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title: "Award of M8 Woodside Viaducts Permanent Intervention"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000779509"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT SCOTLAND"
published: "2025-03-10"
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# Award of M8 Woodside Viaducts Permanent Intervention

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000779509

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## Summary

Transport Scotland has awarded a contract for the "Award of M8 Woodside Viaducts Permanent Intervention" project to WSP UK Limited. The procurement process, now in the Award stage, focuses on the sector of engineering services with specific classifications including civil and structural engineering consultancy services. The main aim of this procurement is to improve the condition of the M8 Woodside Viaducts in Glasgow on a permanent basis. The awarded contract, valued at £35,000,000, involves various stages like inception, mobilisation, project management, business case development, and technical inputs, ensuring the procurement of final works and adherence to internal governance procedures.

This tender creates ample opportunities for businesses specialising in civil, structural, and environmental engineering to engage in critical infrastructure projects, offering significant growth potential. Notably, firms with expertise in transport systems, highways engineering, and infrastructure works consultancy are well-suited to undertake tasks associated with assessing and modelling structural conditions, as well as providing site supervision and monitoring. By contributing to essential transportation projects under a multi-supplier framework agreement, participating businesses can elevate their industry standing and expand their portfolio of significant infrastructure undertakings.

## Notice

The Consultant is required to undertake inception, mobilisation, project management, business case stages development and technical inputs to the process that supports the case for investment. The permanent works, aims to deliver the intervention to improve the condition of the M8 Woodside Viaducts on a permanent basis. The services will enable recommendations to be made for procuring the permanent Works and will advise on the expected delivery timescales. The services will include key milestones and hold points, which will allow Transport Scotland to undertake internal governance procedures to seek approval to proceed at each key stage dependent on timing and funding availability.Technical inputs will include but not be limited to assessment of baseline structural conditions and modelling. It is anticipated that the Consultant will take the opportunity to attend the temporary propping works site to understand the existing structural problems and constraints associated with the project. Based on initial advice, Transport Scotland considers that the existing M8 Woodside Viaducts are capable of being repaired and strengthened, thereby enabling full structural loading carrying capacity to be provided following the conclusion of the temporary propping works. Once repaired the temporary propping would be removed. This may be a solution considered appropriate by the Consultant, however due process shall be undertaken and all options will be considered on a robust and transparent basis by the Consultant. A clear recommendation that delivers on Value for Money and within the anticipated timescales for the Final Business Case is required from the Consultant.Once a permanent works solution is recommended and necessary approvals to proceed obtained, it is anticipated that the Consultant will provide assistance with a procurement exercise to appoint an experienced Contractor to undertake the permanent works. On conclusion of the Final Business Case, it is expected that the service will proceed into construction and that technical input will be provided by the Consultant in the form of Site Supervision and Monitoring until the conclusion of the Period of Maintenance for the works.In accordance with the requirements of the Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Roads based Transportation Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Services 2021-2025, these Services are being called-off under a proposed Task Order, with a Mini-Competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525564 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £35,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CASSILTOUN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS); FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; NHS HIGHLAND; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SCOTTISH HOUSING REGULATOR; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); STIRLING COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 2HP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 55 |
| Supplier names | A M PHILLIP TRUCKTECH; A MANSON & SONS; ABPMER; AECOM; ALMA ECONOMICS; AMD CONTRACT SERVICES; AMEY OW; APS GROUP (SCOTLAND; ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED (FORMERLY FAITHFUL+GOULD; BLAKE STEVENSON; BMES (SCOTLAND; BRODIES; CALEDONIAN MAINTENANCE SERVICES; CHANGE MENTAL HEALTH; DALES MARINE SERVICES; DO-BE; EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH; ELEV-8 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; EVILLE & JONES (COMMERCIAL SERVICES; GROUNDWORK SERVICES DURHAM; HAMILTON BROS. (ENGINEERING; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; HYMANS ROBERTSON; IFF RESEARCH; IGNITE CONSULTING; JOHN MCGEADY; LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK; LEITH CREATIVE AGENCY LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; LIFE TECHNOLOGIES; LORIEN RESOURCING; MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION; MOLPLANT CONSTRUCTION; NITH VALLEY CONSTRUCTION; OCF; PERTH RADIO TAXIS; PRAESTO CONSULTING; PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS; PS PARTNERSHIPS & CONSULTANCY; RPJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS; SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES; SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION; STORM ID; TERRAS FORESTRY; THE OPEN UNIVERSITY; THE WRITE PEOPLE FOR DESIGN LTD T/A ARKEN CREATIVE; TRABAZON; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; WALK IN THE GATE LTD (TRADING AS THE GATE WORLDWIDE; WELLSIDE RESEARCH; WIRTGEN; WOLF LABORATORIES; WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
- 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2025 at 09:02 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525564

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.housingregulator.gov.scot
- http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- http://www.transport.gov.scot

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