Official UK procurement notice
Development Partner Opportunity at Liberton, Edinburgh
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) has purchased the Liberton Hospital site, located in the South East locality on the intersection of Lasswade Road and Ellen’s Glen Road, from NHS Lothian.
The site is approximately 6.5 hectares (4.2 net developable area) in size.
The ambition for the development is to deliver a mixed-use development with around 388 homes, around half of which will be affordable homes, owned by the Council, some of which will be aimed at providing a home with specialist support for older people or those with accessibility needs. The development also includes a requirement to refurbish or retain the façade of the old Edwardian Liberton hospital building and assess the viability of retaining the 1960s hospital building.
The Council is seeking to procure a Development Partner with the necessary skills, experience and capacity to deliver an exemplar development. This opportunity to work with the Council, initially over an 18-month period as part of a two stage Pre-Development contract has been devised as part of the Council’s procurement strategy to reduce the burden of tendering as much as possible on Candidates and to encourage collaboration, innovation, risk apportionment, and partnership between the Council and the Development Partner prior to entering into a Development Agreement.
As a Candidate, you will be experienced and capable of delivering complex regeneration and mixed tenure development projects of similar scale and nature. Your team will be multi-disciplinary and consist of the Development Partner, full design team services, construction contractors and specialist expertise in areas such as sustainability and modern methods of construction. You will identify opportunities for working with the local community and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), creating new jobs and stimulating the local economy.
The gross development value is projected at GBO90million - GBP120million.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Development services of real estate · Flats construction work · Houses construction work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work · Site-development work · Urban development construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a Development…
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a Development Partner to take forward a development opportunity at Liberton, Edinburgh.
The Development Partner will be required to:
- Deliver a mixed tenure scheme of around 388 homes (including private, social rent and mid-market rent) to the Council’s design guidance within timescales approved during the pre-development period including the refurbishment or façade retention of the Edwardian Hospital;
- Deliver commercial or community space with active frontages at appropriate ground floor locations throughout;
- Deliver high quality public realm of adoptable standard throughout the site, including the reinstatement of the Victorian Garden;
- Deliver high quality transport and active travel options throughout the site;
- Delivery of a low carbon energy solution
- Maintain and enhance community engagement and support consultation.
The residential development must comply with the principle of tenure blind development. The Development Partner will be required to pay a price to the Council for the private residential development opportunities. The capital receipt will be agreed during the pre-development period, however, a viable development is mandatory to allow progression to the Development Agreement stage. To ensure that the Council is entering into a Pre-Development Contract which has a high likelihood of project viability, the Council may seek to assess a capital receipt offering at the Invitation to Tender stage. The profits from this development will be retained by the Development Partner, although an overage agreement will be put in place covering exceptional profits.
Further information on the scope of this procurement can be found in the SPD Instruction Document attached to this Contract Notice.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Please see SPD Instruction Document attached to this Contract Notice.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- 19 Apr 2023, 12:28 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT
- Authority reference
CT0165- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007625- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c200Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
This requirement shall include a Community Benefit Clause
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
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=789078. 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: he Council aims to maximise the social, economic and environmental benefits from its procurement (known as ‘Community Benefits’) by incorporating Community Benefit clauses within its contracts. These benefits are delivered by suppliers in addition to meeting the core requirements of the contract. The Council’s Sustainable Procurement Policy commits the Council to pursuing Community Benefits through its procurement. Types of community benefits which the Council would like to include within this contract may include, but are not limited to: - 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 local agencies - training for existing workforce - mentoring – suppliers offering support and guidance to local organisations and individuals - suppliers using community venues and other community services - promotion of certain supply chain subcontractors (Small to Medium Enterprises, enterprises, supported businesses, Third Sector Organisations); - the staff of suppliers undertaking volunteering within communities; - community enhancement - resources provided for community facilities (e.g. playgrounds, habitat enhancements, environmental improvements) and initiatives (e.g. energy efficiency); - outreach and education opportunities within the community to those associated with or impacted by the types of service provided e.g. promoting careers in construction and trades or care and support to local schools; - sponsorship of local organisations; - community consultation, engagement and strengthening of community relations; - equal opportunities in terms of the supplier’s staffing and access to services. (SC Ref:789078) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=789078
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Jun 2023 → 21 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected21 Mar 2025
- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2025- Published value published: £120,000,00030 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
- Status changed to active30 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT30 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
- Deadline moved to 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT3 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT+14 days · was 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 7 Mar 2025 | 21 Mar 2025 | +14 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 21 Mar 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 | +14 d |
Extension granted due to Q&A
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria