Scotland Excel has gone out to tender with a framework contract for engineering and technical consultancy services worth an estimated £160 million.
Services to be provided under the framework will primarily relate to civil engineering and other associated disciplines.The contract is being tendered in the following Lots:
Lot 1 Roads and Structures Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £48 million
Services to include:
- Transport related work for the development of road schemes
- Roads and infrastructure
- Structures and structural
- Bridges and quay walls
- Drainage
- Earthworks
- Water supply
- Lighting and electrical
- Cycleway and footpath
- Streetscape
Lot 2 Transportation and Traffic Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £67.2 million
Lot 3 Environmental Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £3.2 million
Services to include:
- Water quality
- Land quality
- Environmental
- Ecology and biodiversity
- Habitat
- Rot and damp
- Vegetation
- Contamination
- Hydrographic
- Arboriculture
- Landscape design
Lot 4 Land Surveying Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £1.6 million
Services to include:
- Topographical
- Building facade
- Aerial
- Ground penetration radar
Lot 5 Drainage and Flooding Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £9.6 million
Services to include:
- Flood risk management
- Flood protection and prevention
- Requirements emerging from the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009
- Hydrology and hydraulic
- Water and watercourses
- Sewer
- Weather and asset
- Drainage
- Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
- Dams and reservoirs
- Coastal
- Catchment area
Lot 6 Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £4.8 million
Services to include:
- Geotechnical
- Geo-environmental (including Part IIA Inspections)
- Hydrogeology
- Site and ground
- Scientific services
Lot 7 Coastal and Maritime Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £3.2 million
Services encompass a range of coastal and maritime related consultancy services to include:
- Breakwaters
- Seawalls
- Piers
- Jetties
- Slipways
- Groynes
- Offshore Breakwaters
- Revetments
Lot 8 Master Planning Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £8 million
Services to include:
- Neighbourhood character and heritage
- Housing and commercial areas
- Open space and public realm
- Community facilities
- Biodiversity
- Coastal and maritime
- Urban planning
- Land use
- Planning advice
- Urban and green planning
Lot 9 Project and Commercial Management Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services - £14.4 million
Services encompass a range of project and commercial management services, in relation to work generally associated with the subject matter of the contract.
Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring the framework on behalf of a number of contracting authorities, including the 32 local authorities in Scotland, the higher and further education sector in Scotland and the Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts.
Scotland Excel is looking to appoint up to 30 suppliers to the wide-ranging framework, which will run for an initial contract term of four years.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 18 June 2025 – click here to access the tender documentation online
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