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Published 6 May 2026, 13:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design Team for Energy Ventilation Projects

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Published estimate£477,875exc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 12 Aug 2026

Awarded to KJ Tait Engineers

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh has appointed a single supplier as Lead Consultant to lead a multi-disciplinary design team for improvement initiatives to ventilation installations across the University’s building estate.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building consultancy services · Engineering design services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: The contract shall be in place for a period of four years from 12th August 2026 until 11th August 2030, or until completion of the services, whichever occurs later. The contract covers all RIBA stages 0-7 inclusive for all sites listed in the ITT. The Contract is split into three phases for each of the sites as outlined below. The University reserves the right to extend the contract term to proceed with the next phase for each specific site. - Phase 1: RIBA stages 0-3 - Phase 2: RIBA stages 4 - Phase 3: RIBA stages 5-7 The initial contract term will cover Phase 1 only for each of the sites and The University may, in its sole discretion, extend the term of the contract to proceed with Phase 2 and Phase 3 for each site on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the contract terms. Whilst The University believes the list of project sites included in the ITT documentation to be accurate at time of tender, The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend the final list of sites and projects to be delivered under this Contract.Variant bids: not allowed

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services 71315200 Building consultancy services 71320000 Engineering design services 71321000 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services

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: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 80%
price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 80
Price: 20

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
no text published
Minimum: SPD Statement 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 500,000 GBP for each of the last 3 years. SPD Statement 4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the Bidder will be required to state the date which…

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 6 May 2026, 13:27 BST
Last source update: 24 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST
Award evaluation window: 8 Jun 2026 – …
Authority reference: EC1090
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-080489
Classification (CPV): Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBuilding consultancy servicesEngineering design servicesEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsEnvironmental engineering consultancy servicesMechanical and electrical engineering services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069264 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:840896)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline: 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 120 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public… ↗

Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 3 dates

Submission deadline136 days ago
8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Bids opened136 days ago
8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice published59 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
24 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £847,1471 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 95 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KJ Tait EngineersSME	£847,147 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 080489-2026-EC1090-1 · KJ Tait EngineersSME
Signed
12 Aug 2026
Value
£847,147
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad	5	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KJ Tait EngineersAwarded supplier 4 Rothesay Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 7SL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.