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Painting and Decorating Framework

University Of Edinburgh · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:42.

Opportunity overview

The University of Edinburgh has appointed contractors to join a Painting and Decorating Framework agreement for works across the estate. The Framework Agreement will include the entire University of Edinburgh estate together with other property owned, occupied or otherwise used by the University of Edinburgh. Lists of University of Edinburgh properties are provided within this Invitation to Tender. The University estate comprises a number of listed buildings. The quality of work delivered across the entire estate should meet specified standards at all times, but particular attention will be brought to the specification of maintenance work on a listed property. The framework agreement will operate under the Scotland (FA/Scot) 2014 Edition incorporating the Measured Term Contract for use in Scotland (MTC/Scot) 2019 Edition all as published by the Scottish Building Contract Committee. This Framework Agreement will be operational for a period of three plus one years. The Framework is tendered on behalf of The University of Edinburgh and all University of Edinburgh Subsidiary Companies. Any, and all, of The University of Edinburgh’s Subsidiary Companies may access and utilise this Framework at any time during the life of the agreement.

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.

Bell Group Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active
Location
Airdrie, UK, ML6 9BG, United Kingdom

J S McColl Painting Contractors Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£5.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G20 8XU, United Kingdom

Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom

Trident Maintenance Services Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active
Location
Bellshill, UK, ML4 3NQ, United Kingdom

dumbreck decorators

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£5.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active
Location
glasgow, UKM, g51 3HZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45442100 — Painting work
  • CPV45442180 — Repainting work

Lots

  • The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint contractors to provide Painting and Decorating works across the estate via a framework. The framework will run from 1st October 2025 for a period of 3 years until 30th September 2028 with the option to extend by a further 12 months to 30th September 2029. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015Value not stated

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
EC1033
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
10 Feb 2025, 14:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
Nine months prior to expiry

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
N/A
Maximum Participants
3

Expected award period

Starts
10 Feb 2025, 14:00

Tender Period

Ends
10 Feb 2025, 12:00

Communication

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Please refer to the ITT tender documents for full details.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
45442100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Painting work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Minimum
Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP 857,914 for the last three financial years. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started trading in question 4B3. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - GBP 5 million Public/Product Liability Insurance - GBP 10 million Professional Indemnity Insurance - GBP 2 million 4B.6 Statement 1: Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract. 4B.6 Statement 2: Bidders will be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations. Bidders must be able to provide upon request, their 3 most recent sets of annual audited accounts, including profit and loss information, and the following ratios: - Current Ratio - Quick Ratio - Debtors Turnover Ratio - Return on Assets - Working Capital - Debt to Equity Ratio - Gross Profit Ratio A review of your ratios and audited accounts may be undertaken. In some cases, this review may lead to an additional request for further financial information to help clarify any potential issues raised. This information may be used to assess financial sustainability.
Description
Economic and financial standing – Question 4B1.1

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Minimum
Minimum number of relevant examples: THREE EXAMPLES Requirement: Bidders will be required to provide three examples of works and associated services that demonstrate the range of project types and contracts undertaken by them during the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience in delivering services of a comparative nature and of a similar scale and complexity as required under the Painting and Decorating Framework, as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Example 1: Value should be up to GBP 5000 Example 2: Value Should be between GBP 5000to GBP 20,000 Example 3: Value should be between GBP 20,000to GBP 150,000 Bidder’s examples should include but are not limited to the following details in their service provision examples: -Detailed description of the service (including detail of whether the service was planned or reactive) -Value of the contract/service -Contract period -Complexity of estate managed -Details of multi/complex stakeholder engagement. -Location, including name and address of the client contact to provide a reference to the University In order to ensure that newer or start-up companies have a chance to demonstrate any experience relevant to the current requirement, examples may be provided from within their organisation; bidders may rely on the experience of personnel that they intend to use to carry out the current requirement, even if that experience was gained whilst working for a different organisation. Examples are not limited to Higher Education contracts only. Examples from projects carried out on behalf of The University of Edinburgh are permitted.The assessment will be based solely on your written submission. The University will not take into account any previous knowledge. Your answer should be limited to no more than 6 sides of A4 pages (2 sides per example).
Description
Minimum level(s) of standards required: SPD ref. 4C1.2 Question

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint contractors to provide Painting and Decorating works across the estate via a framework. The framework will run from 1st October 2025 for a period of 3 years until 30th September 2028 with the option to extend by a further 12 months to 30th September 2029. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Options

Description
This contract will run for an initial period of 36 months. As detailed in the ITT, the University has the option to extend this contract by one period of 12 months, potentially taking the contract to a total of 48 months.

Renewal

Description
Retender process to begin nine months prior to expiry

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75
Entry 2
Region
UKM75

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45442180
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repainting work

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2023
Name
University Of Edinburgh

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM75
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
University Of Edinburgh

Contact

Name
Steven Glynn
Telephone
+44 1316502759
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-404
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
27 Chambers Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-15021
Name
dumbreck decorators

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
glasgow
Postal Code
g51 3HZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
42 Loanbank Quadrant

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
dumbreck decorators
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-89199
Name
Bell Group Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Airdrie
Postal Code
ML6 9BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bell Business Park, Rochsolloch Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Bell Group Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-2242
Name
J S McColl Painting Contractors Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G20 8XU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
157 Queen Margaret Drive

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
J S McColl Painting Contractors Ltd
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-106536
Name
Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9SG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Level 12, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-61908
Name
Trident Maintenance Services Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bellshill
Postal Code
ML4 3NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite 52 Grovewood Business Centre, Strathclyde Business Park, Wren Court

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Trident Maintenance Services Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-15021
Name
dumbreck decorators
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-89199
Name
Bell Group Ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-2242
Name
J S McColl Painting Contractors Ltd
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-106536
Name
Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-61908
Name
Trident Maintenance Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Status
active
Award ID
040703-2025-EC1033-1
Date Signed
26 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,147,493
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH1 1HT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ce10-2025-07-17T08:55:16+01:00compiled ·