Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Renfrewshire Council
Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,
Giffnock
G46 6UG
UK
Contact person: Vanessa Fordyce
Telephone: +44 1415773669
E-mail: vanessa.fordyce@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00183
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
Enabling Commercial Space Crossmill Lead Consultant
Reference number: ERC000623
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71311300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the provision of Lead Consultancy Service for the Enabling Commercial Space Crossmill Plots G&H project (LOCATION: Crossmill Business Park, Barrhead).
The project aims to deliver new, flexible commercial space and enabling public and private sector delivery of space through land remediation and service provision. The project will directly deliver two outputs:
the creation new, flexible commercial space (including Advanced Manufacturing) for lease to market and
the development of further commercial stock through land remediation and servicing of a separate, adjacent site.
Located within Barrhead and serving small to medium sized commercial interests, the flexible and adaptable design of the space will be configured in a modern format to suit business needs from the foundational economy or for established businesses to growth and expand. It is proposed that additional floor space be constructed on plots G & H of the Business Park, that will fall within three Planning Use Classes - 4 (offices and light industry), 5 (general industry) including Advanced Manufacturing and 6 (storage).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
224 795.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71311300
71312000
71311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the provision of Lead Consultancy Service for the Enabling Commercial Space Crossmill Plots G&H project (LOCATION: Crossmill Business Park, Barrhead).
The project aims to deliver new, flexible commercial space and enabling public and private sector delivery of space through land remediation and service provision. The project will directly deliver two outputs:
the creation new, flexible commercial space (including Advanced Manufacturing) for lease to market and
the development of further commercial stock through land remediation and servicing of a separate, adjacent site.
Located within Barrhead and serving small to medium sized commercial interests, the flexible and adaptable design of the space will be configured in a modern format to suit business needs from the foundational economy or for established businesses to growth and expand. It is proposed that additional floor space be constructed on plots G & H of the Business Park, that will fall within three Planning Use Classes - 4 (offices and light industry), 5 (general industry) including Advanced Manufacturing and 6 (storage).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Innovative Design Options
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practice and living wage
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Management and Timescales
/ Weighting: 35
Price
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-048764
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ERC000623
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hypostyle Architects
4 Sandport Place, Ronaldson's Wharf
Edinburgh
EH6 6EU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 224 795.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21614. 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/
Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days
of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any.
The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Bidders must provide a response at SPD Q4.C.4 and this will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. It should be noted that where a bidder is unable to confirm or provide a satisfactory improvement plan the Council reserves the right to remove you from the process.
Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1 of the qualification envelope.
(SC Ref:827109)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace
Paisley
PA3 2HW
UK
E-mail: paisley@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2026