Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Lothian Health Board
Procurement Headquarters, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
E-mail: maxwell.muir@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00326
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html?VISITORID=d949470c-7837-45a6-9635-7f3a4dad15a0&_ncp=1727095487491.12202-1
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html?VISITORID=d949470c-7837-45a6-9635-7f3a4dad15a0&_ncp=1727095487491.12202-1
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html?VISITORID=d949470c-7837-45a6-9635-7f3a4dad15a0&_ncp=1727095487491.12202-1
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Heavy Engineering Maintenance Framework Agreement (for Services up to GBP 250k excluding VAT)
Reference number: LR3-117-2024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Lothian wishes to create a framework to appoint suitable suppliers capable of providing heavy engineering related services as per the ITT documents.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50241100
51131000
50000000
71000000
50700000
71314310
50712000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM78
UKM75
UKM73
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh and the Lothians.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Lothian wishes to create a framework for heavy engineering services as further described within the ITT and Specification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Optional 2 x 12 month extensions
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
NHS has adopted Safe Contractor. The successful bidder must be Safe Contractor registered or equivalent.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
[4B1.2] Provide average yearly turnover for the past 3 years.
[4B5b] - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP
[4B5c] - Public Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP
[4B5c] - Professional Indemnity Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4C1.2 Bidders must provide two examples of services carried out during the past three years that demonstrate experience to deliver the services described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice and the ITT, and in particular:
- a similarly complex estate; &
- with similar heavy engineering needs.
Examples should demonstrate experience of non-reactive maintenance. Bidders’ examples should include the following details:
- Detailed description and location of the service.
- Value of the contract/service
- Contract period
- Complexity of estate managed
- Details of multi/complex stakeholder engagement
- Contact details of a reference (this may be used for information purposes only)
This is a pass/fail question, if relevant previous experience and correct level of service is not demonstrated this may result in your tender
being rejected.
[4D1] Quality Management. The Bidder must have the following:
A documented process for ensuring that quality management is effective in educing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery. This must include the quality of output and general performance. The bidder must be able to provide copies of their organisation’s documentation procedures that meet current agreed good practice. These must include the arrangements for quality management throughout the bidder’s organisation. They must set out how the bidder’s organisation will carry out its policy, with a clear indication of how the arrangements are communicated to the workforce.
Health and Safety. The Bidder must have the following:
A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant operations and set out your company’s responsibilities of H&S management and compliance with legislation.
NOTE: Organisations with fewer than five employees are not required by law to have a documented policy statement.
[4D2] Environmental Management Systems. The Bidder must have the following:
Documented arrangements for ensuring that the bidder’s environmental management procedures are effective in reducing / preventing significant impacts on the environment. This should evidence that the bidder’s organisation’s environmental policy implementation plan provides information as to how the organisation aims to discharge relevant legal responsibilities and provides clear indication of how these
arrangements are communicated to the workforce in relation to environmental matters including: sustainable materials procurement; waste management; energy management. This should include the arrangements for responding to, monitoring and recording environmental incidents and emergencies and complaints.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/09/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/09/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Objective criteria for ensuring the selection of suitably qualified candidates:
This procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T messaging system. For further instructions, please refer to the SPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T.
We will apply a single stage process:
Pre-Qualification via the SPD. The SPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidders must pass the the SPD minimum Standards in SPD.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32262. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community Benefits as described within the procurement documents.
(SC Ref:836394)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2026