Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East Dunbartonshire Council
Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place
Kirkintilloch
G66 1TJ
UK
Contact person: Lorna Dunn
E-mail: lorna.dunn@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM81
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00225
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
EDC/2024/4117 Housing Support
Reference number: EDC/2024/4117
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70333000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of housing support services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70333000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM81
Main site or place of performance:
East Dunbartonshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of housing support services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Ability to extend for a further 12 months and a further 12 months after that.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The relevant selection criteria for Suitability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Suitability on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows:
FAIL = Bidder is not enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. Registrar of Companies (Companies House).
PASS = Bidder is enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. Registrar of Companies (Companies House).
Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in its exclusion from the procurement exercise.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria for Economic and Financial Standing is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice and outlined below:
SPD 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 160,000 GBP for the last three years.
SPD 4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
SPD 4B.5. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP in in respect of each claim.
Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Economic and Financial Standing on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows:
FAIL = Response fails to meet the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council.
PASS = Response meets the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council.
Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in its exclusion from the procurement exercise.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria for Technical and Professional Ability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
FAIL = Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion or the response is partially relevant but generally poor with the response showing some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience/capacity/capability.
PASS = Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good amount of experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar works to similar clients.
East Dunbartonshire Council will not assess Responses to SPD question 4C.10 as part of the selection criteria but it reserves the right to clarify the percentage stated by a bidder.
Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in its exclusion from the procurement exercise.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/04/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
22/04/2026
Local time: 12:00
Place:
East Dunbartonshire Council Head Office, Southbank Marina, Kirkintilloch
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
TUPE may apply to this contract. To access further data relating to TUPE, bidders are required to complete and return the TUPE Confidentiality Undertaking Form in Appendix 2 which can be downloaded from the suite of documents on PCS. This form should be returned to Procurement@eastdunbarton.gov.uk.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=827162.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
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Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=827162
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerks Office
PO Box 23, 1 Charlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2026