Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-05
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (“the Authority”)
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45100000: Site preparation work | 45110000 | 45111100 | 45111200
Estimated value: 650000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-05-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Frameworks Scotland 3 is a national framework for Scotland for the delivery of publicly funded construction projects. The framework will enable organisations to access Principal Supply Chain Partners (PSCP) to support the delivery of construction, refurbishment and maintenance projects throughout Scotland. The new framework will support collaboration, best practice development, design and delivery of construction and infrastructure projects and strategies at national, regional and local levels. It will respond to respond to recent issues such as those identified in the Cole report, will incorporate industry best practice and will demonstrate value for money to customers.
It is intended that the Authority, Health Improvement Scotland NHSScotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards, Integrated Joint Boards (IJB’s) and other organisations providing health and social care services operating in Scotland (collectively the “customers”) will be entitled to call-off the framework.
This framework will enable customers to access PSCPs who will deliver design and construction activities across new build, refurbish, remodel, maintenance, demolitions, statutory compliance, risk reduction construction projects. The PSCP is a key member of the project delivery team and will offer a one stop solution, working collaboratively with the customer, the wider project team and stakeholders to deliver best in practice facilities which demonstrate value for money.
ESPD Technical Envelope Section on Technical and Professional Ability — Questions 4C.1.2, 4B, 4C.8.1 and 4C 8.2 must be answered.
The scoring and evaluation mechanism is further described in the Scoring Questions Evaluation Guidance document which is attached to the ESPD. It is the intention of the Authority that those bidders who achieve the eight (8) highest scores will be invited to submit a tender unless two or more bidders score the same eighth (8
Five bidders with will be appointed to the framework along with a sixth bidder who will be appointed as a “PSCP reserve”.
Refer to the published Statement of Requirements and Scoring Guidance document via the Public Contract Scotland — Tender portal.
a) Return on investment The development of the integrated supply chain by the PSCP will require considerable operator investment to establish and maintain and the duration is considered to be essential to attract and effort needed to meet policy standards, and to ensure effective competition. b) Scheme Duration The period from scheme development and design to completion is typically 2-4 years.
Please refer to the published documents as part of this procurement exercise via the Public Contract Scotland — Tender portal.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a subcontract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a subcontract clause in this contract. As this Contract Notice is for the establishment of a new framework, the tendering of subcontract packages and procurement strategy will be undertaken on a project by project basis by the appointed PSCP.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
Community benefits will be tested at mini-competition call off by NHSScotland Organisations to evaluate the bidders approach to community benefits and will be related to the Scottish Futures Trust Community Benefits toolkit
https://www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk/storage/uploads/Community_Benefits_Toolkit_-_For_Construction.pdf

Eligibility requirements: Refer to the published Statement of Requirements and Scoring Guidance document via the Public Contract Scotland — Tender portal.

Award value: 650000000