Official UK procurement notice
Construction Design Services Framework
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract is to provide Aberdeenshire Council with Construction Design Services split into 5 lots:
Lot 1 - Architecture and Associated Services
Lot 2 - Landscape Architecture and Associated Services
Lot 3 – Structural and Civil Engineering and Associated Services
Lot 4 - Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering and Associated Services
Lot 5 - Quantity Surveying and Project Management Services and Associated Services
Please note this framework's other key users will be Aberdeen City Council and The Highland Council.
CPV: Architectural design services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Landscape architectural services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Project management consultancy services · Quantity surveying services · Structural engineering consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 24 suppliers · 28 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (1.2 per place) · 20 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Architecture and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal
This Lot is for the provision of Architectural and associated services for the alteration and refurbishment of existing properties and the construction of new build properties within the Aberdeenshire property portfolio.
Lot #2Landscape Architecture and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal
This Lot is for the provision of Landscape Architecture and associated services for the alteration and refurbishment of existing properties and the construction of new build properties within the Aberdeenshire property portfolio.
Lot #3Structural and Civil Engineering and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal
This Lot is for the provision of Civil and Structural Engineering and associated services for the alteration and refurbishment of existing properties and the construction of new build properties within the Aberdeenshire property portfolio.
Lot #4Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal
This Lot is for the provision of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering and associated services for the alteration and refurbishment of existing properties and the construction of new build properties within the Aberdeenshire property portfolio.
Lot #5Quantity Surveying and Project Management Services and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal
This Lot is for the provision of Quantity Surveying and Project Management and associated services for the alteration and refurbishment of existing properties and the construction of new build properties within the Aberdeenshire property portfolio.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Provision of Services: 30
- Previous Experience: 20
- Key Personnel and Collaborative Working: 20
- Supply Chain Management: 10
- Performance Management: 10
- price: 40
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 10
Published award criteria (8)
- Provision of Services: 30
- Previous Experience: 20
- Key Personnel and Collaborative Working: 20
- Supply Chain Management: 10
- Performance Management: 10
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 10
- Fair Working Practices – Mandatory Response: Not scored
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Construction Design Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 24 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 May 2025, 10:34 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CRN00040274- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020432- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051086Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:825833)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Bids opened20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025- Deadline moved to 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST13 Jun 2025, 10:36 BST+10 days · was 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete6 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 20 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | +10 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 17 Oct 2025 | 27 Oct 2025 | +10 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 20 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | +10 d |
To ensure that bidders have sufficient time to address the clarifications, the submission deadline will be extended to Monday 30th June.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Architecture and Associated Services
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £3,600,000
- Status
- active
Landscape Architecture and Associated Services
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £880,000
- Status
- active
Structural and Civil Engineering and Associated Services
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £5,920,000
- Status
- active
Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering and Associated Services
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £4,720,000
- Status
- active
Quantity Surveying and Project Management Services and Associated Services
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £5,900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Architecture and Associated Services | 28bids · 28 electronic · 28 from abroad | 28 | — | — |
| 2 · Landscape Architecture and Associated Services | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Structural and Civil Engineering and Associated Services | 19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad | 19 | — | — |
| 4 · Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering and Associated Services | 19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad | 19 | — | — |
| 5 · Quantity Surveying and Project Management Services and Associated Services | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aberdeen City CouncilContracting authority
- The Highland CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
20 commercial parties on the notice- Aecom LtdFramework contractor
- Anderson Bell Christie LimitedFramework contractor
- AtkinsRéalis PPS LimitedFramework contractor
- AtkinsRéalis UK LimitedFramework contractor
- C C D P LLPFramework contractor
- Collective ArchitectureFramework contractor
- DWA Landscape Architects LtdFramework contractor
- Doig and SmithFramework contractor
- Fairhurst Group LLPFramework contractor
- Goodson AssociatesFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.