Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Bankhead Central, Bankhead Park
Glenrothes
KY7 6GH
UK
Contact person: John Grant
Telephone: +44 3451550000
E-mail: john.grant@fife.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fife.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement C14 Lighting Installation Works up to 1,000,000 GBP in Value
Reference number: C14
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45316110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
a) Installation of street lighting columns and underground cables with associated electrical works. Disconnection and removal of street lighting columns.
b) Erection and removal of traffic signs.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45316110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
Main site or place of performance:
Fife
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is a multiple Contractor Framework Agreement to provide additional capacity to Fife Council’s in-house Roads Operations. Work will be issued as concise Work Packages as and when required. The duration of the Framework will be 24 months. The contract has an option to be extended by a further 24 months. The Council retain the right to end the contract at any point.
The Contract is not divided into lots of work. Only Contractors who have been accepted onto the Framework Agreement will be eligible to be awarded Work Packages issued during the term of the agreement. The Council reserves the right to issue contracts only when they are deemed to meet Best Value.
Each contract issued through the Framework Agreement will be termed as a Work Package and can vary in value but will be less than 1,000,000 GBP in value. Individual contracts greater than this value will be procured outwith the Framework Agreement in accordance with the appropriate Fife Council advertising and tendering procedures. The Council further reserves the right to procure discrete schemes of any value outwith the Framework Agreement and in accordance with the appropriate Fife Council advertising and tendering procedures.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
24 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2026
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Framework Agreement will be for a period of 24 months with an option to extend the Framework Agreement annually for up to a further 24 months.
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:
The Specification for Highway Works (SHW) applies to all Work packages issued through this Framework Agreement. Not all of the National Highway Sector Schemes (NHSS) from Appendix A of the SHW will be mandatory. Appendix 0/2 of Volume 2 of the Framework Agreement stipulates the NHSS schemes that are mandatory and those that are not. Those listed as mandatory will apply to all businesses undertaking any of these Works/ Services unless the business complies with any alternative requirement that may be stipulated in the comments column of Appendix A of SHW. If your business subcontracts the work, you do not have to be registered but any subcontractor you use must be.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
as defined in the Contract Documents - see Performance Appraisal.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-004127
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/02/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/02/2026
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
Any Tender Queries should be submitted through the PCS Question & Answer portal.
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.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=821892.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
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:
Z21 Community Benefits
21.1 The Contractor shall provide Community Benefits/ Social Value Rebate as a contractual commitment to the work carried out under the Framework.
21.2 The value of Community Benefits/ Social Value Rebate accrued will be based on the aggregated final bills for work undertaken by each individual Contractor. The Contractor shall not make any charge to the Council for provision of the community benefits or Social Value Rebate.
21.3 If the Contractor fails to provide the Community Benefits/ Social Value Rebate in accordance with Z clause 21.1, the Contractor shall be in breach of the contract and the Employer shall notify the Contractor of such breach. If the Contractor’s failure to provide the Community Benefits/ Social Value Rebate is capable of remedy the Contractor must do so within 14 days of the Employer’s notification.
21.4 Where it is not possible for the Contractor to remedy its breach of Z clause 21.1 or the Contractor fails to remedy its breach of Z clause 21.1 the Employer may assess the costs to the Employer of providing the Community Benefits/ Social Value Rebate. The Employer’s assessment may include the costs of appointing a third party to provide the Community Benefits and any direct or indirect costs associated therewith.
21.5 The Employer may deduct the sum assessed under clause 21.4 from any payment due to the Contractor. Where no sums are due to the Contractor, or to the extent that the sum assessed under clause 21.4 exceeds any sums which are due to the Contractor, the
(SC Ref:821892)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=821892
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court Kirkcaldy
Sheriff Court House Whytescauseway
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1592260171
E-mail: kirkcaldy@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/kirkcaldy-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Institute of Civil Engineers
105 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1QL
UK
Telephone: +44 1412215276
E-mail: scotland@ice.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://ice.org.uk/about-ice/near-you/uk/scotland/contact-us
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/01/2026