Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd, BAM Construction Scotland, John Graham Construction Ltd, Trading as GRAHAM, Kier Construction Ltd, McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd, Robertson Construction Group Limited
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 008912-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Nov 2020
- Published12 Mar 2025Published 1587 days after the contract date
Description
The extension is required due to the current uncertainty around capital funding within NHSScotland which has continued through 2024/2025. With a number of projects already paused or cancelled, the future pipeline beyond the one-year Scottish Government Budget in December 2024 will not be known. Therefore, with such future pipeline uncertainty, it is not possible to go to the market to procure a replacement for Frameworks Scotland 3 at this time as the arrangement may not support delivery of the type / scale / complexity of projects to be delivered. The procurement strategy for the successor arrangement is in development, however at present the strategy is being developed on the basis of the future pipeline scenarios. It is anticipated, that by extending Frameworks Scotland 3 by up to a maximum period for 24 months, this will enable greater clarity around future pipeline and service needs. This should enable the future project delivery model and associated future procurement to be able…
About the suppliers
Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC106247).
BAM Construction Scotland: every public contract they have won.
John Graham Construction Ltd, Trading as GRAHAM: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI003503).
Kier Construction Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02099533).
McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI027864).
Robertson Construction Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC347921).