Contract notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  North Lanarkshire Council
  Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
  Motherwell
  ML1 1AB
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 3451430015
  
            E-mail: Corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UKM84
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
 
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
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/
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
Professional Property Consultancy Services Framework
            Reference number: NLC-CPT-24-117
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  70332200
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  The main aim of the framework agreement for Professional Property Consultancy Services is to ensure that suitably qualified consultants are available to support the councils in-house Estates team who are involved in a multitude of property projects and valuation work, further information is available within Annex 1 Details of Requirement.
  II.1.5) Estimated total value
  Value excluding VAT: 
			475 000.00 
			  GBP
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    71315200
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKM84
Main site or place of performance:
    North Lanarkshire
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    High level scope includes:
    - Professional property consultancy services
    - Regulated (and non-regulated) valuations
    - Additional specialist advice
    - Supporting estate teams project work, where insufficient internal resource identified
    - Independent advice / valuations where appropriate
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Criteria below:
    
                    Quality criterion: 70
                    / Weighting: Quality
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      30
    II.2.6) Estimated value
    Value excluding VAT: 
			475 000.00 
			  GBP
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 48
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                
    Description of renewals:
    The framework will consist of an initial 24 month period and 2 x 12 month optional extension periods.
    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:
  Please refer to the PCS-Tender notice.
  III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
 
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
  III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
  See ITT Pack
  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: 4
  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:
              18/08/2025
  
                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:
              18/08/2025
  
              Local time: 12:00
  Place:
  Remotely
 
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
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29667. 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:
See Annex 2.
(SC Ref:804106)
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Scottish Courts
    Edinburgh
    UK
   
  VI.4.3) Review procedure
  Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
  An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2025