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Award of CT1672 - Pre-Construction Services for New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School

The City of Edinburgh Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council procured pre-construction services for the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project in Edinburgh. The project involves replacing the existing school site with a new multi-denominational education building: a 1.5-stream non-denominational primary school and a single-stream Roman Catholic primary school. The schools will share dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose facilities, with a nursery also forming part of the wider project. The requirement covers architectural, engineering, planning, construction design and cost-estimation services. It relates to the development of a substantial public education facility rather than routine building maintenance or an isolated consultancy assignment. The appointed contractor is expected to support the project before the main construction phase, subject to approvals and successful completion of the pre-construction arrangement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Galliford Try Construction Limited trading as Morrison Construction was selected for the single lot through an open mini-competition under the Crown Commercial Service Construction Works and Associated Services Framework, Scotland lot 3.4. The award was made on 27 July 2026 and the contract is active, with a value of £140,337.60. Eight electronic bids were recorded. The arrangement is intended to lead, subject to internal approvals and successful completion, to a second-stage construction contract for the new primary school and nursery. That later construction contract is estimated at approximately £25 million, but it is separate from this awarded pre-construction services contract. The council requires prompt payment of subcontractors within 30 days, with monitoring and reporting obligations.

This opportunity indicates sizeable, repeatable demand from Edinburgh Council for firms able to provide integrated pre-construction support for complex school developments. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need demonstrated capability in architectural and engineering design, construction planning, cost estimation and coordination of shared education facilities. Experience of delivering primary-school or other public-sector education projects would help, particularly where different school communities, shared spaces and nursery provision must be accommodated on an existing site. Suppliers would also need to work effectively within a two-stage construction model and access the relevant public-sector framework route. Strong supply-chain management is important: the contract requires active monitoring of subcontractor payment performance, evidence and scheduled reporting, alongside payment within 30 days. This suits established construction or multidisciplinary built-environment businesses with sufficient capacity for a major capital project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of CT1672 - Pre-Construction Services for New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School

Notice Description

Contract to provide pre-construction services to the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project, a new multi-denominational school building at the site of the existing Fox Covert & St Andrew RC Primary School. The current brief is for the Contractor to deliver a 1.5 stream non-denominational primary school and a single stream Roman Catholic primary school, incorporating shared facilities including dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose spaces.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract to provide pre-construction services to the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project, a new multi-denominational school building at the site of the existing Fox Covert & St Andrew RC Primary School. The current brief is for the Contractor to deliver a 1.5 stream non-denominational primary school and a single stream Roman Catholic primary school, incorporating shared facilities including dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose spaces.. This is an award of pre-construction services following a mini competition utilising Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Construction Works and Associated Services Framework (Ref: RM6088) - Lot 3.4: Construction Works and Associated Services - Scotland.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837538
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562488
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71200000 - Architectural and related services

71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£140,337 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Edinburgh Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction

The City of Edinburgh Council

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562488
    Award of CT1672 - Pre-Construction Services for New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School - Contract to provide pre-construction services to the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project, a new multi-denominational school building at the site of the existing Fox Covert & St Andrew RC Primary School. The current brief is for the Contractor to deliver a 1.5 stream non-denominational primary school and a single stream Roman Catholic primary school, incorporating shared facilities including dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose spaces.

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