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Published 14 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bridge and Culvert Inspections

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Borders Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT10.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025awarded 8 Dec 2025
Awarded to AECOM LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is seeking a consultant to provide Bridge and Culvert Inspections.

The Council’s ‘Bridge Team’ have duty under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to manage and maintain the bridge stock such that it is safe and fit for purpose. A significant element of this duty is inspecting the bridges to determine their condition and take appropriate action as required.

CPV: Bridge-inspection services · Culverts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Scottish Borders Council (the Council) wishes to appoint a consultant to provide…Awarded

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) wishes to appoint a consultant to provide Bridge and Culvert Inspections.

The Council’s ‘Bridge Team’ have duty under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to manage and maintain the bridge stock such that it is safe and fit for purpose. A significant element of this duty is inspecting the bridges to determine their condition and take appropriate action as required.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
14 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 12:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Nov 2025 – …
Authority reference
1001534
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085371
Classification (CPV)
Bridge-inspection servicesCulverts
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM91)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc4f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:817955)

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
13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Nov 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline347 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened347 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published308 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:41 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 12:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £440,9681 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 149 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AECOM LIMITED£440,968 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 085371-2025-1001534-1 · AECOM LIMITED

    Signed
    8 Dec 2025
    Value
    £440,968
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Borders Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Scotland, TD6 0SAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body JedburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AECOMAwarded supplier 1 Tanfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 5DAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria