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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-r6ebe6-0000619256

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council is inviting tenders for the "NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement," aimed at securing professional consultancy services across various disciplines in the public sector. The procurement, currently in the Award stage, will take place primarily within North Ayrshire, including the islands of Arran and Millport. The framework has an effective date from 1st September 2020, with an initial term of three years and an optional one-year extension. Businesses interested should note that all bids must be submitted by 12 noon on Tuesday, 16th June 2020, and the framework encompasses 20 lots covering diverse services such as Building Surveying, Transport Planning, and Architectural Services, among others.

This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and larger firms specialising in engineering and construction consultancy, particularly those with qualifications and relevant experience in the specific service areas outlined in the tender documents. Businesses equipped to provide multi-disciplinary services, including environmental assessments, project management, and master planning, will find this contract highly beneficial. The stringent eligibility requirements ensure that prospective bidders have the necessary expertise and experience, creating a competitive landscape for qualified entities in the UK. Overall, successful participation in this framework agreement could lead to extensive engagements within the public sector, facilitating growth and fostering new partnerships.

## 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Architectural Services

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Mechanical & Electrical 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Clerk of Works

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Clerk of Work 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Fire Engineers

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced Fire Engineers 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Project Manager

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Project Manager 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Topographical Surveying

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Topographical 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Independent Tester

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Independent Tester 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Technical Advisor

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Topographical 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

Quantity Surveying

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced service providers for Quantity 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

CDM Advisor to Principal Designer

North Ayrshire Council requires professionally qualified and experienced servoce providers for CDM Advisors to Principal Designer 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.

Renewal: Option to extend up to 1 further year

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420541 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jun 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2021 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,346,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,278,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | 69 |
| Supplier names | ACTS PARTNERSHIP; AECOM; AIRD GEOMATICS; APPLIED ECOLOGY; ARMOUR CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS; ASPECT LAND & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; ATELIER TEN (SCOTLAND; ATKINS; AUSTIN SMITH LORD; BAKER HICKS; BOSWELL MITCHELL & JOHNSTON; CAPITA PROPERTY & INFRASTRUCTURE; CDM SCOTLAND; CDMM (UK; CIVIC ENGINEERS; CLANCY CONSULTING; CLERK OF WORKS INSPECTION SERVICES; CLYDE ARCHAEOLOGY; CLYDE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP; COLLECTIVE ARCHITECTURE; CRGP; CUNDALL JONHSTON & PARTNERS; CURRIE & BROWN; CURTINS CONSULTING; DAVIE & MCCULLOCH; DIRECT ECOLOGY; DOIG AND SMITH; DWA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS; ECD ARCHITECTS; EKOS; EKOSGEN; FAITHFUL & GOULD; FAITHFUL+GOULD; GARDINER & THEOBALD; GEO-INFO; GLEEDS COST MANAGEMENT; GM CIVIL & STRUCTURAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS; GRAHAM + SIBBALD; GROSSART ASSOCIATES; HALL AITKEN; HARGEST PLANNING; HAWTHORNE BOYLE; HOLMES MILLER; HULLEY AND KIRKWOOD CONSULTING ENGINEERS; HURLEY PALMER FLATT; HYDROCK; IMG QUALITY CONTROL; IRONSIDE FARRAR; LAWRENCE MCPHERSON ASSOCIATES; MALCOLM HOLLIS; MB LANGMUIR & HAY (UK; PERSPECTIVE BUILDING CONSULTANCY; PRINCIPAL CDM & SAFETY; PROJECT CENTRE; RATHMELL ARCHAEOLOGY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS; ROBERT POTTER AND PARTNERS; ROBINSON LOW FRANCIS; ROSS QUALITY CONTROL; RPS CONSULTING SERVICES; SLR CONSULTING; STANTEC; TCS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS; THE PAUL HOGARTH; TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT; 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
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security 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
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 71222000 - Architectural services for outdoor areas
- 71223000 - Architectural services for building extensions
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying 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
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 71321100 - Construction economics services
- 71322100 - Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
- 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
- 71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services
- 71351210 - Geophysical consultancy services
- 71351220 - Geological consultancy services
- 71351810 - Topographical services
- 71351811 - Topographical surveys of archaeological sites
- 71351914 - Archaeological services
- 71356000 - Technical services
- 71356400 - Technical planning services
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 71631000 - Technical inspection services
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical 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
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420541
- 19 May 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415531
- 8 Jun 2020 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN387871
- 19 May 2020 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386958
- 9 Apr 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385085

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385085
  NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement - 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415531
  NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement - 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420541
  NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement - 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.

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- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
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- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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