Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a framework contract for commercial services worth an estimated £38 million in total.
The water company’s Commercial department has undergone a transformation period over the last 5 years moving to a large in-house capability.
Scottish Water is now looking to put a framework agreement in place to supplement its in-house capability and is going out to the market for the provision of commercial services to provide assistance with the delivery of its capital investment programes across Scotland.
The contract, which will run for an initial 3 year period with 3 further annual extension options, is being tendered in the following 3 Lots:
Lot 1 Commissions and Secondments
Scope of the contract includes:
- quantity surveying
- cost auditing
- commercial and contractual assurance
- cost estimating
- cost engineering
Lot 2 Regional Services
Scope will include:
- quantity surveying
- cost auditing
- commercial and contractual assurance
- cost estimating
- cost engineering
Lot 3 Specialists
The commercial services framework suppliers in lot 3 will be expected to work with Scottish Water Commercial team to provide specialist services to support delivery of commercial services throughout the business. It is anticipated that this will involve individual, project specific commissions including:
- development of people
- technical price reviews
- market intelligence and capability support in project and programmes of works
- contract strategy input and support
- BIM contractual support.
Scope of the contracts to be awarded under Lots 1 and 2 may involve secondments, commissions and consultancy services.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 5th November 2020 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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