Subcontractor Services Framework Agreement

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) wishes to establish a 2nd generation framework agreement for the provision of Subcontracting Services for use by Council services, including the Council’s significant trading organisation SBc Contracts and other named collaborative partners.

Infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to:

-excavation - deposit on site and disposal off site, topsoil, subsoil, unacceptable and hard material;

-sub-base – placement of, compaction of surfaces;

-drainage – excavating and laying, external drain lines and ancillary items, to foul and surface water, excavation and construction of manholes;

-service tracks - excavation of varying services, laying of ducting/services;

-kerbing & edging – excavation for, laying concrete kerb logs, placement of kerbs/edging including concrete haunching;

-paving - preparing base, setting out and laying concrete paviours, natural stone paviours, whin setts, natural stone paving slabs, concrete paving slabs;

-piling – setting out and placement of sheet piles, bored plies etc.;

-concreting – placement in foundation, floors, walls;

-gabion baskets & other retaining structures;

-surfacing;

-surface dressing.

Contractors should note that when it is judged by the Council (at their sole discretion)to be appropriate the Council will collaborate

with the relevant bodies(including Police Scotland and collaborative partners) to actively share significant elements of information provided and detailed in this response.

Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants of this contract notice is indicative. The Council reserves the right to appoint more or less Tenderers as and if required.

Please do not embed documents into the SPD as these cannot be accessed by procurement. Documents should be submitted to the post-box.

Once the initial SPD (Scotland) evaluation you will be notified directly informing you which further documents you need to provide using the Request for Documentation process.