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Published 16 Jul 2026, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Architect Led Multi Disciplinary Design Team

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£57,530published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 28 Sept 2026
Awarded to Holmes Miller

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to appoint an Architect-led multidisciplinary design team to

undertake feasibility, option appraisal and concept design services up to and including RIBA 2+.

The commission will be used to develop and test design solutions that address the identified

building deficiencies, support operational requirements and inform potential future investment

decisions. The appointed consultant team shall consider the full project brief and provide

recommendations, supported by appropriate surveys, assessments and costed design

proposals in accordance with the Professional Services Scope of Service included in the tender documents.

CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Construction consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qulaity: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qulaity: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

    AND

    Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE);

    or

    Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE);

    or

    Institute of Structural Engineers (IStructE)

    AND

    Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE);

    or

    Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET);

    or

    Energy Institute (EI)

    AND

    Royal Incorporation of British Architects (RIBA)

    AND

    Association for Project Management (APM)

    or

    Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB);

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing: The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company nu…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Part 4C: Quality Control

    Tenderers will be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements:

    EITHER:

    Option A) If a Tenderers organisation holds a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in

    accordance with

    BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) a copy of the certificate may be requested.

    OR

    Option B) If a Tenderers organisation has a documented policy regarding quality management, a copy of the policy may be requested.

    Guidance

    The policy should set out your organisation's responsibilities for quality management. Demonstrating that your organisation has and

    continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by the Chief Executive or equivalent and is periodically reviewed at

    a senior management level. The policy should be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities

    for quality management throughout the organisation.

    Part 4D: Quality Assurance Schemes

    Tenderers will be required to provide the following for Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements:

    EITHER:

    Option A) If a Tenderers organisation holds a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in

    accordance with BS OHSAS 18001(or equivalent), or if a Tenderers organisation have, within the last twelve months, successfully met the

    assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum,

    then…

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Jul 2026, 14:59 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 15:36 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Aug 2026 – …
Authority reference
PROC-26-3489
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095774
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design servicesArchitectural services for buildingsConstruction consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd12 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Economic Operators: 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. Refer to Published Contract Notice Document which can be found in the attachments area of Public Contract Scotland Tender which details the requirements for the following:-- SPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements-- SPD Question 4D.1 Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements-- Assessment of Employment Status-- Living Wage-- Equality and Diversity-- Subcontractor Detail-- Data Protection (SC Ref:845410)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Aug 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline65 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened65 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published12 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 15:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2026, 15:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £57,5301 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1813 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Holmes MillerSME£57,530 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 095774-2026-PROC 26-3489-1 · Holmes MillerSME

    Signed
    28 Sept 2026
    Value
    £57,530
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad13——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 4EHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Holmes Miller Ltd.Awarded supplier 89 Minerva Street, Glasgow, UK, G38LEContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.