Building Construction Consultancy

This Framework Contract is for the provision of a range of construction related consultancy services to buildings and their surrounding grounds which Councils, Scotland Excel associate members and other bodies participating in this procurement as detailed in this notice may require. The framework is divided into 14 lots as follows:

-Lot 1 - Architecture

-Lot 2 - Civil and Structural Engineering

-Lot 3 - Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering

-Lot 4 - Quantity Surveying

-Lot 5 – In House Multi Disciplinary

-Lot 6 – Architect Led Multi Disciplinary

-Lot 7 - Conservation Architecture

-Lot 8 - Clerk of Works

-Lot 9 - Project Management

-Lot 10 - Landscape Architecture

-Lot 11 - CDM Advice

-Lot 12 - Master planning

-Lot 13 – Environmental Engineering

-Lot 14 - Building Surveying

For more information about the requirements for each lot please see summary information, below, and the tender documentation which is available in the relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise.

A range of project and commercial management services to buildings related construction projects and adjacent grounds, which may include but are not limited to:

-leading and managing project teams;

-cost, programme, critical path, risk, quality and change management;

-project outcomes, support, management and documentation;

-integration and flow of design information;

-planning, development and scheduling;

-resource advice, administration and management;

-scope and specification development;

-stakeholder management;

-BIM Management;

-undertaking the role of Employers’ Agent;

-public Contract Tendering;

-communication, information and management protocols;

-quality management;

-audits, including quality audits;

-cost consulting, measuring and project budget;

-value engineering;

-value surveying;

-value management;

-general project advice and support;

-appraisals;

-surveys, studies and strategies;

-feasibility;

-business case development;

-preparation of tender contract documentation for specialist activity;

-contract and tender preparation and administration;

-policy advice;

-general advice;

-reporting;

-market profiling;

-contract and regulatory management;

-contract administration;

-site and works supervision;

-undertaking the role of NEC 4 Service Manager;

-assistance at public local inquiry and

-supplement council resource.

Whilst this is a national framework which covers all of Scotland, within the Procurement Documents Tenderers are required to select which Regions they are able to service and offers will be evaluated on this basis. For further information, please see the related procurement documents.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies):

A) The 32 local authorities in Scotland as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/ourmembers.aspx

B) Scotland Excel associate members as listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx

C) any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland)Act 2014.

D) Any Scottish Registered Social Landlords listed on the public register of the Scottish Housing Regulator: http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf as at the date of publication of this notice.

E) Tayside Contracts

F) Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies.

G) Scottish Prison Service (SPS)

H) Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts

I) Transport Scotland

J) Scottish Government and Scottish Central Government Bodies.

The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel.

Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed framework agreement.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: For some lots, minimum bid thresholds and other particular requirements apply. Where Tenderers require to submit an NEC4 fee percentage, this must not exceed 15%. Bids will be excluded from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given. Further, detailed instructions are contained within the tender documents.

Rebates apply to this framework.

Further information regarding the operation of the framework and the tendering requirements can be found within the tender documentation which is available in the relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise.

Scotland Excel have provided a webinar link providing tendering guidance for suppliers Link:(https://youtu.be/rY9UG5FH_qc)