Pre-qualification opens for £750m civil engineering framework

As one of Scotland's leading public sector procurement authorities, we are pleased to have published the Contract Notice for our £750m civil engineering framework, with contractors from across the country now able to respond to a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to submit their interest to bid.

The third-generation framework will enable local authorities and public sector organisations to accelerate the delivery of sustainably designed major infrastructure projects – including roads, rail, flood and coastal, broadband and electric vehicle infrastructure – with no defined upper limit for project value.

Running for a period of four years from 2023, with an option to be extended for a further two years until 2029, the fully-managed framework builds on the success of SCAPE Scotland’s existing civil engineering framework which has commissioned more than 40 projects to date for public sector clients across Scotland.

SMEs will sit at the heart of the new frameworks, with the successful principal contractor expected to engage with an extensive supply chain of local businesses. The framework has been designed to facilitate better access for small companies to major public sector contracts they might otherwise not have been able to bid for, while also allowing public organisations to procure local specialists.

Part of SCAPE Scotland’s suite of frameworks, the new civil engineering framework has been developed following engagement with local authorities and other public sector bodies across the country, as well as industry body the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).

SCAPE Scotland intends to issue invitations to tender (ITT) in June 2022 before the successful contractors are named in November 2022. The current SCAPE Scotland Civil Engineering framework is due to expire in January 2023.