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Scottish Government

Internet of Things

Communications EquipmentCPV 31712112
Value£2.0m
Deadline18 Sept 2026
Published9 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Sept 202557 days leftCloses 18 Sept 2026
Who to contact
David Box
david.box@gov.scot
+44 7919014604

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£2.0mtotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This is a large award for Electrical Machinery & Apparatus — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Authority is further extending its collaborative Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Internet of Things (IoT) for an additional 12 months until 19 September 2026.

The DPS will remain open for new suppliers to apply to join.

However, existing suppliers that are currently on the DPS do not need to re-apply and will remain on the DPS.

Full details of the requirement can be found on a previous Contract Notice which was issued on 5 July 2019, details as follows: OJEU Number: 2019/S 128 313539 Reference Number/Notice ID: JUL359513 OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000587430

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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However, existing suppliers that are currently on

However, existing suppliers that are currently on the DPS do not need to re-apply and will remain on the DPS.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059643
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
054846-2025
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

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