Official UK procurement notice
Natural Stone Products for Roads and Footways Framework Agreement
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) has established a three-Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Natural Stone products and appointed a maximum of three Suppliers to service each Lot of the Framework Agreement as follows (Lot 4 also allows for the recycling of recovered material):
Lot 1: Caithness Stone Paviors
Lot 3: Granite Setts, Kerbs, Channels and Tactile Paving
Lot 4: Whinstone Recycling and Supply of New Whinstone Setts, Kerbs, Channels
This Framework Agreement will be for a period of two years, with the option to extend for a further two years (2 + 1 + 1).
- Recurrence: 48 months
CPV: Granite · Paving slabs · Paving stones · Road-construction materials · Sandstone · Stone for construction · Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 12 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.3 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Caithness Stone PaviorsAwardedRenewal
The Framework Agreement is for provision of the supply and delivery of Natural Stone products to various sites throughout Edinburgh and its surrounding areas and recycling of Whinstone material as directed by the Council.
The City of Edinburgh holds World Heritage status for its Old and New Towns and has numerous conservation areas, therefore, any stone products procured must match with the existing materials to ensure this status is maintained, further information is available within the Edinburgh Street Design Guidance Document.
The quality of Caithness (lot 1) supplied must meet the strict requirements within this tender and the Specification.
All stone supplied through this Framework Agreement must match with any existing stone already on-street, account must be taken of how newly supplied stone will look after weathering and general wear and tear.
Lot #2Hard Sandstone (Yorkstone Scoutmoor) Paviors and SettsRenewal
The Framework Agreement is for provision of the supply and delivery of Natural Stone products to various sites throughout Edinburgh and its surrounding areas and recycling of Whinstone material as directed by the Council.
The City of Edinburgh holds World Heritage status for its Old and New Towns and has numerous conservation areas, therefore, any stone products procured must match with the existing materials to ensure this status is maintained, further information is available within the Edinburgh Street Design Guidance Document.
Hard Sandstone (Yorkstone Scoutmoor) (Lot 2) although unspecified within the Edinburgh Design Guidance document is the preferred finish for many of the streets within Edinburgh’s New Town, the Sandstone currently used has historically been Scoutmoor Hard Yorkstone and any Sandstone provided under this Contract must meet the Specification.
All stone supplied through this Framework Agreement must match with any existing stone already on-street, account must be taken of how newly supplied stone will look after weathering and general wear and tear.
Lot #3Granite Setts, Kerbs, Channels and Tactile PavingAwardedRenewal
The Framework Agreement is for provision of the supply and delivery of Natural Stone products to various sites throughout Edinburgh and its surrounding areas and recycling of Whinstone material as directed by the Council.
The City of Edinburgh holds World Heritage status for its Old and New Towns and has numerous conservation areas, therefore, any stone products procured must match with the existing materials to ensure this status is maintained, further information is available within the Edinburgh Street Design Guidance Document.
The quality of Granite (Lot 3) supplied must meet the strict requirements within this tender and the Specifications.
All stone supplied through this Framework Agreement must match with any existing stone already on-street, account must be taken of how newly supplied stone will look after weathering and general wear and tear.
Lot #4Whinstone Recycling and Supply of New Whinstone Setts, Kerbs, ChannelsAwardedRenewal
The Framework Agreement is for provision of the supply and delivery of Natural Stone products to various sites throughout Edinburgh and its surrounding areas and recycling of Whinstone material as directed by the Council.
The City of Edinburgh holds World Heritage status for its Old and New Towns and has numerous conservation areas, therefore, any stone products procured must match with the existing materials to ensure this status is maintained, further information is available within the Edinburgh Street Design Guidance Document.
The quality of Whinstone (Lot 4) supplied must meet the strict requirements within this tender and the Specifications.
All stone supplied through this Framework Agreement must match with any existing stone already on-street, account must be taken of how newly supplied stone will look after weathering and general wear and tear.
Recycling quantities shall be discussed with the relevant Council Project Manager prior to collection and subsequently verified upon collection. A strict stock-control process shall be adopted, and the successful Supplier shall develop and propose such a system for approval by the Council. In particular, any wastage during the recycling process shall be detailed and the reasons for the wastage and the amount and type of material wasted shall be recorded.
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: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
Be a registered Licensed Waste Carrier and hold a relevant authority waste carrier license.
- Economic & financial standing
SPD Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to provide their “general” annual turnover for the last two financial years in response to this question.
SPD Question 4B.4 - Tenderers will be required provide the following information in response to 4B.4: Current ratio for Current Year: 1.2, Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.2.
SPD Question 4B.5 - Tenderers are required to hold, or commit to obtaining prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance.
Minimum: SPD Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 2m GBP for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion se… - Technical & professional ability
SPD Question 4C.4 (a) Payment of the real Living Wage - Bidders are required to confirm that they will pay any staff that are directly involved in the delivery of the Contract (including any agency or sub-contractor staff), at least the real Living Wage.
SPD Question 4C.4 (b) - Inclusion of Prompt Payment Clause - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the Framework Agreement, ensuring payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties.
SPD Question 4C.7(a) - Response to Climate Change Emergency - Tenderers are required to provide evidence that their organisation is taking steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and provide details of how they have/will respond (to the climate change emergency).
SPD Question 4D.1 – Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management - It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly.
SPD Question 4D.1.2 - It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations hold ISO14001 or equivalent or can demonstrate the effectiveness of their environmental management systems. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. …
Minimum: SPD Question 4C.4(a) - Payment of the real Living Wage - Where a Tenderer does not commit to pay any staff that at least the real Living Wage, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. SPD Question 4C.4(b) - Inclusion of Prompt Payment Clause - Where a Tenderer d…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Natural Stone Products for Roads and Footways Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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 · 48 months
- First published
- 11 Aug 2025, 11:08 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CT1624- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053724- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584f9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:822699)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 8 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends397 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened397 days ago22 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until278 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published139 days ago8 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,333,333, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Caithness Stone Paviors
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Granite Setts, Kerbs, Channels and Tactile Paving
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Whinstone Recycling and Supply of New Whinstone Setts, Kerbs, Channels
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Caithness Stone Paviors | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Granite Setts, Kerbs, Channels and Tactile Paving | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Whinstone Recycling and Supply of New Whinstone Setts, Kerbs, Channels | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- BBS Brick and StoneFramework contractor
- Hardscape Products LtdFramework contractor
- Tradstocks LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.