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Published 19 Nov 2024, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for Devlopment of Flats at Blackness Road, Dundee

Official notice

Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Scotland (UKM71)

Awarded value£5,967,919published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 19 Dec 2024awarded 8 Jul 2025

Awarded to Clark Contracts Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This two stage Restricted procurement process is for the contract for development of flats at Blackness Road.

Dundee City Council is seeking to appoint a competent contractor for the provision of the construction of the development of the flats on Blackness Road.

The contractor will be expected to undertake the flat development of 24 units at the Blackness Road site till completion of the project.

The tender process will be carried out through a Restricted Procedure in which there will be two stages. The first stage will assess the bidding organisations capability and capacity to perform the contract using the Single Procurement Document (SPD). Following evaluation of bidders, a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 bidders will be invited to the second stage. The Second stage will be carried out through an Invitation to Tender (ITT) and only shortlisted bidders from the first stage will be eligible to bid.

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Dundee City Council is seeking to appoint a competent contractor for the provision of…Awarded

Dundee City Council is seeking to appoint a competent contractor for the provision of the construction of the development of the flats on Blackness Road.

The contractor will be expected to undertake the flat development of 24 units at the Blackness Road site till completion of the project.

The tender process will be carried out through a Restricted Procedure in which there will be two stages. The first stage will assess the bidding organisations capability and capacity to perform the contract using the Single Procurement Document (SPD). Following evaluation of bidders, a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 bidders (top scoring) will be invited to the second stage. The Second stage will be carried out through an Invitation to Tender (ITT) and only shortlisted bidders from the first stage will be eligible to bid.

Delivery: Scotland · Blackness Road, Dundee

Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

45000000 Construction work 45210000 Building construction work 45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses 45211340 Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

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: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (12)

Delivery of Contract and Quality of Service: 10%
Resourcing of Requirements: 7.5%
Sustain Management of Product Supply Logistics: 7.5%
Programme of Works: 5%
Community Engagement/ Communication: 3%
Fair Work First: 2%
Community Benefits Question1: 1.5%
Community Benefits Question 2: 1.5%
Community Benefits Question 3: 1%
Community Benefits Question 4: 0.5%
Community Benefits Question 5: 0.5%
price: 60%

Published award criteria (21)

Delivery of Contract and Quality of Service: 10
Resourcing of Requirements: 7.5
Sustain Management of Product Supply Logistics: 7.5
Programme of Works: 5
Community Engagement/ Communication: 3
Fair Work First: 2
Community Benefits Question1: 1.5
Community Benefits Question 2: 1.5
Community Benefits Question 3: 1
Community Benefits Question 4: 0.5
Community Benefits Question 5: 0.5
Compliance with Specification: Pass/Fail
Planning Conditions: Pass/Fail
CDM Construction, Design Management Regulations 2015: Pass/Fail
Site Specific Risk Assessment and Method Statement: Pass/Fail
Health and Safety: Pass/Fail
Risk Management: Pass/Fail
Subcontracting SPD: Pass/Fail
Fair Tax Declaration: Pass/Fail
Environment: Pass/Fail
Price: 60

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
The bidder must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in its country of establishment: Bidder to enclose a copy of:
Certificate of incorporation or equivalent.
Economic & financial standing
The Council will utilise Equifax Score check to assess the Economic and financial standing of organisations bidding for contracts. Tenderers (including all participants in a group) are required to have a Score check Score of 35 or above in order to demonstrate their financial strength and stability.
Minimum: Equifax Score check Score of 35 or above. It is recommended that Tenderers review their own Score check score in advance of submitting a Tender Submission. Where the Tenderer does not have a Score check score, or where the Tenderer does not consider that the Score check score r…
Technical & professional ability
Bidding organisation to provide 3 examples within the last 5 years which demonstrate experience relevant to this procurement exercise. The examples must include experience of-
Underbuilding foundations for a building development
Development within an urban location
Building a development within tight access (including traffic congestion)
Development with Adjacent owner-occupiers/tenants/residents including management of site, deliveries and resident parking
Minimum: Bidder is to provide 3 examples within the last 5 years which demonstrate the criteria required. Bidder is to provide contract details of the examples - Name of the contract Position within the contract Overview of the contract Dates the contract took place The name of the client…

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
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: 19 Nov 2024, 13:16 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
Authority reference: DCC/CD/179/24
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-038588
Classification (CPV): Building construction workConstruction workConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesMulti-dwelling buildings construction work
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bce5 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please find information within the additional documents section of this PCS notice which includes technical drawings and information about the project. Please complete and upload the SPD via Public Contracts Scotland Electronic Postbox (SC Ref:803912)

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: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

19 Dec 2024 → 9 Jul 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Invitations to tender expected
27 Jan 2025
Notice published
9 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
9 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,967,9191 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Clark Contracts LtdSubcontracting: declared	£5,967,919 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 038588-2025-DCC/CD/179/25-1 · Clark Contracts Ltd
Signed
8 Jul 2025
Value
£5,967,919
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dundee City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1QEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dundee Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Dundee
Scottish Court ServiceReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Clark Contracts LimitedAwarded supplier 23 McFarlane Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA3 1RYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.