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title: "NHSScotland Lead Advisor Consultant Framework (2023)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037839"
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buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")"
published: "2024-10-14"
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# NHSScotland Lead Advisor Consultant Framework (2023)

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037839

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## Summary

The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), has concluded the procurement process for the NHSScotland Lead Advisor Consultant Framework (2023). The framework aims to provide comprehensive advisory, design, inspection, and supervision services for health and social care projects, which will be delivered via various procurement routes under the NEC4 contracts. The contract, located in Edinburgh, UK (Region: UKM), encompasses architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services. The framework anticipates expenditures potentially reaching £20 million over the project duration of four years, with an initial estimate of around £10 million. This procurement stage has reached completion as of 14th October 2024.

This framework presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in architectural, engineering, and construction consultancy services to expand their operations within the healthcare sector. Companies with expertise in providing integrated advisory services for construction projects are well-suited to bid for contracts under this framework. The procurement process is open, with quality submissions weighted heavily at 70% and price at 30%, encouraging a competitive yet qualitative project environment. SMEs and established firms alike can leverage this framework to gain substantial projects and clientele within NHS Scotland's expansive network.

## Notice

This Framework will provide Lead Advisor services to Framework Customers (as further described in the Statement of Requirement). The role of the Lead Advisor is varied and may include a range of advisory, design discipline, inspection and supervision services and building surveying inputs to health and social care programmes of work and projects to be delivered via a variety of procurement routes. It will be a key requirement of this Framework to provide an integrated Advisor service for construction projects procured under the NEC4 suite of contracts. The authority is not able to guarantee the volume, type or value of any work called off under the framework however the current estimate of the total potential value over the term of the framework is noted within the contract notice. The current realistic anticipated framework expenditure is circa 10 million GBP, however the maximum anticipated expenditure for the framework is 20million GBP given the potential for additional funding to be allocated to the NHSScotland Capital Programme over the life of the framework.

### Lot Information

NHSScotland Cost Advisor Framework (2023) - CAN1 National

As per the procurement documents uploaded to the Public Contact Scotland Tender portal.

NHSScotland Cost Advisor Framework (2023) - CAR1 Regional

As per the procurement documents uploaded to the Public Contact Scotland Tender portal.

NHSScotland Cost Advisor Framework (2023) - CAR2 Regional

As per the procurement documents uploaded to the Public Contact Scotland Tender portal.

NHSScotland Cost Advisor Framework (2023) - CAR3 Regional

As per the procurement documents uploaded to the Public Contact Scotland Tender portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033005-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning 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 | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | 6 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | 20 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,400,000 |
| Lots value | £28,400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") |
| Additional buyers | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS) |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | AECOM; CURRIE & BROWN; MOTT MACDONALD; THOMAS & ADAMSON INTERNATIONAL; THOMSON GRAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 71222000 - Architectural services for outdoor areas
- 71222100 - Urban areas mapping services
- 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71421000 - Landscape gardening services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71521000 - Construction-site supervision services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71631300 - Technical building-inspection services
- 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2024 at 13:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033005-2024
- 3 Nov 2023 at 15:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032654-2023
- 9 Jun 2023 at 15:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016481-2023
- 24 Oct 2022 at 09:51 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029879-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727320
- https://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/nhs-scotland-assure
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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