Official UK procurement notice
Civil Engineering Framework (Scotland) · Scottish Government (Jun 2022)
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
Scottish Procurement acting through Scottish Ministers have worked with industry on the development of a national framework for civil engineering for Scotland. This will be a multi-lot, multi-supplier framework for a 4 year period whereby civil engineering contracts (work orders) with a value greater than 5,000,000 GBP up to 100,000,000 GBP(excluding VAT) can be individually called-off as required by the Scottish public sector. To be considered for ITT for each lot, Economic Operators are required to complete the Single Procurement Document (SPD) including the additional files "Technical & Professional Ability Workbook" , "Financial Standing Workbook" & “Climate Change Plan” in accordance with this Contract Notice & the accompanying SPD Instructions document. Published lot titles: General Civil Engineering Works greater than 5M GBP and up to 25M GBP; Structural Civil Engineering Works greater than 5M GBP up to 25M GBP; All Civil Engineering Works greater than 25M GBP up to 100M GBP.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScottish Procurement acting through Scottish Ministers have worked with industry on the development of a national framework for civil engineering for Scotland.
This will be a multi-lot, multi-supplier framework for a 4 year period whereby civil engineering contracts (work orders) with a value greater than 5,000,000 GBP up to 100,000,000 GBP(excluding VAT) can be individually called-off as required by the Scottish public sector.
The framework will be divided into 3 lots, based on value & whether the works are categorised as general or structural civil engineering.
The framework terms & conditions will be based on NEC4 Framework Contract, Call Off Contracts (Work Orders) will use the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), NEC Engineering & Construction Short Contract (ECSC), NEC Term Service Contract (TSC) & Term Service Short Contract (TSSC) supplemented with some bespoke terms & conditions.
To be considered for ITT for each lot, Economic Operators are required to complete the Single Procurement Document (SPD) including the additional files "Technical & Professional Ability Workbook" , "Financial Standing Workbook" & “Climate Change Plan” in accordance with this Contract Notice & the accompanying SPD Instructions document. Economic Operators will be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (Scotland) 2015, on the basis of the information provided within their SPD.
The SPD can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal
(www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗)
The split between the lots & additional information can be found at parts II.2 & VI.3 of this Contract Notice.
The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks & contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.
The framework will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including
Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards/special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the
Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality & Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further/higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further/Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register & voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish NDPBs & offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/pu… ↗
Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 16 suppliers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General Civil Engineering Works greater than 5M GBP and up to 25M GBP
Lot 1 will cover all general civil engineering works at national (Scotland) level for individual contracts(Work Orders) with a value greater than 5,000,000 GBP up to 25,000,000 GBP. Economic Operators must have design capability as work packages may be called-off on a design and build basis.
We intend to appoint a maximum of SIX suppliers to Lot 1.
Lot #2Structural Civil Engineering Works greater than 5M GBP up to 25M GBP
Lot 2 will cover all structural civil engineering works at national (Scotland) level for individual contracts (Work Orders) with a value greater than 5,000,000 GBP up to 25,000,000 GBP. Economic Operators must have design capability as work packages may be called-off on a design and build basis.
We intend to appoint a maximum of SIX suppliers to Lot 2.
Lot #3All Civil Engineering Works greater than 25M GBP up to 100M GBP
Lot 3 will cover all civil and structural engineering works at national (Scotland) level for individual contracts (Work Orders) with a value greater than 25,000,000 GBP up to 100,000,000 GBP. Suppliers must have design capability as the work packages may be called-off on a design and build basis.
It is intended that a maximum of FOUR suppliers will be appointed to Lot 3.
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 state of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) (i.e. registered under Companies House).
Contractual/specification requirements include:
-Construction staff shall require to be accredited under the Construction Skills Construction Safety Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent.
Standards and Specification
Subject to the other provisions of the Contract, the standards and specifications with which the Contractor shall comply will include:
- Department for Transport Standards for Highways, specifically: Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) and Transport Scotland Interim Amendments (TSIA)
- Eurocodes;
- BS EN and BS EN ISO standards relating to construction of road schemes including earthworks;
- BS Codes of Practice relating to construction of road schemes including earthworks; - Other Non-Conflicting Complementary Information (NCCI).
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) Regulations
- National Roads Development Guide
- Building Information Management (BIM)
The successful tenderer for each call off contract will fulfil the duties of Principal Contractor under CDM 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
- Average annual turnover over the last three years
- Financial Standing Assessment (ratios) including:
- Operating Profit Percentage;
- Interest Cover Ratio;
- Acid Test Ratio;
- Net Worth Test;
- Leverage Ratio;
- Capital Employed Percentage
- Credit Rating using Creditsafe
- Insurance
Minimum: 1. Average annual turnover of: - Lot 1 25M GBP - Lot 2 25M GBP - Lot 3 100M GBP 2. Financial Standing Assessment score of no less than 6 3. Credit Rating of no higher than Moderate Risk 4. Insurance Level of at least: Employers Liability 10M GBP Public Liability 10M GBP Profes… - Technical & professional ability
- SPD Part 3
Mandatory and discretionary exclusion criteria (Pass/Fail)
- SPD Part 4C.1
Economic Operators shall be required to demonstrate suitable experience and track record relevant to lots being applied for by responding to the questions in the attached "Technical and Professional Ability Workbook" (Scored)
Three reference projects for each lot applied for (Pass/Fail)
Demonstrated experience in acting as both the ‘Principal Contractor’ and
'Principal Designer' (Principal Designer Role may be sub-contracted with the
Economic Operator retaining the Principal Designer designation)under the
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 or European equivalent). (Pass/Fail)
- SPD Part 4C.4
Economic Operators should state if they intend or do not intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice. If Economic Operators intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, 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 the evidence listed below will be provided as requested. (Pass/Fail)
Prior to contract award Scottish Procurement will ask the Economic Operator to provide evidence of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply cha…
Minimum: 1. SPD Part 3 Meets the criteria required to pass the mandatory and exclusion criteria 2. SPD Part 4C.1 A score of at least 2 in each of the Technical and Professional Ability questions for each lot applied for. Submission of all three reference projects requested for each lot ap…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Civil Engineering Framework (Scotland)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, 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
- Works
- 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
- 17 Jun 2022, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2022, 14:36 BST
- Authority reference
SP-21-041- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016697- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0347deFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic Operators must complete all sections of the SPD including all attachments to be compliant. Failure to complete all the sections may result in the SPD being rejected. Scoring: Scored questions will be scored using the methodology in the SDP Instructions. Further Checks: In line with the PCR (Scotland)2015, there will be a requirement on Economic Operators to provide proof of economic & financial standing & technical and professional ability prior to proceeding to the next stage of the competition & award, the tender documents will contain specific provisions requiring Economic Operators to inform Scottish Ministers of any changes to their SPD during the procurement. Further, Scottish Ministers reserve the right to undertake further verification to ensure continuing compliance with the selection criteria at any time prior to ITT for any mini-competition or Work Order awarded under the framework. If means of proof does not satisfy Scottish Ministers' selection criteria and/or if an Economic Operator no longer meets the requirements set out in tender documents, it shall be excluded from the mini-competition or Work Order award. If this follows tender evaluation, the next most economically advantageous tenderer who has provided proof of economic & financial standing and technical & professional ability may be awarded the Work Order. The full contract documentation will be provided at ITT stage, the draft Scope and a holistic statement on T&C will follow the publication of this Contract Notice, via the PCS portal. No obligation, liability, duty of care or responsibility to any party is created by or shall arise out of this. The Scottish Government will host a virtual Open Supplier Meeting with representatives of Scottish Procurement and Construction Policy teams. The meeting will be facilitated by our Supplier Development Programme (SDP) on Thursday 14th July 2022 from 14:30 -16:00. The meeting will provide an opportunity to ask questions related to the published Contract Notice. Training on PCS/PCS-T from the Supplier Development Programme will also be provided which includes: A Step-by-Step tutorial on how to create an account, upload documents, submit questions, etc. The following link must be used to register for the event: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events/open-supplier-meeting-for-the-future-nationalcivil-engineering-framework-for-works-associated-services-including-roads-roadsmaintenance-1380/ The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 21491. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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: Community benefits for the individual Work order will be set out in the Work Order's scope and contract documents. (SC Ref:694234)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Jun 2022 → 7 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published17 Jun 2022, 14:36 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected7 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.