Official UK procurement notice
WLC Trades Contractors Framework
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought15 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWLC awarded a framework for trades contractors to supplement their Property & Building Service departments. This framework will be split into 14 individual trade lots and 1 multi trade lot. Tenders could be submitted for individual or all lots.
Estimated values of works are based on the full 4 year framework and value of works are not guaranteed.
A maximum number of suppliers will be awarded onto each lot : 3 for lots 1-14 and 5 for lot 15. Reduction will be based on combined technical and commercial evaluation.
- Recurrence: 3 years if extension is not used - 2029 4 years if extension is used - 2030
CPV: Bituminous roof-covering work · Blacksmith services · Bricklaying work · Builders' joinery · Building construction work · Civic centre construction work · Construction work · Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport · Construction work for kindergarten buildings · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Construction work for school buildings · Electrical fitting work · +47 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 14 bids on the busiest of 15 lots (4.7 per place) · 24 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (15)Procurement structure
15 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1WLC Lot 1 - Bricklayer (incl. stone mason)CancelledRenewalPublished value£260,000
Bricklayer and stone masonry work Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #2WLC Lot 2 - Minor CivilsCancelledRenewalPublished value£4,400,000
Minor Civils Works contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs to include excavation / foundation . ramps / paths / kerbing / tarmac / paving.
Lot #3WLC Lot 3 - ElectricianCancelledRenewalPublished value£3,500,000
Electrical contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Suppliers will be required to hold the relevant electrical professional certificates. Additional information: Lot 3 Electrician - current membership of either NICEIC or SELECT or equivalent.
Lot #4WLC Lot 4 - Tiling - Wall and FloorCancelledRenewalPublished value£80,000
Tiling contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #5WLC Lot 5 - Flooring - including Vinyl / Gym Vinyl and TimberCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,040,000
Flooring contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #6WLC Lot 6 - Glazing (Supply and Installation)CancelledRenewalPublished value£440,000
Glazing contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #7WLC Lot 7 - JoinerCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,800,000
Joinery contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #8WLC Lot 8 - PainterCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,408,000
Painting and Decorating Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #9WLC Lot 9 - PlastererCancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000
Plastering Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #10WLC Lot 10 - PlumberCancelledRenewalPublished value£820,000
Plumbing Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #11WLC Lot 11 - Roofing (all types)CancelledRenewalPublished value£2,200,000
Roofing Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs. All kinds of work must be accepted.
Lot #12WLC Lot 12 - RoughcastingCancelledRenewalPublished value£3,120,000
Roughcasting Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #13WLC Lot 13 - Suspended CeilingsCancelledRenewalPublished value£180,000
Suspended Ceilings Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #14WLC Lot 14 - Fencing & BlacksmithsCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,120,000
Fencing & Blacksmiths Contractors for small works, maintenance and reactive repairs.
Lot #15WLC Lot 15 - Multi TradesCancelledRenewalPublished value£11,920,000
Multi Trades Contractors for small works (up to 2m GBP), maintenance and reactive repairs. All trades in the tender document are required.
Suppliers will require all trades for warranties
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 (6)
- Health and Safety: 10%
- Programme Management: 10%
- Quality: 10%
- Fair Work First: 2%
- Community Benefits: 3%
- price: 65%
Published award criteria (6)
- Health and Safety: 10
- Programme Management: 10
- Quality: 10
- Fair Work First: 2
- Community Benefits: 3
- Price: 65
- Suitability
Lot 3 Electrician - membership of NICEIC or SELECT required.
- Economic & financial standing
Re SPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 50 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 49 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a Failure Score of less than 50, the tenderer may be required to submit their last three years accounts.
In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3-year period.
It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun & Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun & Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun & Bradstreet score 50) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status.
In the event that a firm does not meet the fi…
Minimum: Employers Liability Insurance - 10m GBP Public Liability Insurance - 10m GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance - 5m GBP Valid Motor Vehicle Insurance - 5m GBP
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “WLC Trades Contractors Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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
- Works
- 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 · 3 years if extension is not used - 2029 4 years if extension is used - 2030
- First published
- 11 Dec 2025, 13:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 11:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CC14454- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045672- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f3e1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Re: SPD Q2B, complete information for all company directors, using home address. TUPE – The incoming Contractor is responsible for obtaining legal and professional advice about relevant TUPE implications. CONFIDENTIALITY - All information supplied by the Authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender. All information supplied by you to the Authority will similarly be treated in confidence except: (i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information. The Tenderer shall co-operate, facilitate, support and assist the Authority in the provision of this information. In the event the Authority is required to provide information to any person as a result of a request made to it under such Act and/or codes, the Authority shall adhere to the requirements of such Act and/or codes in disclosing information relating to this Agreement, the Project documents and the Contractor. (ii) that references may be sought from banks, existing or past clients, or other referees submitted by the tenderers; (iii) for the disclosure of such information with regard to the outcome of the procurement process as may be required to be published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with EU directives or elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of UK government policy on the disclosure of information relating to government contracts. Figures noted against lots are indicative only of spend over 4 years. (SC Ref:832292)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 19 May 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected283 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Admission / appointment period ends246 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published156 days ago19 May 2026, 11:15 BST
Notice history
4 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Status changed to active20 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Jan 2026, 10:49 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 May 2026, 10:52 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 20 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 11 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast45 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,120,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
WLC Lot 1 - Bricklayer (incl. stone mason)
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £260,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 10 - Plumber
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £820,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 11 - Roofing (all types)
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £2,200,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 12 - Roughcasting
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 13 - Suspended Ceilings
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 14 - Fencing & Blacksmiths
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,120,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 15 - Multi Trades
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £11,920,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 2 - Minor Civils
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £4,400,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 3 - Electrician
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £3,500,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 4 - Tiling - Wall and Floor
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 5 - Flooring - including Vinyl / Gym Vinyl and Timber
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,040,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 6 - Glazing (Supply and Installation)
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £440,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 7 - Joiner
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 8 - Painter
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,408,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 9 - Plasterer
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 1 - Bricklayer (incl. stone mason)
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £260,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 10 - Plumber
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £820,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 11 - Roofing (all types)
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £2,200,000
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 12 - Roughcasting
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
WLC Lot 13 - Suspended Ceilings
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · WLC Lot 1 - Bricklayer (incl. stone mason) | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · WLC Lot 2 - Minor Civils | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · WLC Lot 3 - Electrician | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 4 · WLC Lot 4 - Tiling - Wall and Floor | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · WLC Lot 5 - Flooring - including Vinyl / Gym Vinyl and Timber | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 6 · WLC Lot 6 - Glazing (Supply and Installation) | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 7 · WLC Lot 7 - Joiner | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 8 · WLC Lot 8 - Painter | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 9 · WLC Lot 9 - Plasterer | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 10 · WLC Lot 10 - Plumber | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 11 · WLC Lot 11 - Roofing (all types) | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 12 · WLC Lot 12 - Roughcasting | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 13 · WLC Lot 13 - Suspended Ceilings | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 14 · WLC Lot 14 - Fencing & Blacksmiths | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 15 · WLC Lot 15 - Multi Trades | 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
24 commercial parties on the notice- Bell Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Bottom GroundworksFramework contractor
- Building Finishing Services LtdFramework contractor
- Carter Ceilings LimitedFramework contractor
- City Gate Construction LimitedFramework contractor
- Consilium Contracting Services LtdFramework contractor
- Dumbreck DecoratorsFramework contractor
- Faskin Group LtdFramework contractor
- Firstcall Trade Services LtdFramework contractor
- Howe Ceilings & Interiors LtdFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria