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title: "Professional Services Framework - Scotland"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000595208"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCAPE PROCURE SCOTLAND LIMITED"
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# Professional Services Framework - Scotland

Buyer: SCAPE PROCURE SCOTLAND LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000595208

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## Summary

Scape Procure Scotland Limited is initiating a procurement process for the "Professional Services Framework - Scotland" with a focus on consultancy services across various sectors, including built environment and civil engineering. Located in Edinburgh, Scotland, this procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the anticipated Market Awareness events scheduled for 19 September 2019. The estimated total value of the framework is approximately £300 million, with individual services expected to range from £500 to over £50 million. Interested candidates can participate in the pre-procurement market engagement, with further details to be confirmed in the subsequent Contract Notice expected on 21 October 2019.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy services, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality services with a customer-focused approach. Firms involved in built environment consultancy, civil engineering, strategic asset management, and related fields are well-suited to compete for the upcoming contracts. Businesses intending to engage must be prepared to demonstrate their capacity to manage substantial projects, with minimum turnover levels anticipated to be around £15 to £50 million depending on the service lot. Engaging in these Market Awareness events will also provide valuable insights and networking opportunities with Scape and other potential competitors.

## Notice

This notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. The purpose of this PIN is to commence the pre-procurement market engagement phase through Market Awareness events, before the start of a formal procurement process, for which a separate Contract Notice will be issued. At the Market Awareness events Scape will inform the market about their upcoming procurement and provide an opportunity to consult with and receive feedback from potential suppliers. In the formal procurement process to follow, applications will be invited from suitably experienced suppliers of consultancy services who can provide high quality services using a customer focused approach.

### Lot Information

Built Environment Consultancy Services

The services will comprise a full range of built environment consultancy services as noted. In addition, ancillary services will be made available by the framework partner through their own supply chain. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of works that may be required may include those services identified by CPV code on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the public sector bodies eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the public sector bodies. At this stage Scape anticipate that a single supplier/entity will be awarded Lot 1 to provide ALL the required services at the conclusion of the procurement process themselves, through their supply chain or via a consortium/joint venture arrangement. The supplier/entity will be expected to work closely, and co-operate with public sector clients, in-house and external consultants, contractors and other partner providers. All contract performance will be monitored using a set of comprehensive performance indicators. Services shall be delivered by the Consultant and their Tier 1 supply chain. All Services will be performed in accordance with the Framework Agreement and a Delivery Agreement executed in accordance with this Agreement. Individual commissions called off under the framework may be as little as GBP 500 or exceed GBP 50 000 000. The services value range for individual call off arrangements will be confirmed at the next stage of the procurement process. The Contract Notice will include the estimated total aggregate value during the life of the Framework, however indicative values are given in this Notice.. The estimated value of Lot 1 during the framework duration is GBP 150 000 000 and therefore has the estimated annual value of GBP 37 500 000. The minimum turnover level for a potential supplier will be confirmed in the Contract Notice but is anticipated that it will be in the order of; GBP 50 000 000 for Lot 1.

Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Consultancy Services

The services will comprise a full range of Civil Engineering and Infrastructure consultancy services as noted. In addition, ancillary services will be made available by the framework partner through their own supply chain. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of works that may be required may include those services identified by CPV code on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the public sector bodies eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the public sector bodies. At this stage Scape anticipate that a single supplier/entity will be awarded Lot 2 to provide ALL the required services at the conclusion of the procurement process themselves, through their supply chain or via a consortium/joint venture arrangement. The supplier/entity will be expected to work closely, and co-operate with public sector clients, in-house and external consultants, contractors and other partner providers. All contract performance will be monitored using a set of comprehensive performance indicators. Services shall be delivered by the Consultant and their Tier 1 supply chain. All Services will be performed in accordance with the Framework Agreement and a Delivery Agreement executed in accordance with this Agreement. Individual commissions called off under the framework may be as little as GBP 500 or exceed GBP 50 000 000. The services value range for individual call off arrangements will be confirmed at the next stage of the procurement process. The Contract Notice will include the estimated total aggregate value during the life of the Framework, however indicative values are given in this Notice.. The estimated value of Lot 2 during the framework duration is GBP 100 000 000 and therefore has the estimated annual value of GBP 25 000 000. The minimum turnover level for a potential supplier will be confirmed in the Contract Notice but is anticipated that it will be in the order of; GBP 25 000 000 for Lot 2.

Strategic Asset Management Consultancy Services

The Asset Management lot is dedicated to the management of property by implementing effective strategies to achieve sustainable public estates. This includes all aspects of the asset lifecycle from policy, change management, operational improvement through strategic advisory services to enable long term planning. In addition, ancillary services will be made available by the framework partner through their own supply chain. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of works that may be required may include those services identified by CPV code on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the public sector bodies eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the public sector bodies. At this stage Scape anticipate that a single supplier/entity will be awarded Lot 3 to provide ALL the required services at the conclusion of the procurement process themselves, through their supply chain or via a consortium/joint venture arrangement. The supplier/entity will be expected to work closely, and co-operate with public sector clients, in-house and external consultants, contractors and other partner providers. All contract performance will be monitored using a set of comprehensive performance indicators. Services shall be delivered by the Consultant and their Tier 1 supply chain. All Services will be performed in accordance with the Framework Agreement and a Delivery Agreement executed in accordance with this Agreement. Individual commissions called off under the framework may be as little as GBP 500 or exceed GBP 50 000 000. The services value range for individual call off arrangements will be confirmed at the next stage of the procurement process. The Contract Notice will include the estimated total aggregate value during the life of the Framework, however indicative values are given in this Notice.. The estimated value of Lot 3 during the framework duration is GBP 50 000 000 and therefore has the estimated annual value of GBP 12 500 000. The minimum turnover level for a potential supplier will be confirmed in the Contract Notice but is anticipated that it will be in the order of; GBP 15 000 000 for Lot 3.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364154 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Oct 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCAPE PROCURE SCOTLAND LIMITED |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 5HD |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
- 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
- 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
- 70130000 - Letting services of own property
- 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
- 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
- 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
- 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71315000 - Building services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
- 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services
- 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations
- 98113100 - Nuclear safety services

## Release History

- 23 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364154

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364154
  Professional Services Framework - Scotland - This notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. The purpose of this PIN is to commence the pre-procurement market engagement phase through Market Awareness events, before the start of a formal procurement process, for which a separate Contract Notice will be issued. At the Market Awareness events Scape will inform the market about their upcoming procurement and provide an opportunity to consult with and receive feedback from potential suppliers. In the formal procurement process to follow, applications will be invited from suitably experienced suppliers of consultancy services who can provide high quality services using a customer focused approach.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scapegroup.co.uk/scotland
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000595208
- https://www.scapegroup.co.uk/events

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