Official UK procurement notice
Architect Led Multi Disciplinary Design Team
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qulaity: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qulaity: 70
- Price: 30
- 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 participationno text publishedMinimum: 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd12Find a Tender
- 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- 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
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline65 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened65 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published12 days ago9 Oct 2026, 15:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2026, 15:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Holmes Miller Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.