Engineering and Technical Consultancy

This framework will provide councils and other participating bodies with a mechanism to procure a comprehensive range of engineering and technical consultancy services primarily related to civil engineering and other associated disciplines.

The services encompass a range of transportation and traffic related consultancy services, which may include:

Transport and travel

Transport and traffic management

Transport and traffic signals

Road safety and accident investigation and prevention

Preparation of traffic orders– may also include undertaking statutory consultation process

Carrying out appraisals- Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG)

Street engineering

Electric vehicle charging points

Development control for planning applications and roads construction consent

Parking reviews, strategies, etc.

Waterborne transport

Freight and logistics

Public transport

Active travel (walking, cycling, etc). 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.

This procurement process is subject to the Law and Guidance applicable in Scotland relative to the award of public contracts including (without limitation) as set out in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as currently in force.

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

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

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

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

-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.

-Tayside Contracts

-Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges & their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies.

-Scottish Prison Service (SPS)

-Scottish National Health Service Authorities, including any body created pursuant to the National Health Service Scotland Act (1978)-Scottish Government & 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.