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Published 18 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Single Building Assessments - Phase 2

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,613,048published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2026awarded 3 Jun 2026
Awarded to AFEC International Ltd
Contract term 9 moends 1 Apr 2027 · extension options published · starts 30 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) are seeking a suitably qualified consultancy organisation, endorsed by the Scottish Government to carry out phase two of the Single Building Assessment programme on high-rise properties across North Lanarkshire.

CPV: Building-fabric consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Safety consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 9 mo
Contract period: 30 Jun 2026 – 1 Apr 2027 (9 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · North Lanarkshire Council Area
Extensions: NLC also reserve the right to ask the successful consultant to provide any other services that may be become apparent during the assessment, such as but not limited to: Removal, transport, and replacement (including temporary weatherproofing) of external wall panels for the purposes of testing to establish expected fire performance e.g. Single Burning Item testing. Fire door surveys Compartmentation surveys Fire Engineering Fire Risk Assessment Related enabling works · NLC reserves the right to extend this contract by up to 12 months at their own discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    This procurement exercise is only open to organisations endorsed by the Scottish Government to provide Single Building Assessments as at the submission deadline. If you organisation is not named on this list your submission will be removed from the process and not considered any further.

    www.gov.scot/publications/claddin… ↗

    Bidders will be excluded where they fall within the mandatory grounds for exclusion under Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Discretionary grounds for exclusion may also apply as set out in the procurement documents.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Ratios

    Insurance Values

    Minimum: Bidders are required to meet the minimum threshold in any two of the following three financial ratios: Acid Test Ratio Formula: (Current Assets – Stock) ÷ Current Liabilities Requirement: A ratio greater than 1. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Formula: Profit ÷ Capital Employed…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Evidence of suitable experience

    Qualifications

    Quality Assurance

    Environmental Management

    Minimum: Evidence of Suitable Experience; Bidders must provide two redacted examples of the following: 1 Type 1 Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) Final Report 2 Type 4 Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) Final Report 3 Single Building Assessment (SBA) OR Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) Fina…
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
18 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
Last source update
3 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2026 – …
Authority reference
NLC-SLP-25-146
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052298
Classification (CPV)
Building-fabric consultancy servicesConstruction consultancy servicesFire and explosion protection and control consultancy servicesSafety consultancy servicesStructural engineering consultancy servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06577b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Terms and conditions of contract will be the NEC 4 Professional Services Contract Main Option A Scots Law applies to this contract. (SC Ref:833693)

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
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2026 → 30 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline209 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened209 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published145 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
  4. Contract starts118 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,613,0481 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AFEC International LtdSME£1,613,048 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 052298-2026-NLC-SLP-25-146-1 · AFEC International LtdSME

    Signed
    3 Jun 2026
    Value
    £1,613,048
    Period
    … – 1 Apr 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.