Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical and Electrical Design Consultant Services
Authority: University of Dundee (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University Estates and Campus Services Department will have several construction and projects to advance over the next five years which will require the selective input of external consultants, including M&E (Mechanical and Electrical) Design Services.
The scope, standards, and expectations for the provision of M&E design works and associated services are to support the delivery of capital, refurbishment, and maintenance projects within Estates for the University of Dundee.
The appointed M&E design consultant shall provide comprehensive design and specification information suitable for issue as part of tender documents, and support the project throughout the RIBA work stages 0 – 7 (project initiation – to completion) while ensuring construction projects deliver value for money, comply with statutory and procurement requirements, and support the University’s strategic estates objectives.
CPV: Design consultancy services · Design support services · Engineering design services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Engineering support services · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Mechanical engineering services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The University of Dundee is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced…Published value£900,000
The University of Dundee is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Mechanical and Electrical Design Consultancy to provide services under a Term Contract for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 (1 + 1) years.
The University operates across multiple buildings and manages a diverse estate including academic buildings, research laboratories, teaching facilities, libraries, student residences, heritage properties and commercial spaces.
Some projects will be located within or interface with premises controlled by the National Health Service (NHS), requiring strict compliance with NHS standards, procedures, and approval processes.
The appointed Consultant will support the University’s Estates and Campus Services Department in delivering capital projects, refurbishment works, conservation projects, compliance upgrades, space reconfiguration, and strategic estate development initiatives.
As part of each project, the University’s Estates Department aim to:
Support excellence in teaching and research
Deliver net-zero carbon commitments in alignment with Scottish Government targets
Improve space utilisation and campus experience
Ensure statutory compliance and safety
Preserve and enhance listed and historic buildings (where applicable)
Deliver value for money and whole-life cost efficiency
No guarantee of workload or minimum spend is provided.
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Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
As per Tender documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £1,800,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How University of Dundee buys Engineering design services (CPV 7132), and who usually turns up
University of Dundee’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Engineering design services (CPV 7132) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 33 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid0% / 10%
2–342% / 32%
4–625% / 20%
7+33% / 39%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate60%
Within ±2%28%
Above estimate12%
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Lot #1The University of Dundee is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced…CPV 7132Published estimate£900k
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1 bid17%
2–322%
4–615%
7+46%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 2 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£774k–£900k
Estimate£900k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| SPIE LimitedWorked for this buyer | University of Dundee M&E Design & Installation Frameworknotice published Jun 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Laboratory Specialist Services LtdWorked for this buyer | LEV SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICESnotice published Sept 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Sodexo LimitedWorked for this buyer | University of Dundee Authorising Engineer Servicesnotice published Aug 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m123 awards in 36m · last this month | 49 live · £411m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=17 |
| £4.5m15 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £1.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
SPIE LimitedLarge | £7.7m9 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £8.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 |
Sodexo LimitedLarge | £58m10 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £212m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% above n=1 |
| £160k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £160k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:40 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
UoD-EFM035-TC-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090374- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077918Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts ScotlandTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Sept 2026 → 30 Mar 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published32 days ago24 Sept 2026, 08:40 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid untilin 155 days30 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff CourtReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria