Scotland Excel has gone out to tender with a framework contract for engineering and technical consultancy services worth an estimated £72.5 million.
Services to be provided under the wide-ranging contract will primarily relate to civil engineering and other associated disciplines, including:
- 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.
Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring the framework on behalf of a number of contracting authorities in Scotland, including participating councils and its associate members within Scotland. The organisations include 32 local authorities in Scotland, higher and further Education sector in Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service, Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts, Transport Scotland
Scottish Excel is looking to appoint up to 40 suppliers to the framework agreement ( more if deemed necessary) - the contract is being tendered in separate Lots and will run for four years.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 16th October 2020 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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