Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
VisitScotland
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1314722222
E-mail: kirsty.strowes@visitscotland.com
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.visitscotland.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Tourism
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Host Venue for VisitScotland Connect 2026 & 2027 Workshops
Reference number: VSEH24011
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79952000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement is for a host venue for the VisitScotland Connect 2026 and 2027 workshops within the Central belt and South of Scotland area.
VisitScotland Connect is VisitScotland’s travel trade workshop event that offers the perfect opportunity for all companies with a Scottish tourism product or service to showcase to prospective and regular buyers. The event is open to businesses from all sectors of the Scottish tourism industry and leisure buyers from all corners of the globe.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
447 937.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79952000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Central belt and South of Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is for a host venue for the VisitScotland Connect 2024 and 2025 workshops within the Central belt and South of Scotland area.
VisitScotland Connect is VisitScotland’s travel trade workshop event that offers the perfect opportunity for all companies with a Scottish tourism product or service to showcase to prospective and regular buyers. The event is open to businesses from all sectors of the Scottish tourism industry and leisure buyers from all corners of the globe.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-021429
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH24011
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SEC Ltd
Exhibition Way, Finnieston
Glasgow
G3 8YW
UK
Telephone: +44 1412756285
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 447 937.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) 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.
(SC Ref:819385)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/12/2025