Official UK procurement notice
EDC/2026/4497 Framework Agreement for Drainage Civil Engineering Works
Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)
East Dunbartonshire Council wishes to establish a public contract (within the meaning of the Procurement Regulations) and appoint a number of suppliers under an overarching ranked framework arrangement to carry out work and provide Work Orders in relation to Drainage Civil Engineering Works throughout the local government area of East Dunbartonshire over a minimum period of three (3) years with an option to extend up to a further 12 months. The proposed conditions of contract are the clauses of the NEC4 Framework Contract June 2017 (with amendments January 2023), as set out in Appendix 1 of the procurement documents.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Dunbartonshire Council wishes to establish a public contract (within the meaning of the Procurement Regulations) and appoint a number of suppliers under an overarching ranked framework arrangement to carry out work and provide Work Orders in relation to Drainage Civil Engineering Works throughout the local government area of East Dunbartonshire over a minimum period of three (3) years with an option to extend up to a further 12 months.
- Recurrence: It is assumed the framework will be retendered in October 2030.
CPV: Drainage and surface works · Drainage construction works · Drainage works · Drains construction work · Foul-water piping construction work · Ground-drainage work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The proposed conditions of contract are the clauses of the NEC4 Framework Contract…Renewal
The proposed conditions of contract are the clauses of the NEC4 Framework Contract June 2017 (with amendments January 2023), as set out in Appendix 1 of the procurement documents.
As set out in Appendix 2 of the procurement documents, an Engineering & Construction Contract (ECC) work order will be issued under the Framework Contract to the 1st ranked supplier for drainage civil engineering works. If the Supplier fails to comply with one or more requirements of the quotation procedure, EDC reserves the right to select and consider the next ranked Supplier appointed under the Framework Contract for the proposed Work Order.
The work within the framework scope is as detailed in the procurement documents and may include, without limitation:
- Replace and install gullies
- Excavating and repairing surface water lines
- Installation of access manholes
- Offer alternative excavation methods/ options such as trenchless technology ( pipe bursting, directional Moling / drilling and vacuum excavation.
- Replacement of subsided roads, where water/drainage has caused damage
- Works in and around watercourses; upgrading outfalls, installing or repairing gabion baskets
- Retrofitting SUDS
- SUD repairs
- Feasibility and design for drainage systems
- Submission of as-built drawings and information for asset management
- Offer deep excavation / shoring apparatus
- Supply traffic management for works Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
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 (7)
- Management of the Framework Contract: 20%
- Providing Work Orders: 28%
- Fair Work First: 4%
- Community Benefits: 4%
- Understanding of NEC4 ECC Option E (Cost Reimbursable Contract): 12%
- price: 20%
- Health, Safety & Environment: 12%
Published award criteria (7)
- Management of the Framework Contract: 20
- Providing Work Orders: 28
- Understanding of NEC4 ECC Option E (Cost Reimbursable Contract): 12
- Health, Safety & Environment: 12
- Fair Work First: 4
- Community Benefits: 4
- Price: 20
- Suitability
The bidder is enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in its country of establishment
- Economic & financial standing
The bidder should provide its (general) yearly turnover for the number of financial years specified:
Minimum: Number of financial years & minimum required turnover per year - Bidders will be required to have an general yearly turnover of 1,800,000 GBP over the past 3 years. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any s… - Technical & professional ability
For public works contracts only, please provide relevant examples of works carried out in the past five years as specified:
Minimum: Bidders will be required to provide examples of works carried out in the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of this Contract Notice. Please provide case studies/examples of your participation in …
- Price carries 32 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “EDC/2026/4497 Framework Agreement for Drainage Civil Engineering Works” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How East Dunbartonshire Council buys Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523), and who usually turns up
East Dunbartonshire Council has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 77 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
No awards recorded for this authority in this market.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid5%
2–329%
4–626%
7+39%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Awards below, close to or above the estimate, per lot. The buyer side adds below-threshold contracts with a pre-award estimate; an award inside a published range counts as close.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1The proposed conditions of contract are the clauses of the NEC4 Framework Contract…CPV 4523Published estimate£3.6m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–319%
4–620%
7+59%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £97m14 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 7 live · £42m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% above n=12 | |
| £31m6 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £28m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% below n=1 | |
| £3.7m8 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £88k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 36% below n=2 | |
| £4.9m13 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £4.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Concept Engineering ConsultantsGroup company | £83k7 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £2.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder appears in live search, the Retender Radar, contract pages, organisation counts, the earlier contracts and past suppliers on a tender's competition panel, the buyer's decision figure and its award against estimate; the other analytical figures are built from Find a Tender notices.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- Yes · It is assumed the framework will be retendered in October 2030.
- First published
- 10 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Dec 2026 – …
- Authority reference
EDC/2026/4497- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106832- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b8ebFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The framework is let under the NEC4 Framework Contract June 2017 (with amendments January 2023) with Call off contracts will be let under:
NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract, June 2017 (amended January 2023),
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=847790. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. 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: The Authority is committed to maximising Community Benefits (within the meaning of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) from its procurement activities to build economic, social or environmental conditions into the delivery of council contracts. The Winning Tenderer and its supply chain is required to support the Authority’s objectives for delivering a range of economic, social or environmental benefits completing Quality Question 5 in the Invitation to Tender and submitting the response as part of the tender deliverables. (SC Ref:847790) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=847790
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2026 → 11 Dec 2026 · 3 dates- Notice publishedjust passed10 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Today10 Nov 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 30 days · period end, not a bid countdown11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 30 days11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.