Official UK procurement notice
Civil and Structural Engineering Services Consultancy Framework
Authority: Heriot-Watt University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy Services to the University Estates Services.
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships. This includes the requirement of particular authorisation or memberships of either ACE, ICE, IStruceE or equivalent.
- 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.
- “Civil and Structural Engineering Services Consultancy 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 23 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
HWU-UK-2526-379-00- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069626- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1b0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32393. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Consultants will be asked to deliver Community Benefits or Social Value where they are identifiable throughout this contract. (SC Ref:838235)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 Jul 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published91 days ago23 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends59 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria