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title: "NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement"
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# NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c4d0

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council is conducting a procurement process titled "NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement," focusing on construction consultancy services. The procurement, which falls under the "services" category, is located in North Ayrshire, UK, and has recently reached the award stage. The framework commenced on 1 September 2020 and is set to run for three years, with an optional extension of one year. The awarded contracts include various lots for services such as Building Surveying, Transport Planning, and Civil and Structural Engineering, valued in total over £8 million, with contracts signed on 22 June 2021.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for qualified professional service providers, particularly in engineering, architectural, and consultancy sectors. Companies that specialise in construction-related services, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms with appropriate qualifications, are well-positioned to compete. Given the diverse range of services being sought across multiple lots, this framework agreement caters to various niches, making it an attractive prospect for service providers across the construction consultancy industry.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced professional service providers for a variety of professional consultancy services to North Ayrshire Council, as part of a new professional services framework agreement. The services provided will be delivered in North Ayrshire including the islands of Arran and Millport. This encompasses a range of multi-disciplinary engineering and construction consultancy services used by the Council. The professional service providers will be required to undertake a wide range of activities related to each of the services. The scope of services is divided into 20 lots. It will be a requirement of the framework that bidders must have the appropriate qualifications and memberships(or equivalents) as detailed in the tender documents for each lot they submit a bid for. Due to the multiple qualification requirements across all 20 Lots this cannot be individually listed in this section. Please refer to the ESPD Guidance Document where full qualification requirements are provided. The framework agreement will commence 1 September 2020 for a period of 3 years with an option to extend up to a further 1 year.

### Lot Information

Building Surveying

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Building Surveying services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Transport Planning

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Transport Planning services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Conservation Architectural Services

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Conservation Architectural Services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Landscape Architectural Services

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Landscape Architectural Services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Planning Services

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Planning Services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Civil and Structural Engineering

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Civil and Structural Engineering services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Archaeology Services

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Archaeology Services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Masterplanning

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Masterplanning services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Economic Consultants

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Economic Consultancy services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

Ecological Surveying

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced services providers for Ecological Services for a range of duties which illustrates but is not limited to the activities as detailed in the lot specific specification of services and detailed in Appendix A of the Technical Experience Template.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015710-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,278,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 38 |
| Supplier names | AECOM; APPLIED ECOLOGY; ATKINS; AUSTIN SMITH LORD; BAKER HICKS; CIVIC ENGINEERS; CLANCY CONSULTING; CLYDE ARCHAEOLOGY; CLYDE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP; COLLECTIVE ARCHITECTURE; CURRIE & BROWN; CURTINS CONSULTING; DIRECT ECOLOGY; DOIG AND SMITH; DWA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS; EKOS; EKOSGEN; FAITHFUL+GOULD; GM CIVIL & STRUCTURAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS; GRAHAM + SIBBALD; GROSSART ASSOCIATES; HALL AITKEN; HARGEST PLANNING; HOLMES MILLER; IRONSIDE FARRAR; PERSPECTIVE BUILDING CONSULTANCY; PROJECT CENTRE; RATHMELL ARCHAEOLOGY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS; ROBERT POTTER AND PARTNERS; RPS CONSULTING SERVICES; SLR CONSULTING; STANTEC; THE PAUL HOGARTH; WARDELL ARMSTRONG; WELLWOOD LESLIE ARCHITECTS; WILD SURVEYS; WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71321100 - Construction economics services
- 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services
- 71351210 - Geophysical consultancy services
- 71351220 - Geological consultancy services
- 71351914 - Archaeological services
- 71356400 - Technical planning services
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Jul 2021 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015710-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:175492-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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