Tenders

Events Data Services

Open
Deadline
8 days left
March 11, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
011618-2026
Value
£74,000
Location
United Kingdom
Published
February 24, 2026
Organization
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

February 10, 2026

Deadline for Questions

March 04, 2026

Submission Deadline

March 11, 2026

Budget
£74,000
Duration
24 months
Location
United Kingdom
Type
Other
61
Quality Score/100
Good

Original Tender Description

VisitScotland is looking for a supplier of accurate, and regularly available events content to support its information provision objectives to enable it to best promote Scotland as an attractive visitor destination. In addition, VisitScotland seeks to enrich insight produced to understand events sector to provide a robust, consolidated dataset covering Scotland’s events landscape.

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Requirements & Qualifications

11 requirements across 3 categories

Submission (4)
Compliance (3)
Technical (4)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS4
--Bids must be submitted by 2026-03-11 at 12:00:00+00:00.
--Bidders must register via Public Contracts Scotland.
--Access procurement documents and submit tenders via specified access points.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS3
--If bidding as a consortium, specific instructions regarding consortiums must be followed.
--If bidding as a consortium, members must be jointly and severally liable.
--If using subcontractors, specific instructions regarding subcontractors must be followed.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS4
--Supplier must be able to provide accurate and regularly available events content.
--Supplier must be able to provide accurate, regularly updated events data and insights.
--Supplier must be able to enrich insight produced to understand the events sector.

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Documents

4 documents available with AI summaries

OCDS RecordDOC
011618-2026_ocds_record.json

VisitScotland seeks a supplier for accurate, regular events content and data to promote Scotland, requiring consortia members to be jointly and severally liable and potentially requesting SPD forms for significant subcontractors.

OCDS Release PackageDOC
011618-2026_ocds_release.json

VisitScotland seeks a supplier for accurate, regular events content and sector insight, with specific instructions regarding consortiums, subcontractors, and registration via Public Contracts Scotland.

Official PDF VersionPDF
011618-2026_official.pdf

VisitScotland is seeking a supplier for accurate, regularly updated events data and insights to promote Scotland as a visitor destination and build a comprehensive dataset of the events sector, with an estimated value of £74,000.

Tender NoticeHTM
011618-2026.html

This is a contract notice from Scottish Borders Council for a Water Sampling Service, providing details on the contracting authority, scope, CPV code, and access points for procurement documents and tender submission.

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61
Good

Tender Quality Score

This tender documentation is generally clear and contains essential information, but it suffers from significant deficiencies regarding evaluation criteria and document content consistency.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The procedure type and CPV code are clearly defined, and there are no disputes. The submission period (30 days from today's date) is reasonable. The missing reveal date is a minor data point issue.

Missing reveal date
Clarity60/100

The service description and technical requirements are clear and understandable. However, the critical absence of specified evaluation criteria significantly reduces clarity for potential bidders.

Missing evaluation criteria
Completeness65/100

Most basic information, deadlines, value, and documents are present. However, the absence of evaluation criteria and the missing reveal date represent significant gaps in completeness.

Missing evaluation criteria
Missing reveal date
Fairness55/100

E-procurement and document access are provided, but the lack of evaluation criteria makes the assessment of bids opaque and potentially unfair. Requirements do not appear tailored to a specific company.

Missing evaluation criteria
Practicality70/100

Electronic submission is supported, and financing information and contract duration are clearly specified. The contract start date is not explicitly provided, which is a minor practical omission.

Missing contract start date
Data Consistency50/100

Data consistency is severely compromised by the summary of Document 1, which refers to a completely different tender ('Water Sampling Service' for 'Scottish Borders Council'). There is also a contradiction regarding e-submission (AI check vs. explicit characteristic) and some unpopulated fields.

Document 1 content summary contradiction (refers to different tender)
Contradiction regarding e-submission (AI check vs. explicit characteristic)
Sustainability20/100

The tender does not explicitly include criteria related to green procurement, social aspects, or innovation focus.

No explicit green procurement criteria
No explicit social criteria

Strengths

Clear description of the service required
E-procurement enabled for submission
Value and duration clearly specified
Documents are available
No disputes or suspensions

Concerns

Critical absence of detailed evaluation criteria
Severe inconsistency in Document 1 summary (refers to a different tender)
Missing reveal date and procedure type codes
Lack of explicit sustainability criteria

Recommendations

1. Immediately clarify and publish detailed evaluation criteria and their weighting to ensure fairness and transparency.
2. Verify and correct the content summary for Document 1, as it appears to be erroneous and refers to a different tender.
3. Ensure all mandatory fields, such as the reveal date and procedure codes, are accurately populated for future tenders.

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