Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-11-27
Buyer: Transport Scotland
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45111250 | 45120000 | 45121000 | 45122000 | 71351500
Estimated value: 50000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement comprises the establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Agreement (MFA) with a number of ground investigation contractors to carry out and report on ground investigation works of varying scope, complexity and value in connection with trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes promoted by the Scottish Ministers through Transport Scotland. Once the MFA is concluded, individual ground investigation contracts can be called off by mini-competition or other procedures in accordance with the agreement.
The MFA is divided into 2 Lots by estimated value of the individual ground investigation call-off contracts.
The Scottish Ministers acting through Transport Scotland have identified a continuing need for ground investigation works to support the development and delivery of trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes throughout Scotland.
The procurement comprises the establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Agreement (MFA) with a number of ground investigation contractors who have demonstrated their suitability, economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability to carry out and report on ground investigation works of varying scope, complexity and value in connection with trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes promoted by the Scottish Ministers through Transport Scotland.
Once the MFA is concluded, individual ground investigation contracts can be called off by mini-competition or other procedures in accordance with the agreement.
The MFA is divided into 2 Lots by estimated value of the individual ground investigation call-off contracts.
The framework shall be administered by Transport Scotland and shall be open to all its directorates, but it is anticipated that the majority of call-offs will relate to trunk road schemes managed by Major Projects and Roads directorates and their technical and professional advisors including Trunk Road Operating Companies.
Ground investigation works required by individual call-off contracts may include but shall not be limited to any or all of the following.
— UK/Scottish legislation as appropriate including that relating to health and safety and environmental protection (including undertaking the role of Principal Contractor in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations)
The Scottish Ministers additionally require bidders to respond on specific discretionary exclusion grounds related to health and safety.
The requirement is set out in full in the ESPD, section 4C Technical and Professional Ability, criterion (4C1.1/4C1.2) Relevant Examples, Part F.
Transport Scotland will conduct the proposed procurement process for the framework on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the conclusion of the framework, it is the intention that the framework will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the 5 most economically advantageous tenderers for each lot.
The submission, comprising the completed ESPD, shall be submitted via the Public Contracts Scotland portal, by no later than 12.00 BST on Monday 8 July 2019.
Any request by economic operators for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made through the Public Contracts Scotland website.
The deadline to submit questions relating to the submission via the Public Contracts Scotland portal is 12.00 BST on Friday 21 June 2019.


Winner: Fugro GeoServices Ltd
Award value: 50000000
Number of bids: 7