Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Galleries of Scotland
National Galleries of Scotland, 73 Belford Road
Edinburgh
EH4 3DS
UK
Telephone: +44 1316246374
E-mail: pharkin@nationalgalleries.org
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nationalgalleries.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11042
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Hard FM Services
Reference number: EST/HFM/2024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79993000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
National Galleries Scotland (NGS) wish to award a term contract for the Provision of Hard FM Services to a single Contractor.
The scope of the contract is a term contract for the provision of Hard Facilities Management Services for the National Galleries of Scotland estate, which comprises 4 public gallery buildings and storage facilities across the city of Edinburgh. The Hard Facilities Management Services included in the scope are: Managed Services, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Repairs and Maintenance; and Building Repairs and Maintenance.
Stage 2 Tender documents are provided for INFORMATION, GUIDANCE & TRANSPARENCY ONLY. Stage 2 documents are in draft and may be subject to change prior to Invitation to Tender.
The Contractor must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS.
NEC4 Term Service Contract will be used.
It is a requirement that the Contractor as a minimum, hold or commit to obtain prior to the award of contract, a valid Cyber Essentials Basic Certification (or equivalent) in place throughout the duration of the contract.
Baseline Personnel Security Standards are required under the contract. All operatives who will be working on NGS sites will be required to hold valid basic disclosure certification.
There is no commitment to a minimum spend over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum spend is guaranteed.
The agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement, as and when required.
In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Contractor and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Contractors.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 448 674.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79993100
50000000
90650000
50531200
50116100
50532000
50710000
50711000
71314100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Restricted Procedure. The SPD will be used as a downsizing tool in this procedure.
It is the intention of NGS to shortlist a maximum of 6 Contractors but NGS reserves the right to invite in excess of this number of Contractors in the event of a tie.
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.
The objective criteria for shortlisting candidates is detailed under section III of this Contract Notice.
Stage 1 Bidder Instructions have been uploaded to the portal for Bidder assistance.
DRAFT Stage 2 Tender documents have been uploaded to the portal. This is for INFORMATION, GUIDANCE & TRANSPARENCY
ONLY as to the requirements of the contract and the procurement process. This information is draft and may be subject to change prior to Invitation to Tender.
Bidders should satisfy themselves that they can fulfil the contract requirements prior to completing the SPD.
Note that it is the opinion of NGS that TUPE may apply to the award of the Contract. Further TUPE information will be provided during Stage 2 of the tender competition.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The nature of Facilities Management can be complex, variable and in flux. There may be a need over the Contract term to allow NGS to remove, amend or change the buildings and structures of their estate including on a temporary, emergency and short/medium term basis and therefor, vary the contract accordingly, including the overall value of the Contract.
NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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
All Stage 2 Tenderers will be invited to provide a tender presentation. Full details will be provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-040279
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EST/HFM/2024
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robertson Facilities Management (FM)
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786431600
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 448 674.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract award value provided within this Contract Award Notice is the estimate value excluding VAT and inflation for the maximum duration of a 7 year contract.
The contract will utilise Option 1 Price Adjustment calculation of the NEC4 Contract T&Cs which is CPI + RPI divided by 2 and applied on the yearly anniversary date of the contract commencement date.
Variable elements of the contract for new works and forward maintenance planning are not included within the estimate value stated in this Contract Award Notice.
(SC Ref:810875)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
E-mail: enquiries@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://scotcourts.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/09/2025