Notice Information
Notice Title
Domestic and International Relocation Services
Notice Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Domestic and International Relocation Services. Excluding Office or Corporate relocation
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Domestic and International Relocation Services. The Contract will cover permanent transfer locations within the Scottish mainland and the Scottish Islands. The Contract will cover permanent transfers to or from Scotland (and Scottish Islands) and the rest of the United Kingdom. The Contract will cover the temporary transfers of employees to international destinations outwith the United Kingdom. The Contract will cover the repatriation of employee from the temporary international destinations. Repatriation is expected to be a return to Scotland (including Scottish Islands), or a return to a destination in the rest of the United Kingdom, but repatriation may also be to an international destination.
Renewal: Contract may be extended by 12 months at Scottish Ministers discretion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000789224
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536490
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
79111000 - Legal advisory services
79613000 - Employee relocation services
98392000 - Relocation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £920,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £920,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £920,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Bob McLeod
- Contact Email
- bob.mcleod@gov.scot, spoeprocurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312442500, +44 1412425466
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8LU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Torry/Ferryhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523635
Domestic and International Relocation Services - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Domestic and International Relocation Services. Excluding Office or Corporate relocation -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536490
Domestic and International Relocation Services - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Domestic and International Relocation Services. Excluding Office or Corporate relocation
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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