Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport Scotland
2nd Floor, George House, 36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD
UK
Contact person: John Docherty
Telephone: +44 1412727100
E-mail: john.docherty@transport.gov.scot
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.transport.gov.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works
Reference number: TS/MP/WKS/2024/04
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45111250
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need for specialist Ground Investigation (GI) works to support the delivery of infrastructure projects.
The procurement comprised the establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Agreement (MSFA) with a number of ground investigation contractors to carry out and report on GI works of varying scope, complexity and value in connection with trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes promoted by the Scottish Ministers through Transport Scotland. Individual GI contracts can be called off by mini-competition or other procedures in accordance with the Agreement.
The MSFA is divided into 2 Lots by estimated value of the individual GI call-off contracts.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
45 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 2 - greater than GBP 500,000
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45111250
45120000
45121000
45122000
71351500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Sites across Scotland, predominantly in connection with the Trunk Road Network upgrading and maintenance schemes.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Framework Contractors to carry out GI works to support the development and delivery of trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes throughout Scotland.
The Framework Contractors was procured through a Restricted procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Transport Scotland managed procurement process for the Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works on behalf of the Scottish Ministers.
This was a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria used for selected the five successful tenderers. Detailed information regarding the award process and award criteria for the tender phase was supplied to Economic Operators who were invited to tender.
The Conditions of Contract were the Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (ICC).
To be considered for the prequalification stage, Economic Operators were required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice and the Supplementary Information Document which can be accessed via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options, this can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk).
Economic Operators were evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD.
It is intended that the Framework Agreement will last four years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Key Personnel; Resourcing; Managing Individual Call-Off Contracts; Provision of Information and Deliverables; Community Benefits; Fair Work First
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-008082
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 2 - greater than GBP 500,000
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Geotechnical Engineering Limited
Centurion House, Olympus Park
Gloucester
GL2 4NF
UK
Telephone: +44 7825667992
NUTS: UKK1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne, Whistleberry Road
Hamilton
ML3 0HP
UK
Telephone: +44 7799838111
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited
Parkside Lane, Dewsbury Road, Leeds
Leeds
LS11 5SX
UK
Telephone: +44 1133859100
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Causeway Geotech Ltd
8 Drumahiskey Road
Ballymoney
BT537QL
UK
Telephone: +44 2827666640
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK Environment Limited
65 Sussex St
Glasgow
G41 1DX
UK
Telephone: +44 1928726006
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 40 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Each Economic Operator were invited to submit a Tender on the same contract terms. To be considered for this procurement competition, Economic Operators were required to complete an SPD through the Public Contract Scotland portal and submit the completed SPD.
As set out in accordance with section II.2.9 above, an Economic Operator who no longer had the requisite objective criteria as required under the Contract Notice and SPD were excluded from this procurement competition.
There were minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract.
Tenderers were asked to confirm that they will pay staff based in the UK that are involved in the delivery of this Framework Agreement at least the real Living Wage.
(SC Ref:818576)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerk's Office
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton, Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
E-mail: glasgow@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2025