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Published 3 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing

Official notice

Authority: Link Group·Consortium: 40 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)£15,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Link is seeking to enter into a four-year Framework Agreement with a maximum of five suitably qualified Mechanical & Electrical

Engineering Practices to provide engineering services during the period.

Successful Mechanical & Engineering Practices should be ACE or SIBSE registered (or their equivalent organisations within the country

that your organisation is based).

Link works in partnership with a number of subsidiary companies who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework

Agreement. The Link Group Ltd subsidiaries currently include, C~urb 6 Ltd, Link Living, Horizon Housing Association

Ltd, Larkfield Housing Association Ltd and West Highland Housing Association Ltd. Although it is possible that other organisations may

join the Group, becoming subsidiary companies, during the term of the Framework Agreement, and may also wish to "call off" from the

Framework.

Link also works in partnership with several external organisations, refer to Section1.1 of the Contract Notice for further details, who will

also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. In addition, it is intended that any Registered Social Landlord

registered and operating in Scotland will also be entitled to purchase services from the framework, subject to Link's prior agreement.

There is no guarantee of any work. It is however, more than likely that individual commissions will be "called off" either by direct selection

or by mini tendering, within the terms of the Framework Agreement, to identify the most economically advantageous tender.

The Framework Agreement will mainly cover the provision of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering services for new build housing,

however individual projects may also include rehabilitation of existing properties, extensions, office accommodation, commercial

properties and adaptations, and planned maintenance projects.

The projects will range in size, tenure and type from mainstream housing to a variety of special needs projects. The tenure type will cover

all affordable tenures, private rented and market sale. Applicants should have experience of projects within the social housing sector for

projects between 5 and 500 units including flats, houses and retirement living projects with a mix of tenures.

The location of projects will vary but in the main will be located in the Central Belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute and Highland, however

individual projects may be located in any part of Scotland. The total number of units in each of the geographical areas may vary and

specific numbers cannot be guaranteed in any area or in total.

Although individual projects cannot be guaranteed, Link will expect the successful Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Practices to

deliver a high quality and value for money service

  • Recurrence: Link may renew the Framework in 2030 and a further contract notice published at that time.

CPV: Mechanical and electrical engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Link Group Ltd is undertaking the procurement in accordance with Regulation 29,…Published value£15,000,000

Link Group Ltd is undertaking the procurement in accordance with Regulation 29, Restricted Procedure and Regulation 34, Framework

Agreements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015.

A maximum of six bidding organisations that submit a SPD (Scotland) Document response and meet the selection criteria will be

invited to submit a tender for the Framework Agreement in accordance with Regulation 66 ‘Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified

candidates to be invited to participate’. Additional information: 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.

SPD (Scotland) - Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for

each subcontractor.

Delivery: Scotland · Various locations throughout the central belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute and Highland.
Second stage: 5–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the

    relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidding Practices should be registered with ACE or SIBSE or the equivalent organisations within the country that your practice is based.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Mechanical & Engineering Practices should be ACE or SIBSE registered or the equivalent bodies in the country where the practice is

    registered.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Mechanical &…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Link may renew the Framework in 2030 and a further contract notice published at that time.
First published
3 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
Last source update
3 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018919
Classification (CPV)
Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660d2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed within the ITT Document provided with the Contract Notice, which for the avoidance of doubt includes the Schedule of

Services.

Publisher note: Community Benefit Clauses are contractual requirements which deliver social, economic and environmental benefits in addition to the primary objectives of the contract. Although this procurement does not include mandatory Community Benefit clauses, Link will seek voluntary Community Benefit’, where possible, from the successful Bidders appointed to this Framework Agreement. Voluntary Community Benefits will contribute to Link’s social, economic and environmental aspirations and objectives through promoting benefits such as apprenticeships, graduates, new entrant employment and training opportunities. Delivery of the Community Benefit Clauses will not be a mandatory requirement placed on successful Bidders that are awarded individual contracts through the Framework Agreement. However, types of voluntary Community Benefits which Link would like successful Bidders to provide through the Framework Agreement may include, but are not limited to: - Education support initiatives, including offering school work experience placements; - Targeted recruitment and training e.g. jobs, training, work experience, job shadowing opportunities, apprenticeships for young persons and unemployed individuals; - Supported employment for people with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups; - Promotion of job opportunities through employment agencies and third sector organisations; - Graduate recruitment; - Training for existing workforce; Successful Bidders will be required to provide a detailed list and description of voluntary Community Benefits, if any, that their organisation will provide during the Framework Agreement, which must be provided by the Bidder, in writing, to Link within ten days of receiving notification of the tender results. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=825139. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:825139) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=825139

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1440 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

3 Mar 2026 → 5 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published238 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 13:13 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period ends208 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected176 days ago
    5 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

25 public bodies on the notice

Link Group

Contracting authorityRegistered Social LandlordHousing and community amenities Watling House, Callendar Business Park, Falkirk, UK, FK1 1XRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria