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Published 20 May 2025, 10:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design and construction of approximately 47 Housing units at Rullion Road Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Official notice

Authority: Midlothian Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£11,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design and construction of approximately 47 Housing units at Rullion Road Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland utilising off site fabrication of a 2D closed panel system

CPV: Building construction work · Houses construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Design and construction of approximately 47 Housing units at Rullion Road Penicuik,…

Design and construction of approximately 47 Housing units at Rullion Road Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The project will be awarded on a 2 stage basis. For stage 1 the successful tenderer will enter into a Pre-construction services agreement to develop the design, obtain all necessary regulatory consents and work up the cost on an open book basis. Once the scope and cost is agreed the parties will enter into a SBCC 2016 D&M contract to deliver the works in stage 2.

Delivery: Scotland · Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Variant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Programme and project execution: 15%
  • Proposed closed panel system: 20%
  • Experience and delivery: 15%
  • Design team: 10%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Programme and project execution: 15
  • Proposed closed panel system: 20
  • Experience and delivery: 15
  • Design team: 10
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 May 2025, 10:14 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2025, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2025 – …
Authority reference
MID / 25 / 03
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031009
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workHouses construction work
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05181d Find a Tender

Publisher note: 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=799285. 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. 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: Refer to ITT (SC Ref:799285) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=799285

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
10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 10 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 15:23 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    9 Jun 2025, 15:23 BST
    +21 days · was 19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.219 Jun 202510 Jul 2025+21 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.719 Jun 202510 Jul 2025+21 d

As requested

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Midlothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, Scotland, EH22 1DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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