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Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works

Transport Scotland · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:09.

Opportunity overview

Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need for specialist Ground Investigation (GI) works to support the delivery of infrastructure projects. The procurement comprised the establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Agreement (MSFA) with a number of ground investigation contractors to carry out and report on GI works of varying scope, complexity and value in connection with trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes promoted by the Scottish Ministers through Transport Scotland. Individual GI contracts can be called off by mini-competition or other procedures in accordance with the Agreement. The MSFA is divided into 2 Lots by estimated value of the individual GI call-off contracts.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Causeway Geotech Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
085380-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Ballymoney, UK, BT537QL, United Kingdom

Geotechnical Engineering Limited

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
085380-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Gloucester, UKK1, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

RSK Environment Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
085380-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UK, G41 1DX, United Kingdom

Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
085380-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Hamilton, UK, ML3 0HP, United Kingdom

Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£40m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
085380-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Leeds, UK, LS11 5SX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45111250 — Ground investigation work
  • CPV45120000 — Test drilling and boring work
  • CPV45121000 — Test drilling work
  • CPV45122000 — Test boring work
  • CPV71351500 — Ground investigation services

Lots

  • Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 1 - less than GBP 500,000£5m
  • Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 2 - greater than GBP 500,000£40m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
TS/MP/WKS/2024/04
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
n/a
Maximum Participants
10

Second Stage

Invitation Date
27 May 2024, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
18 Apr 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
It is the Employer’s policy to measure the performance of the Framework Contractors on a regular basis. In the event that the Framework Contractors performance falls below a satisfactory level, the Framework Contractors will be invited to determine a means of rectifying the situation. Repeated or continual service failures may result in suspension or termination of the contract.

Classification

Id
45111250
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Description
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 1 - less than GBP 500,000
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Framework Contractors to carry out GI works to support the development and delivery of trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes throughout Scotland. The Framework Contractors will be procured through a Restricted procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of a Framework Agreement being concluded, the Framework Agreement will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderers. This is a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. Detailed information regarding the award process and award criteria for the tender phase will be supplied to Economic Operators who are invited to tender. The intended Conditions of Contract are likely to be Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (ICC). To be considered for the prequalification stage, Economic Operators are required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice and the Supplementary Information Document which can be accessed via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options, this can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Economic Operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD. It is intended that the Framework Agreement will last four years. Additional information: Economic Operators who initially meet but then subsequently fail to meet the criteria, prior to contract award, shall be excluded. 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.

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
8
Minimum Candidates
8

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Key Personnel; Resourcing; Managing Individual Call-Off Contracts; Provision of Information and Deliverables; Community Benefits; Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
It is intended that eight Economic Operators be taken forward to tender participation stage. These Economic Operators shall be those who have: (i) submitted a compliant submission, comprising the completed SPD (ii) satisfied the relevant selection criteria under the exclusion grounds (iii) (a) Minimum Standards of Eligibility - provided evidence of working on specified types of projects; and (b) Technical or Professional Ability - provided evidence demonstrating an acceptable level of technical or professional activity; and (c) Educational & Professional Qualifications - possess the necessary educational and professional qualifications to perform the requirement (iv) has in place quality, environmental and health and safety management systems; (v) satisfied minimum standards of economic and financial standing (vi) achieved the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth highest combined weighted scores in respect of technical or professional ability calculated in accordance with the responses to Statements (b),(c), (d) and (e) (refer to Section III.1.3). However, if an Economic Operator has not submitted a compliant submission as described in (i) above or failed in respect of either (ii), (iii),(iv) or (v) above, then that Economic Operator shall be excluded from the ranking of scores described in (vi) as above. In terms of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, there will be a requirement on Economic Operators to provide proof of economic and financial standing, and of technical and professional ability prior to proceeding to the next stage of competition and award. The tender documents will contain specific provisions requiring tenders to inform Transport Scotland of any changes to their economic and financial standing or technical and professional ability during the procurement process. Transport Scotland reserves the right to undertake further verification to ensure continuing compliance with the selection criteria at any time prior to proceeding to the next stage of the competition and contract award, including during any standstill period. If means of proof does not satisfy Transport Scotland's selection criteria and/or if an Economic Operator no longer meets the requirements set out in the tender documents, it shall be excluded from this procurement competition. If this follows tender evaluation, including during any standstill period, the next ranked most economically advantageous tenderer shall be requested to provide proof of economic and financial standing, and technical and professional ability with a view to contract award.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 2 - greater than GBP 500,000
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Framework Contractors to carry out GI works to support the development and delivery of trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes throughout Scotland. The Framework Contractors was procured through a Restricted procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Transport Scotland managed procurement process for the Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. This was a two stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice describes the criteria used for selected the five successful tenderers. Detailed information regarding the award process and award criteria for the tender phase was supplied to Economic Operators who were invited to tender. The Conditions of Contract were the Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (ICC). To be considered for the prequalification stage, Economic Operators were required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice and the Supplementary Information Document which can be accessed via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options, this can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Economic Operators were evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD. It is intended that the Framework Agreement will last four years.

Value

Amount
40,000,000
Currency
GBP

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
8
Minimum Candidates
8

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Key Personnel; Resourcing; Managing Individual Call-Off Contracts; Provision of Information and Deliverables; Community Benefits; Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
It is intended that eight Economic Operators be taken forward to tender participation stage. These Economic Operators shall be those who have: (i) submitted a compliant submission, comprising the completed SPD (ii) satisfied the relevant selection criteria under the exclusion grounds (iii) (a) Minimum Standards of Eligibility - provided evidence of working on specified types of projects; and (b) Technical or Professional Ability - provided evidence demonstrating an acceptable level of technical or professional activity; and (c) Educational & Professional Qualifications - possess the necessary educational and professional qualifications to perform the requirement (iv) has in place quality, environmental and health and safety management systems; (v) satisfied minimum standards of economic and financial standing (vi) achieved the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth highest combined weighted scores in respect of technical or professional ability calculated in accordance with the responses to Statements (b),(c), (d) and (e) (refer to Section III.1.3). However, if an Economic Operator has not submitted a compliant submission as described in (i) above or failed in respect of either (ii), (iii),(iv) or (v) above, then that Economic Operator shall be excluded from the ranking of scores described in (vi) as above. In terms of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, there will be a requirement on Economic Operators to provide proof of economic and financial standing, and of technical and professional ability prior to proceeding to the next stage of competition and award. The tender documents will contain specific provisions requiring tenders to inform Transport Scotland of any changes to their economic and financial standing or technical and professional ability during the procurement process. Transport Scotland reserves the right to undertake further verification to ensure continuing compliance with the selection criteria at any time prior to proceeding to the next stage of the competition and contract award, including during any standstill period. If means of proof does not satisfy Transport Scotland's selection criteria and/or if an Economic Operator no longer meets the requirements set out in the tender documents, it shall be excluded from this procurement competition. If this follows tender evaluation, including during any standstill period, the next ranked most economically advantageous tenderer shall be requested to provide proof of economic and financial standing, and technical and professional ability with a view to contract award.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Sites across Scotland predominantly in connection with the Trunk Road Network upgrading and maintenance schemes.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45111250
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation work
Entry 2
Id
45120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test drilling and boring work
Entry 3
Id
45121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test drilling work
Entry 4
Id
45122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test boring work
Entry 5
Id
71351500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Sites across Scotland, predominantly in connection with the Trunk Road Network upgrading and maintenance schemes.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45111250
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation work
Entry 2
Id
45120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test drilling and boring work
Entry 3
Id
45121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test drilling work
Entry 4
Id
45122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Test boring work
Entry 5
Id
71351500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-81391
Name
Transport Scotland

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G1 2AD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2nd Floor, George House, 36 North Hanover Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport Scotland

Contact

Name
John Docherty
Telephone
+44 1412727100
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-18880
Name
Sheriff Clerk's Office

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G5 9DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton, Place

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Clerk's Office

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-169874
Name
Geotechnical Engineering Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK1
Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL2 4NF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Centurion House, Olympus Park

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Geotechnical Engineering Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 7825667992
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-169875
Name
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Hamilton
Postal Code
ML3 0HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne, Whistleberry Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne

Contact

Telephone
+44 7799838111
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-169876
Name
Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS11 5SX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parkside Lane, Dewsbury Road, Leeds

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 1133859100
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-156363
Name
Causeway Geotech Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Ballymoney
Postal Code
BT537QL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Drumahiskey Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Causeway Geotech Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 2827666640
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-50566
Name
RSK Environment Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G41 1DX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
65 Sussex St

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
RSK Environment Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 1928726006

Award information

Award 1
Id
085380-2025-1
Title
Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 2 - greater than GBP 500,000
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-169874
Name
Geotechnical Engineering Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-169875
Name
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd t/a Igne
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-169876
Name
Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-156363
Name
Causeway Geotech Ltd
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-50566
Name
RSK Environment Limited

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
085380-2025-1
Title
Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works - Lot 2 - greater than GBP 500,000
Status
active
Award ID
085380-2025-1
Date Signed
9 Dec 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
40,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM82 · G1 2AD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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