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Published 18 Sept 2024, 12:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Former Castlebrae High School Residential Scheme

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

WorksCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£81,200,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2025
Next notice expected 31 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is looking to develop a residential led scheme on the site of the former Castlebrae High School, located in the North East Locality, off Greendykes Road.

The site is approximately 4.36 hectares (10.77 acres) in size. The scheme has been developed to the end of RIBA Stage 2 with a preferred design identified.

This development opportunity seeks to deliver an energy efficient and sustainable development that supports the Council’s aim of achieving net zero carbon by 2030.

CPV: Construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation · Development of residential real estate · Houses construction work · Residential homes construction work · Urban development construction work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The duration of the construction will be set by the complexity of the design and is only estimated within this contract notice.Second stage: 4–null 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The Council will disqualify any Candidates who:

    • Fail to comply with the requirements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015;
    • Fail to meet any of the mandatory criteria described in the SPD;
    • Fail to provide a satisfactory response to any questions in the SPD or inadequately or incorrectly completes any question;
    • Submit an SPD after the deadline; and
    • Provide false or inaccurate information.
  • Economic & financial standing
    • Part III: Section A, B, C & D - 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 (for above OJEU threshold)/8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (below OJEU threshold).
    • Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and Financial Standing – Question 4B.1 - Bidders are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 170m GBP for the last two financial years.

    Where a Bidder does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Bidder’s suitability to proceed in the competition.

    • Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and Financial Standing – Question 4B.4 - Bidders will be required provide the following information in response to 4B.4:
    • Current ratio for Current Year: 1.20
    • Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.20

    The formula for calculating a Bidder’s current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities. The acceptable range for each financial ratio is greater than 1.20. Where a Bidders’ current ratio is less than the acceptable value, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Bidder’s suitability to proceed in the competition.

    • Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and Financial Standing – Question 4B.5 - Bidders a…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Part IV: Selection Criteria - Technical and Professional Ability – Question 4C.1 –

    Question 1 – Previous Delivery Experience – 40%

    Please provide two case studies that demonstrate your organisation’s experience of delivering projects of a similar size and complexity to the Former Castlebrae High School Residential Scheme. These case studies must be for projects completed within the last 10 years.

    Please also provide the following details as part of both case studies:

    -Customer details;

    -Contract values – initial estimated value & turn out value; and

    -Programme dates – initial programme & actual.

    Please also provide a statement for each of the following items relative to one case study:

    -A description of the works and/or services delivered;

    -Details of the site complexities that were faced on the project and how these were managed and either mitigated or resolved;

    -The construction methodologies used on the project;

    -The quality control approaches;

    -The quality management approach that was adopted and any software/tools used;

    -The process followed for the management of aftercare and reporting of defects;

    -The approach taken towards defects rectification;

    -The approach taken to manage key sub-contractors;

    -Details of the community benefits package that was delivered;

    -What added value your organisation delivered through its involvement in the project; and

    -Details of any lessons learned related to any of the bullet points noted above and how these have been implemented into fut…

    Minimum: Question 3 – Health and Safety & Site Security – 20% Please provide a case study of a similar size, scale and complexity to the Former Castlebrae High School Residential Scheme which focuses on and demonstrates the competencies of your organisations with regards to health and saf…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
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.

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
Cancelled
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
18 Sept 2024, 12:03 BST
Last source update
1 May 2026, 11:47 BST
Authority reference
CT1504
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040421
Classification (CPV)
Construction workConstruction work for housesConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesConstruction work for subsidised residential accommodationDevelopment of residential real estateHouses construction workResidential homes construction workUrban development construction workWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049bcb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:830897)

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
6 Aug 2025, 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

31 Mar 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 11:47 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025
  1. Published value updated to £81,200,000
    23 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
    was £70,610,000
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
  4. Deadline published: 23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    23 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    14 Jul 2025, 16:42 BST
    +14 days · was 23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Status changed to cancelled
    1 May 2026, 11:47 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.223 Jul 20256 Aug 2025+14 d
—DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.31 Sept 202515 Sept 2025+14 d

Extension granted on account of tenderer request.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-09: 1 release · 18 Sept 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.