimum pass mark of 60 out of 100 is required overall for this question. Any Bidder who fails to achieve the minimum score for this question will be excluded at this stage.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “The Provision of a Digital Expert Programme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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 · 20th May 2025
First published
20 May 2025, 13:17 BST
Last source update
4 Sept 2025, 15:52 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2025 – …
Authority reference
GCC006157CPU
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054025
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0518af Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Key Performance Indicators

1.KPI-Timescales-Performance Criteria-Complete delivery of each business support project within a 3-month timescale.

2.KPI-Quarterly Report-Performance Criteria-Submission of Quarterly Report one to project lead.

3.KPI-Number of sessions delivered-Performance Criteria-Number of online/face to face sessions delivered reported to project lead.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Glasgow City Council (“the Council”) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”). The Council is obliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the Council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic Operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.

Publisher note: The Framework is ranked with a maximum of 3 Service Providers. (SC Ref:807638)

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.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 4 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 15:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Sept 2025, 15:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 054025-2025-GCC006157CPU-1

    Signed
    14 Aug 2025
    Value
    £440,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Glasgow City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 40 John St, City Chambers, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1DUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Aerial Digital LtdFramework contractor 22 Montrose Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G11REContact phone
  • ElevatorFramework contractor Thainstone Business Centre, Thainstone, Inverurie, UK, AB51 5TBContact phone
  • NSDesign LtdFramework contractor 22 Montrose Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1REContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.