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Published 17 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Blackburn Construction Homes Works

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£7,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Lanarkshire Council are seeking a suitable contractor to carry out various works to upgrade Blackburn non-traditional construction type homes.

CPV: Building alteration work · Building construction work · Building installation work · Construction work · Heating-plant repair and maintenance work · Insulation work · Roof maintenance work · Roof repair and maintenance work · Roof works and other special trade construction works · Thermal insulation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Council plans work to these assets to improve their overall condition and is…

The Council plans work to these assets to improve their overall condition and is seeking a main contractor to:

Upgrade external walls (including dormers)

Upgrade thermal properties of the entire roof to achieve u-value of 0.11 W/m²K - where possible

Replace all existing doors/windows with new UPVC style, to achieve u-value of 0.85 W/m²K

Provide design option for Mechanical ventilation to reduce mould and moisture with an option for heat recovery to comply with current building standards.

Provide recommendations for potential partial electrical upgrade or full rewire.

Provide recommendations for Solar PV Panels

Repositioning of all existing flues

Introduction of door canopies with appropriate lighting

Delivery: Scotland · Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
Extensions: Where the scope has asked for options, recommendations or design, NLC reserves the right to award any works package that made be required to the successful contractor.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Turnover

    Financial Ratios

    Insurance

    Minimum: Requirement - General/Average yearly turnover. Number of financial years: previous financial year (latest audited accounts) Minimum required turnover per year: 1.5 (one and a half) times the estimated value of the contract. Bidders are required to meet the minimum threshold in an…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
Authority reference
NLC-SLP-25-079
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067728
Classification (CPV)
Building alteration workBuilding construction workBuilding installation workConstruction workHeating-plant repair and maintenance workInsulation workRoof maintenance workRoof repair and maintenance workRoof works and other special trade construction worksThermal insulation work
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdbd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Terms of contract will be Standard Building Contract With Quantities for use in Scotland (SBC/Q/Scot) 2016 Edition issued by the Scottish Building Contract Committee. Full scope of requirements will be issued at stage 2 Scots Law will apply to this contract. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition is they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Tenderers must commit to realising a minimum of 100 community benefit points from the community benefits menu provided in the tender documents. The community benefits offering will be evaluated as part of the stage 2 quality evaluation. (SC Ref:836463)

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
Submission deadline
17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jul 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published101 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
  2. Submission deadline70 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected27 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria