Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
UK
Telephone: +44 1698403200
E-mail: contractstrategy@northlan.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM84
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
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
Blackburn Construction Homes Works
Reference number: NLC-SLP-25-079
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
North Lanarkshire Council are seeking a suitable contractor to carry out various works to upgrade Blackburn non-traditional construction type homes.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45259300
45261900
45261920
45320000
45321000
45210000
45260000
45262700
45300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
Main site or place of performance:
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council plans work to these assets to improve their overall condition and is seeking a main contractor to:
Upgrade external walls (including dormers)
Upgrade thermal properties of the entire roof to achieve u-value of 0.11 W/m²K - where possible
Replace all existing doors/windows with new UPVC style, to achieve u-value of 0.85 W/m²K
Provide design option for Mechanical ventilation to reduce mould and moisture with an option for heat recovery to comply with current building standards.
Provide recommendations for potential partial electrical upgrade or full rewire.
Provide recommendations for Solar PV Panels
Repositioning of all existing flues
Introduction of door canopies with appropriate lighting
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 18
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Where the scope has asked for options, recommendations or design, NLC reserves the right to award any works package that made be required to the successful contractor.
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Turnover
Financial Ratios
Insurance
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Requirement - General/Average yearly turnover.
Number of financial years: previous financial year (latest audited accounts)
Minimum required turnover per year: 1.5 (one and a half) times the estimated value of the contract.
Bidders are required to meet the minimum threshold in any two of the following three financial ratios:
Acid Test Ratio
Formula: (Current Assets – Stock) ÷ Current Liabilities
Requirement: A ratio greater than 1.
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Formula: Profit ÷ Capital Employed
Requirement: A positive percentage.
Debt Ratio
Formula :Total Liabilities/Total Assets
Requirement : Debt Ratio financial ratio of 0.50 and below.
Bidders must calculate and submit these ratios based on their recent audited annual accounts. Each submission must clearly show the calculations used to derive the ratios.
NLC reserve the right to seek clarification around mitigating circumstances should any candidate fail to meet the above threshold.
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Professional Risk Indemnity: GBP2m in the aggregate
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: GBP5m minimum any one claim
Public Liability: GBP10m minimum any one claim
Product Liability: GBP10m minimum any one claim
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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:
17/08/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
30/09/2026
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
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
Terms of contract will be Standard Building Contract With Quantities for use in Scotland (SBC/Q/Scot) 2016 Edition issued by the Scottish Building Contract Committee.
Full scope of requirements will be issued at stage 2
Scots Law will apply to this contract.
Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition is they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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:
Tenderers must commit to realising a minimum of 100 community benefit points from the community benefits menu provided in the tender documents. The community benefits offering will be evaluated as part of the stage 2 quality evaluation.
(SC Ref:836463)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/07/2026