local government contracts

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to implement a Community Wealth Building (CWB) model to deliver a range of greenspace and community development/improvement services to Council owned land. CWB seeks to transform local and regional economic systems to enable local communities and people to own, have a greater stake in, access and benefit from the wealth our economy generates. The Council is committed to adopting a CWB approach to its work wherever possible. In order to build on and recognise the importance and investment of local community groups, third sector organisations and not for profit groups the Council is introducing a budget dedicated to a new Community Led Improvement Programme (CLIP). This Framework Agreement shall be limited to Service Providers who support a volunteer network as part of their organisational activities and is anticipated to be of interest primarily to the third sector. Through the CLIP, the Council intends to support local and third sector organisations and keep some wealth in the local economy, empowering communities to influence their local areas.

The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) manages a large and diverse property portfolio across the city, including a significant number of high-rise residential buildings and other operational assets. Lift and stairlift systems form a critical part of this infrastructure, enabling safe, reliable, and inclusive access for residents, many of whom rely on these systems for day-to-day mobility. To support the ongoing operation, maintenance, and improvement of this infrastructure, the Council intends to establish a multi-Lot Framework Agreement for lift and stairlift services. The Framework Agreement will reflect the Council’s operational requirements and geographical spread and will comprise the following Lots: Lot 1 – Lift Service and Maintenance (East) Lot 2 – Lift Service and Maintenance (West) Lot 3 – Lift Installation (Citywide) Lot 4 – Stairlift Installation and Maintenance (Citywide) Multiple Contractors will be appointed to the Framework Agreement to ensure resilience, capacity, and flexibility in service delivery.

Tarbert Heritage Scheme is an exciting project, which seeks to revitalise key buildings within Tarbert’s village core by offering grants to property owners to assist with the cost of making structural and external repairs to their historic buildings and shopfronts. A framework agreement developed by the Council should prove helpful to the Clients as they would have the option of using the Consultant on the framework, rather than having to source their own architect and go through their own quality screening process. The successful Consultant must be conservation accredited and have access to a full design service.

Provision of a Forestry Services & Equipment Framework Agreement

Delivery of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services for the new Beachfront Public Realm Phase A development, encompassing the Beach Park and Events Field at Queens Links (excluding Broadhill).

Scottish Borders Council is seeking bid submissions from suitably qualified and experienced providers to supplement it's existing framework for Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places (ref SBC/CPS/1815).

Stirling Council, in (collaboration with Police Scotland, Falkirk Council and Clackmannanshire), seeks to award a two Lot contract for the provision of up to 7 clear days stray dog kennelling services (Lot 1), followed by training rehabilitation and rehoming support for dogs that remain unclaimed beyond the 7 day statutory period (Lot 2).

The Council is seeking to appoint service providers to the Employability Procured Service Arrangement (PSA). This is a bespoke arrangement/flexible framework which has been developed primarily for Employability Services but can be accessed by all services within the Council. The PSA will be procured using the “light touch” procedure set out in Regulations 74 -76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”). This allows the Council to carry out a selection process which adopts the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency and complies with procurement best practice without requiring the use of the traditional open or restricted procedure set out in the 2015 Regulations. The PSA has a broad scope of service delivery with the opportunity for many providers to be appointed. There is no limit on the number of providers who can be appointed to any of the lots under the PSA. The PSA remains open for its lifetime which allows for new providers to be added over its term, at regular intervals which will be advised by the Council. Applicants to the PSA will be evaluated in ‘Phases’, based on the closing date for each Phase. Following the closing of each Phase, the PSA will re-open for new applications for the next Phase.

The project will comprise the complete removal of the buildings, foundations, roads, footpaths, services and infrastructure back to a brownfield site, ready for future development. The project will also comprise the licensed removal of asbestos containing materials from the building prior to demolition and recycling of all waste materials where possible. The residential complex includes 5 no. three-storey residential blocks, connecting single-storey concourse, boiler stack and oil storage tanks. The buildings are CLASP Mk 4 construction comprising concrete panel curtain walling fixed to a steel frame. The floors and original flat roof are timber construction and windows and doors aluminium. A steel frame pitched roof was later installed on the residential blocks with metal profiled sheets. The buildings have a gross internal floor area of 5155m2 and a total site area of 14,149m2.

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Waste Service is seeking to appoint Service Providers to receive, treat and/or dispose of a number of waste streams with a view to managing the waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy. The waste in question are three waste streams, offered in six separate lots, primarily from our Ecodeco Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) plant but also from waste transfer stations.

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to contract with a supplier who can take on the Repairs and Maintenance to a broad range of commercial catering and/or Refrigeration equipment held within Schools' kitchens across the region along with other council buildings.

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to contract with a supplier who can take on the Repairs and Maintenance to a broad range of commercial catering and/or Refrigeration equipment held within Schools' kitchens across the region along with other council buildings.

CW0310 Control of Ash Die Back Disease

East Renfrewshire Council on behalf of the Health & Social Care Partnership is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified providers for the Provision of a Healthier Minds Wellbeing Service. East Renfrewshire Council, on behalf of the Health and Social Care Partnership, are commissioning a refreshed service which closely aligns to existing services and our vision to deliver the Promise. This service will deliver targeted help and support to children, young people, and families to improve mental wellbeing. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure. Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T. The anticipated start date for the contract is early July 2026. The contract is for an initial period of 2 years plus an optional 1-year extension. It should be noted that extensions are available at the discretion of the Council and are not guaranteed. The estimated value shown below is reflective of the full 3 years being offered. This is not guaranteed.

The provision of weather forecasting, bureau and associated services to East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders, The City of Edinburgh and Fife Councils (Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Fife: ELBF Forum - Collaboration and Shared Services between Councils). The weather forecasting service provides routine meteorological reporting, severe weather alerts, and specialist forecasting to support operational planning and daily action during the Winter period.

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a vessel transport operator who will provide safe and secure school transport between Kerrera Marina and Oban North Pier.

South Ayrshire Council (the Council) has a requirement to establish a multi-provider, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the Provision of Removal and Storage Services for Domestic and Non-Domestic Properties. The Council intends to Establish a multi-lot Framework Agreement. The requirement of this Framework Agreement is split into two (2) lots as follows: Lot 1 – Domestic Accommodation Furniture Removal, Transfer and Storage (including dismantling and packing where required) – One (1) Provider Lot 2 – Non-Domestic Accommodation Furniture Removal, Transfer and Storage (including dismantling and packing where required) – Up to three (3) Providers The Council shall evaluate and award each lot on an individual basis. The Council intends to appoint one (1) Provider to Lot one (1) and up to three (3) providers to Lot two (2). Tenderers can bid for one (1) or two (2) lots if they have the relevant experience and capacity to deliver the services and subject to having the necessary accreditation required. This Framework will NOT be ranked, appointment to the Framework will be made to the tenderers (per lot) achieving the highest overall evaluation scores.

A multi supplier ranked framework to provide legal advice and representation to the SSSC, primarily in relation to fitness to practise panel investigations and hearings but also in relation to other matters and proceedings associated with our regulatory function. These include a range of subjects such as prospects of success at appeals/judicial review, equality implications, rehabilitation of offenders legislation, and general administrative and regulatory legal topics. The external advisors also provide quality control and assurance checks for fitness to practise. The Legal and Corporate Governance department may also have a requirement for additional support where required due to time pressures or where expert advice is needed that cannot be provided by the internal legal team. This will include advice on information governance and governance/compliance matters as well as our statutory functions under the Regulation of Care (Sc) Act 2001. A minimum of 2 ranked suppliers will reduce the risk of any conflict of interest around individual cases.

Bids are invited for the management of the council’s catenary cable system, festive lighting and cross street banner displays. Including maintenance, installation and storage.

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport services within Oban and Lorn.