Official UK procurement notice
Engineering and Technical Consultancy
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework is for engineering and technical consultancy services. These service will primarily relate to civil engineering and other
associated discipline which includes:
- Roads and Structures Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Transportation and Traffic Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Environmental Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Land Surveying Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Drainage and Flooding Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Coastal and Maritime Structures Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Master Planning Relating to Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
- Project and Commercial Management Relating to Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services
CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Building surveying services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Construction project management services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Corrosion engineering services · Design-modelling services · Dimensional surveying services · Drainage system · +51 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 30 suppliers
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £3,200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Roads and Structures Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledPublished value£48,000,000
The services encompass a range of roads and structures related consultancy services, which may include:
Transport related work for the development of road schemes
Roads and infrastructure
Structures and structural
Bridges and quay walls
Drainage
Earthworks
Water supply
Lighting and electrical
Cycleway and footpath
Streetscape Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course.
Lot #2Transportation and Traffic Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledPublished value£67,200,000
The services encompass a range of transportation and traffic related consultancy services, which may include:
Transport and travel
Transport and traffic management
Transport and traffic signals
Road safety and accident investigation and prevention
Preparation of traffic orders – may also include undertaking statutory consultation process
Carrying out appraisals - Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG)
Street engineering
Electric vehicle charging points
Development control for planning applications and roads construction consent
Reviews, strategies, etc. in relation to parking
Waterborne transport
Freight and logistics
Public transport
Active travel (walking, cycling, etc) Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #3Environmental Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledceiling above
The services encompass a range of environmental consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction services,
which may include:
Noise and sound
Vibration
Atmospheric
Light
Acoustic
Water quality
Land quality
Air quality
Environmental
Ecology and biodiversity
Habitat
Rot and damp
Vegetation
Contamination
Hydrographic
Arboriculture
Landscape design Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #4Land Surveying Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledPublished value£1,600,000
The services encompass a range of land survey consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction services, which
may include:
Topographical
Building facade
Aerial
Ground penetration radar Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #5Drainage and Flooding Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledPublished value£9,600,000
The services encompass a range of drainage and flooding related consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction
services, which may include:
Flood risk management
Flood protection and prevention
Requirements emerging from the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009
Hydrology and hydraulic
Water and watercourses
Sewer
Weather and asset
Drainage
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
Dams and reservoirs
Coastal
Catchment area Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #6Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledPublished value£4,800,000
The services encompass a range of geoenvironmental/ geotechnical and testing related consultancy services, which may include:
Geotechnical
Geo-environmental (including Part IIA Inspections)
Hydrogeology
Site and ground
Scientific services Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #7Coastal and Maritime Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledceiling above
The services encompass a range of coastal and maritime related consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction
services, which may include:
Breakwaters
Seawalls
Piers
Jetties
Slipways
Groynes
Offshore Breakwaters
Revetments Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #8Master Planning Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy servicesCancelledPublished value£8,000,000
The services encompass a range of master planning services, in relation to work generally associated with the subject matter of the contract,
which may include:
Neighbourhood character and heritage
Housing and commercial areas
Open space and public realm
Community facilities
Biodiversity
Transport and traffic
Coastal and maritime
Urban planning
Land use
Planning advice
Urban and green planning Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
Lot #9The services encompass a range of project and commercial management services, in relation to work generally associated with the subject matter of the contract.CancelledPublished value£14,400,000
The services encompass a range of project and commercial management services, in relation to work generally associated with the subject matter of the contract. Additional information: The decision has been taken to abandon the current procedure and to commence a separate tender exercise in due course
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: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
- SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 - Insurance Requirements
- SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.6 - Other Economic and Financial Requirements
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed framework agreement is divided into lots, these economic and financial standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
ALL LOTS
EMPLOYERS (COMPULSORY) LIABILITY INSURANCE – to a minimum level of 5 million GBP, in respect of each and every claim without limit to the number of claims.
PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE – to a minimum level of 5 million GBP, in respect of each and every claim without limit to the number of claims..
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE – to a minimum level of 1 million GBP, in respect of each and every claim with an aggregate limit of 5 million GBP.
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE – statutory Third Party motor vehicle insurance to a minimum indemnity limit of 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and without limit to the number of claims for property damage, and unlimited for Third Party injury.
For tenderers who will sub contract parts of the business, it is a requirement that the tenderer requires to provide a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confir…
Minimum: Tenderers must note that these minimum levels of insurance are required to be awarded onto the framework, however, the Councils may request an increase to the minimum level of insurance cover required or request additional insurance cover when awarding a Work Order under the Fram… - Technical & professional ability
1.SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10 – Subcontracting
2.SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.12 - Certificates
3.SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Quality Assurance Schemes and Health and Safety Procedures
4.SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.2 - Environmental Management Standards
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed framework agreement is divided into lots, these technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: Further to the identified selection criteria outlined above, full guidance and the minimum levels of standards required are outlined in the "0124 Technical and Professional Ability" document, which can be found in the "Contract Notice" folder in the Buyer Attachment area, within …
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Engineering and Technical Consultancy” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 10 Apr 2024, 11:39 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
0124- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036705- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0450fdFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Contract and contracts to be called off thereunder (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the tender documents (details of how to access these are set out in section "I.3, Communication" of this Contract Notice).
Scotland Excel will require the members of any tendering group of entities (including, but not limited to consortium members, members of a group of economic operators and/or sub-contractors) to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract (no matter the legal form taken by those entities in order to enter into the contract).
For further information relative to the submission of consortia tenders, tenders by groups of economic operators and sub-contracting, please refer to the tender documentation which is available in the relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): A) The 32 local authorities in Scotland as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/ourmembers.aspx B) Scotland Excel associate members as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx C) any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland)Act 2014. D) Any Scottish Registered Social Landlords listed on the public register of the Scottish Housing Regulator: http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf as at the date of publication of this notice. E) Tayside Contracts F) Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies. G) Scottish Prison Service (SPS) H) Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts I) Transport Scotland J) Scottish Government and Scottish Central Government Bodies. The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Retrospective rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see SXL 0124 Framework Contract. (SC Ref:803213)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
12 Aug 2024 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected12 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published2 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until325 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025- Published value updated to £160,000,00013 May 2025, 11:23 BSTwas £70,000,000
- Status changed to active13 May 2025, 11:23 BST
- Procurement method changed13 May 2025, 11:23 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST13 May 2025, 11:23 BST
- Status changed to cancelled2 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.