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title: "Award of CT1672 - Pre-Construction Services for New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000837538"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The City of Edinburgh Council"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Award of CT1672 - Pre-Construction Services for New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000837538

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council procured pre-construction services for the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project in Edinburgh. The project involves replacing the existing school site with a new multi-denominational education building: a 1.5-stream non-denominational primary school and a single-stream Roman Catholic primary school. The schools will share dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose facilities, with a nursery also forming part of the wider project. The requirement covers architectural, engineering, planning, construction design and cost-estimation services. It relates to the development of a substantial public education facility rather than routine building maintenance or an isolated consultancy assignment. The appointed contractor is expected to support the project before the main construction phase, subject to approvals and successful completion of the pre-construction arrangement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Galliford Try Construction Limited trading as Morrison Construction was selected for the single lot through an open mini-competition under the Crown Commercial Service Construction Works and Associated Services Framework, Scotland lot 3.4. The award was made on 27 July 2026 and the contract is active, with a value of £140,337.60. Eight electronic bids were recorded. The arrangement is intended to lead, subject to internal approvals and successful completion, to a second-stage construction contract for the new primary school and nursery. That later construction contract is estimated at approximately £25 million, but it is separate from this awarded pre-construction services contract. The council requires prompt payment of subcontractors within 30 days, with monitoring and reporting obligations.

This opportunity indicates sizeable, repeatable demand from Edinburgh Council for firms able to provide integrated pre-construction support for complex school developments. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need demonstrated capability in architectural and engineering design, construction planning, cost estimation and coordination of shared education facilities. Experience of delivering primary-school or other public-sector education projects would help, particularly where different school communities, shared spaces and nursery provision must be accommodated on an existing site. Suppliers would also need to work effectively within a two-stage construction model and access the relevant public-sector framework route. Strong supply-chain management is important: the contract requires active monitoring of subcontractor payment performance, evidence and scheduled reporting, alongside payment within 30 days. This suits established construction or multidisciplinary built-environment businesses with sufficient capacity for a major capital project.

## Notice

Contract to provide pre-construction services to the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project, a new multi-denominational school building at the site of the existing Fox Covert & St Andrew RC Primary School. The current brief is for the Contractor to deliver a 1.5 stream non-denominational primary school and a single stream Roman Catholic primary school, incorporating shared facilities including dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose spaces.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract to provide pre-construction services to the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project, a new multi-denominational school building at the site of the existing Fox Covert & St Andrew RC Primary School. The current brief is for the Contractor to deliver a 1.5 stream non-denominational primary school and a single stream Roman Catholic primary school, incorporating shared facilities including dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose spaces.. This is an award of pre-construction services following a mini competition utilising Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Construction Works and Associated Services Framework (Ref: RM6088) - Lot 3.4: Construction Works and Associated Services - Scotland.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562488 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £140,337 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| 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 East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction; The City of Edinburgh Council |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562488

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562488
  Award of CT1672 - Pre-Construction Services for New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School - Contract to provide pre-construction services to the New Fox Covert and St Andrews Primary School project, a new multi-denominational school building at the site of the existing Fox Covert & St Andrew RC Primary School. The current brief is for the Contractor to deliver a 1.5 stream non-denominational primary school and a single stream Roman Catholic primary school, incorporating shared facilities including dining, kitchen, administration and multipurpose spaces.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000837538

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