Official UK procurement notice
Asset Management Technical Services Framework
Authority: Transport Scotland
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTransport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need to establish a Multiple Supplier Framework Agreement. This Multiple Framework Agreement for Asset Management Technical Services covers services crucial to allowing Transport Scotland to meet statutory, legal and contractual obligations and aimed at driving continuous improvement in how we manage and analyse Scottish Trunk Road asset data. The services consider national standards and codes of practice, maintenance processes/procedures, asset performance and budget assignment to deliver value for money and innovation.
The Framework will consist of four Lots covering:
- Asset Management Improvement Programme (AMIP) Lot which will include lifecycle planning; network resilience; scheme identification, prioritisation and optimisation; updates to road asset management policy, strategy and planning; information management; performance management as well as staff support and training.
- Asset Management Performance System (AMPS) Development and Maintenance Lot. AMPS is an existing IT management and service delivery tool that is essential to the effective management and maintenance of the Scottish trunk road network and the delivery of the Operating Company Contracts. The service will through its lifetime require development and maintenance in order to improve functionality aimed at driving future improvements in Transport Scotland’s asset management practices through improved analytical capabilities and fully integrated management tools that deliver value for money solutions.
- Geotechnical Certification Services Lot. The principal services shall comprise the provision of an independent geotechnical services for the certification of ground investigations, geotechnical design and other geotechnical activities related to the Scottish Trunk Road network. This shall include both the performance of the service and the provision of advice in relation to the service. In addition the services shall comprise providing advice in relation to technical specifications or publications. Other geotechnical-related services may be required to be undertaken from time to time, including similar services related to railway and other transport infrastructure.
- Asset Management Technical Advice Lot. This will cover Design Standards and Professional Services which covers the review and provision of advice in relation to Departures from Standards including the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW), and all other Transport Scotland and UK wide Design Guidance and Technical Documents (or an equivalent to each of these documents). In addition this Lot will cover Transport Research to enable research and development work to deliver improvements in safety, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Scottish road network.
The proposed framework will be in place for a period of 4 years.
CPV: Certification services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Economic impact assessment · General management consultancy services · Geotechnical engineering services · Ground investigation services · Highways consultancy services · Highways engineering services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Management-related services · +5 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Asset Management Improvement ProgrammeCancelled
The scope of services for Lot 1 will aim to deliver:
Enhanced asset management practices to support the optimal allocation of maintenance budgets and generate efficiencies.
Support the delivery of net zero initiatives being implemented across the Directorate. Research into low carbon solutions for maintenance and renewals, and develop tools and asset strategies to consider carbon in the whole life decision making process.
Consideration of maintenance practices and identifying opportunities for improvements to be made to specifications, contracts, and internal procedures. Respond to climate change through a network that is resilient to more frequent and extreme weather events, including flooding.
Continue to review and update the format and content of the Asset Management Policy, Strategy and Plan to ensure a holistic and transparent approach in managing and maintaining all trunk road assets as defined in the Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan. Align with the principles of ISO 55000.
Extend the project level pavement lifecycle planning and costing model for comparison of alternatives across various trunk road elements.
Continued review of the requirements for data collection and storage, clearly demonstrating how it is being used to support business decisions.
Continued development of models and tools to produce long-term financial and maintenance plans in support of Scottish Government Spending Review submissions and State of the Asset reports.
The Framework Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the restricted procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. In order to be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a SPD, which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland site.
The Award Procedures for placing a Call-off Contract under this Lot shall be detailed within the ITT documentation. Additional information: 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.
Lot #2Asset Management Performance System (AMPS) Development and MaintenanceCancelled
The scope of services for Lot 2 will aim to deliver:
Access to a range of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) specialists, such as System Developers and Testers to provide technical expertise in the continual development and maintenance of AMPS software, including data management products and other utility software. Ensure the continued availability of AMPS, a Transport Scotland contractual requirement for the Operating Company Contracts.
Ensure the security of the system that is used to store commercially sensitive contractual rates, and to approve, hold and monitor all OC spend, ensuring scrutiny and transparency in OC spend, protecting Ministers from financial risk.
The system is used to record and monitor the repair of safety critical defects - loss of service would result in a breach of Scottish Ministers’ statutory responsibilities. The system is used to store and analyse accident data and skidding resistance data - loss of service would result in a breach of Scottish Ministers’ statutory responsibilities.
Access to specialist technical System Support to provide a managed service that can identify and explore opportunities for continual service improvement, determining costs and benefits of new approaches and managing change or assisting implementation where needed.
Access to specialist Business Analysis support to identify improvements in business processes that derive efficiencies in system operations, ensuring that the organisation drives maximum value from its services and delivers a transparent and auditable system that can monitor Operating Company spend and compliance.
Access to Decision Support Tool Specialists to provide advice on the implementation of a number of important decision support tools in AMPS, such as Abnormal Load Routing, Whole Life Cost Modelling, Whole Life Carbon Modelling’ Bridge Condition Index (BCI) Calculations, Deflectograph analysis, Accident Cluster Analysis etc.
Access to Data Scientists to continually develop and improve AMPS data analytical capabilities through the use of a range of statistical tools and techniques such as predictive analysis and modelling that transforms data into organisational insight.
Develop modelling capability aligned with climate change policy and Net Zero targets.
Provision of specialist technical support essential to management of risk to the Scottish Ministers arising from failure to comply with statutory obligations and contractual duties.
Provision of specialist technical support essential to the delivery of transparency, accountability and assurance as required by the Scottish Ministers.
The Framework Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the restricted procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. In order to be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a SPD, which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland site.
The Award Procedures for placing a Call-off Contract under this Lot shall be detailed within the ITT documentation. Additional information: 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.
Lot #3Geotechnical Design Certification ServicesCancelled
The scope of the services for Lot 3 will aim to:
Mitigate the risk to Scottish Ministers posed by the management of geo-hazards and the implementation of ground engineering solutions.
Deliver compliance with legal duties to comply with national design standards and Construction Design and Management Regulations.
Deliver Scottish Ministers’ contractual obligations with respect to published national design standards in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, British Standards and Eurocodes for design of ground engineering solutions.
Contribute to the delivery of Net Zero objectives within ground engineering.
Contribute to the delivery of adaptation to the trunk road asset in mitigating the impacts of the climate emergency.
Contribute to the continual review and revision of national Design Standards to ensure the interests of Scottish Ministers are represented at UK national level
Mitigate the risks to Scottish Ministers from third party works on, or adjacent to, the trunk road network and the implications thereof.
The Framework Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the restricted procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. In order to be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a SPD, which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland site.
The Award Procedures for placing a Call-off Contract under this Lot shall be detailed within the ITT documentation. Additional information: 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
Lot #4Asset Management Technical AdviceCancelled
The scope of the services for Lot 4 aim to deliver the following:
Access to specialist technical and academic advice to enable road related research to be quickly and efficiently undertaken by Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Road Research Board.
Access to specialists who can provide advice and guidance in relation to the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Transport Scotland Interim Amendments, European and British Standards and all other Transport Scotland Design Guidance and Technical Documents.
Support and advice on engagement with the Department for Transport, Highways Agency, other National and European organisations and devolved administrations.
Access to suppliers who can organise, undertake, and present conferences, workshops and seminars including events related to the communication of updated guidance and standards.
Access to suppliers who can support Transport Scotland in Technical Working Groups and research projects.
Delivers on legal duty as a road authority to comply with, and implement, national standards, including Construction Design and Management to be adopted on our road network
Delivers compliance with legal duties to comply with national design standards
Facilitates reviews of Departure from Standards applications for Major Projects capital schemes and Road and Bridge maintenance projects and third party developer works on the trunk road network.
Provide technical assistance as needed to review and develop standards and guidance for the design, operation, and maintenance of the trunk road network
Service has an integral role in Transport Scotland’s promotion and development of major capital schemes, alongside the provision of advice for smaller schemes.
The Framework Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the restricted procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. In order to be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a SPD, which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland site.
The Award Procedures for placing a Call-off Contract under this Lot shall be detailed within the ITT documentation. Additional information: 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.
What 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Economic Operators must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in the Member state of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) (i.e. registered under Companies House). Economic operators should provide details under Question Ref. 4A.1.a.
An economic operator participating on its own and which does not rely on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, must fill out one SPD.
An economic operator participating on its own but relying on the capacities of one or more other entities must submit to the contracting authority an SPD on its behalf together with a separate SPD on behalf of each of the entities being relied upon and setting out the relevant information.
Finally, where a group of economic operators, including temporary associations, participate together in the procurement procedure, a separate SPD setting out the information required under Parts II to IV must be given for each of the participating economic operators (excluding 4C.1.2 which will be answered only once by the group of economic operators).
Management Systems
Under SPD Question Ref 4D.1 and 4D.2, economic operators shall be required to demonstrate that they have in place appropriate quality, environmental and health and safety management systems.
Quality Management System. This may be European Foundation Quality Model (EFQM) or equivalent; BS EN ISO9001 (Quality Management Systems); other accredi…
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Operators shall be required to satisfy minimum standards of economic and financial standing. To determine these standards, Economic Operators shall:
(a) in response to SPD, Question Ref. 4B.1a provide the specified annual turnover for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years;
(b) in response to SPD, Question Ref. 4B.6 provide the name, value and/or range of NINE financial criteria for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years; and
(c) in response to SPD Question Ref 4B.5.1a, 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2 confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to commencement of the framework, the required levels of insurance;
In addition to the information requested under (a) and (b), economic operators are required to provide a link / copies of the associated annual accounts as filed at Companies House (or equivalent if not a UK registered company) for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if less than two years.
This information has been requested to enable Transport Scotland to perform their own assessment and confirm the financial ratios submitted. Ultimately, ensuring the correct score is allocated, and to ensure no misinterpretation. Where there exist differences in ratios, between those provided and those calculated by Transport Scotland, clarification will be sought.
Minimum: Economic operators shall be required to satisfy minimum standards of economic and financial standing. These are described below: Evaluation Criteria Ratios (Question Ref. 4B.6) The financial information received under SPD, Question Ref. 4B.6 shall be evaluated and scored out of 5… - Technical & professional ability
Under SPD, Question Ref. 4C.4 bidders will be asked to confirm If they intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice. If they do, then they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
Under SPD, Question Ref. 4C.7 economic operators shall be required to provide details of the environmental management measures which they will be able to use when performing the contract. As part of the response to Question Ref. 4C.7 Economic Operators are also required to complete the "Priority Contract" Climate Change Plan Template which can be found in the additional documents section of the Contract Notice. The response shall be assessed on the basis of PASS or FAIL. Economic Operators will obtain a PASS where the production and submission of a Bidder Climate Change Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body). Econo…
Minimum: The Additional Documents section includes Technical and Professional Ability Statement documents specific to each of the four Lots. These Statements should be answered using the Relevant Examples and Statements Table documents specific to each of the four Lots.
- 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.
- “Asset Management Technical Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Restricted 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Oct 2023, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070579- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ab7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Transport Scotland will conduct the proposed procurement process for the Framework Agreement on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the conclusion of the Contract, it is the intention that the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the most economically advantageous tenderers. The Framework Agreement will operate in accordance with the Scottish Government's Model Services Framework Agreement, and the Call Off Contract Terms and Conditions will be based on the Scottish Government's Conditions of Contract. Each economic operator shall be invited to submit a Tender on the same contract terms. TS envisage appointing three service providers to each Lot. To be considered for this procurement competition, economic operators should complete a SPD through the Public Contract Scotland portal and submit the completed SPD by no later than 12 noon GMT on 22 November 2023. The Scottish Ministers shall not evaluate any SPD submission received past the specified deadline, unless the delay is caused by a situation outwith the control of the economic operator, the determination of which shall be at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Compliance in achieving the specified deadline is the sole responsibility of the economic operator. Economic operator are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time. Economic operators who alter their composition after making a submission or whose position has materially changed will be the subject of re-evaluation. Transport Scotland reserves the right, at any point, to request current and up-to-date information to enable re-evaluation of any economic operator. As set out in accordance with section II.2.9 above, an economic operator who no longer has the requisite: technical or professional ability; educational and professional qualifications; or economic and financial standing, as required under the Contract Notice shall be excluded from this procurement competition. Any request by economic operators for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made using the Question and Answer feature on the Public Contracts Scotland portal. If the query is commercially sensitive, then it should be made to the following email address: [email protected]. Please refer to the Supplementary Additional Information Document for full additional information. Please note there are minimum Cyber Security requirements for this contract. Tenderers will be asked to confirm that they will pay staff based in the UK that are involved in the delivery of services under the Framework Agreement at least the real Living Wage. (SC Ref:837754)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Nov 2023 → 27 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected4 Mar 2024
- Notice published86 days ago27 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Asset Management Improvement Programme
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Status
- active
Asset Management Performance System (AMPS) Development and Maintenance
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Geotechnical Design Certification Services
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Asset Management Technical Advice
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £3,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Asset Management Improvement Programme | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Asset Management Performance System (AMPS) Development and Maintenance | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Geotechnical Design Certification Services | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Asset Management Technical Advice | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Clerk's OfficeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- AECOMFramework contractor
- Amey OW LtdFramework contractor
- ArcadisFramework contractor
- AtkinsRéalis UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Jacobs U.K. LimitedFramework contractor
- Mott MacDonald LimitedFramework contractor
- Ramboll UK LtdFramework contractor
- WSP UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.