Engineering and Technical Consultancy
A Prior Information Notice
by SCOTLAND EXCEL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £-£160M
- Sector
- ENVIRONMENT
- Published
- 16 Jul 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members within Scotland
1 buyer
- Scotland Excel Paisley
Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to the second-generation framework for engineering and technical consultancy services. This PIN advises the market of Scotland Excel’s intention to issue a new tender for these services, following the abandonment of a prior process. The new tender will be advertised by publication of a future Contract Notice. The scope of services will primarily relate to civil engineering and other associated disciplines including: Road s and Structures, Transportation and Traffic, Environmental, Land surveying, Drainage and Flooding, Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical, Coastal and Maritime Structures, Master Planning and Project and Commercial Management.
Lot Division
| 1 | Roads and Structures Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy Services The services will include a range of roads and structures related consultancy services, which will include: Transport Roads and infrastructure Structures and structural Bridges and quay walls Drainage Earthworks Water supply Lighting and electrical Cycleway and footpath Streetscape |
| 2 | Transportation and Traffic Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of transportation and traffic related consultancy services, which will include: Transport and travel Transport and traffic management Transport and traffic signals Road safety and accident investigation and prevention Preparation of traffic orders - may also include undertaking statutory consultation process Carrying out appraisals - Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Street engineering Electric vehicle charging points Development control for planning applications and roads construction consent Parking reviews, strategies, etc. Waterborne transport Freight and logistics Public transport Active travel (walking, cycling, etc) |
| 3 | Environmental Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of environmental consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction services, which will include: Noise and sound Vibration Atmospheric Light Acoustic Water quality Land quality Air quality Environmental Ecology and biodiversity Habitat Rot and damp Vegetation Contamination Hydrographic Arboriculture Landscape design |
| 4 | Land Surveying Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of land survey consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction services, which will include: Topographical Building facade Aerial Ground penetration radar |
| 5 | Drainage and Flooding Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of drainage and flooding related consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction services, which will include: Flood risk management Flood protection and prevention Requirements emerging from the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 Hydrology and hydraulic Water and watercourses Sewer Weather and asset Drainage Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) Dams and reservoirs Coastal Catchment area |
| 6 | Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of geoenvironmental/ geotechnical related consultancy services, which will include: Geotechnical Geo-environmental (including Part IIA Inspections) Hydrogeology Site and ground Scientific services |
| 7 | Coastal and Maritime Structures Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of coastal and maritime related consultancy services, primarily in relation to engineering and construction services, which will include: Breakwaters Seawalls Piers Jetties Slipways Groynes Offshore Breakwaters Revetments |
| 8 | Master Planning Relating to Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of master planning services, in relation to work generally associated with the subject matter of the contract, which will include: Neighbourhood character and heritage Housing and commercial areas Open space and public realm Community facilities Biodiversity Transport and traffic Coastal and maritime Urban planning Land use Planning advice Urban and green planning |
| 9 | Project and Commercial Management Relating to Engineering and Technical Related Consultancy services The services will include a range of project and commercial management services, in relation to work generally associated with the subject matter of the contract, which will include: Project outcomes, support and management Planning and development Cost consulting and project budget Commercial and cost management Procurement Risk Reporting Strategic brief Business case Sustainability |
CPV Codes
- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
- 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71322500 - Engineering-design services for traffic installations
- 71335000 - Engineering studies
- 71336000 - Engineering support services
- 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
- 60600000 - Water transport services
- 63710000 - Support services for land transport
- 63712000 - Support services for road transport
- 63720000 - Support services for water transport
- 63726000 - Miscellaneous water transport support services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 63712710 - Traffic monitoring services
- 63712700 - Traffic control services
- 63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
- 71313420 - Environmental standards for construction
- 71313430 - Environmental indicators analysis for construction
- 71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
- 71313450 - Environmental monitoring for construction
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90712100 - Urban environmental development planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 90714000 - Environmental auditing
- 90722200 - Environmental decontamination services
- 90721000 - Environmental safety services
- 71353000 - Surface surveying services
- 71353200 - Dimensional surveying services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71355200 - Ordnance surveying
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 38290000 - Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
- 90733500 - Surface water pollution drainage services
- 90733800 - Groundwater pollution drainage services
- 44163112 - Drainage system
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71337000 - Corrosion engineering services
- 72242000 - Design-modelling services
- 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
- 71352000 - Subsurface surveying services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
- 71356400 - Technical planning services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Prior Information Notice is to inform economic operators that Scotland Excel intends to publish a new tender opportunity in respect of the second generation framework for Engineering and Consultancy Services, Schedule Ref (1025) through the publication of a future Contract Notice. Economic operators should note that the new tender will differ from the tender process which was previously abandoned. The tender documents to be published for the new tender process shall detail the requirements and processes applicable to the new process, in a clear and transparent manner. Scotland Excel acts as a central purchasing body and will publish the tender for and on behalf of all 32 local authorities in Scotland, together with any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. For more information about Scotland Excel and its members, please see http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk 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=804030. (SC Ref:804030)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-055ffe
- FTS 040376-2025