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4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing

Link Group

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03 Mar 2026 at 13:13

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Summary of the contracting process

Link Group is seeking to establish a four-year Framework Agreement to procure Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing projects, valued at £15,000,000. This procurement process will cover services in various locations throughout the central belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute, and the Highlands, with significant focus on social housing sectors. The buyer, Link Group Ltd, oversees the procurement, which is conducted through a restricted procedure as per the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Interested suppliers must submit electronic responses by 2 April 2026, with invitations for the second stage expected on 5 May 2026. The agreement is expected to engage up to five qualified practices, prioritising quality at 70% and price at 30% as award criteria.

The tender represents substantial opportunities for engineering practices registered with ACE or SIBSE, or their equivalent organisations. Successful bidders will provide services for a range of projects, including rehabilitation, adaptations, and maintenance, alongside new builds. The framework could offer small to medium-sized enterprises specialising in mechanical and electrical engineering substantial business growth opportunities, particularly those experienced in social housing projects featuring diverse property types and units ranging from 5 to 500. As the framework will likely involve mini-tender exercises to ensure economically advantageous selections, businesses demonstrating high-quality practices and cost-effectiveness will be well-positioned to succeed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing

Notice Description

Link is seeking to enter into a four-year Framework Agreement with a maximum of five suitably qualified Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Practices to provide engineering services during the period. Successful Mechanical & Engineering Practices should be ACE or SIBSE registered (or their equivalent organisations within the country that your organisation is based). Link works in partnership with a number of subsidiary companies who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. The Link Group Ltd subsidiaries currently include, C~urb 6 Ltd, Link Living, Horizon Housing Association Ltd, Larkfield Housing Association Ltd and West Highland Housing Association Ltd. Although it is possible that other organisations may join the Group, becoming subsidiary companies, during the term of the Framework Agreement, and may also wish to "call off" from the Framework. Link also works in partnership with several external organisations, refer to Section1.1 of the Contract Notice for further details, who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. In addition, it is intended that any Registered Social Landlord registered and operating in Scotland will also be entitled to purchase services from the framework, subject to Link's prior agreement. There is no guarantee of any work. It is however, more than likely that individual commissions will be "called off" either by direct selection or by mini tendering, within the terms of the Framework Agreement, to identify the most economically advantageous tender. The Framework Agreement will mainly cover the provision of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering services for new build housing, however individual projects may also include rehabilitation of existing properties, extensions, office accommodation, commercial properties and adaptations, and planned maintenance projects. The projects will range in size, tenure and type from mainstream housing to a variety of special needs projects. The tenure type will cover all affordable tenures, private rented and market sale. Applicants should have experience of projects within the social housing sector for projects between 5 and 500 units including flats, houses and retirement living projects with a mix of tenures. The location of projects will vary but in the main will be located in the Central Belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute and Highland, however individual projects may be located in any part of Scotland. The total number of units in each of the geographical areas may vary and specific numbers cannot be guaranteed in any area or in total. Although individual projects cannot be guaranteed, Link will expect the successful Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Practices to deliver a high quality and value for money service

Lot Information

Lot 1

Link Group Ltd is undertaking the procurement in accordance with Regulation 29, Restricted Procedure and Regulation 34, Framework Agreements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015. A maximum of six bidding organisations that submit a SPD (Scotland) Document response and meet the selection criteria will be invited to submit a tender for the Framework Agreement in accordance with Regulation 66 'Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate'. Additional information: 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. SPD (Scotland) - Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for each subcontractor.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018919-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Mar 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Link may renew the Framework in 2030 and a further contract notice published at that time.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Link Group
Additional Buyers

Almond Housing Association

Berwickshire Housing Association Ltd

Bield Housing & Care

Bridgewater Housing Association

Cairn Housing Association

Calvay Housing Association Ltd

Cassiltoun Housing Association Ltd.

Cathcart & District Housing Association Ltd

Cernach Housing Association Limited

Clydebank Housing Association Limited

Craigdale Housing Association Ltd

Dunbritton Housing Association

East Kilbride Housing Association Ltd

Glasgow West Housing Association Limited

Glen Oaks Housing Association

Govan Housing Association Limited

Govanhill Housing Association

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd

Hillhead Housing Association 2000

Kingdom Housing Association Limited

Linstone Housing Association

Manor Estates Housing Association Limited

Maryhill Housing Association Ltd

Milnbank Housing Association

New Gorbals Housing Association

Paragon Housing Association Ltd

Parkhead Housing Association

Partick Housing Association Limited

Partick Works Ltd

Queens Cross Housing Association Ltd

Ruchazie Housing Association

Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Ltd

Scottish Borders Housing Association

Shettleston Housing Association Ltd

Tollcross Housing Association Limited

Trust Housing Association Ltd

Wellhouse Housing Association

Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association Limited

Yoker Housing Association

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Buyer Location

Locality
FALKIRK
Postcode
FK1 1XR
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Falkirk South
Westminster Constituency
Falkirk

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