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CT1674 - Clerk of Works Framework Agreement

The City of Edinburgh Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 17:03.

Opportunity overview

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Framework Agreement for the provision of Clerk of Works services to support the delivery of the Council’s capital construction projects. The Framework Agreement will be utilised by the Councils’ Place Development and Regeneration, Housing Service, Capital Programmes Team, Edinburgh Waterfront, Facilities Management, Housing and Homelessness, Sustainable Construction Delivery and Mixed Tenure Improvement Services. This arrangement will provide Clerk of Works resource for service areas delivering both residential and non-residential construction projects. Residential projects will be centred around the Council’s affordable house building programme (Development and Regeneration) and potentially in upgrades, refurbishment of existing housing (Housing). Non-residential construction is wider ranging and may include delivery of education, leisure or other buildings being delivered on behalf of the Council through the capital programme. Clerks of Works are used as a quality control resource across construction sites. They attend site daily, on the client’s behalf, inspecting progress with construction against the construction drawings. The Council uses general building Clerks of Works as well as those experienced in the installation of mechanical and engineering components and fire safety.

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.

D A GILMOUR LTD

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jun 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
056984-2026-1
Status
active
Location
FALKIRK, UK, FK2 8NY, United Kingdom

Hickton Quality Control Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jun 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
056984-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Barnsley, UK, S74 8HT, United Kingdom

Ross Quality Control Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jun 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
056984-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Stirling, UK, FK8 2NQ, United Kingdom

Sentinel Clerk of Works Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jun 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
056984-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Stirling, UK, FK8 2AY, United Kingdom

Thomson Gray Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jun 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
056984-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM73, EH2 1DF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV71315400 — Building-inspection services
  • CPV71731000 — Industrial quality control services

Lots

  • The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Framework Agreement for the provision of Clerk of Works services to support the delivery of the Council’s capital construction projects. The Framework Agreement will be utilised by the Councils’ Place Development and Regeneration, Housing Service, Capital Programmes Team, Edinburgh Waterfront, Facilities Management, Housing and Homelessness, Sustainable Construction Delivery and Mixed Tenure Improvement Services. This arrangement will provide Clerk of Works resource for service areas delivering both residential and non-residential construction projects. Residential projects will be centred around the Council’s affordable house building programme (Development and Regeneration) and potentially in upgrades, refurbishment of existing housing (Housing). Non-residential construction is wider ranging and may include delivery of education, leisure or other buildings being delivered on behalf of the Council through the capital programme. Clerks of Works are used as a quality control resource across construction sites. They attend site daily, on the client’s behalf, inspecting progress with construction against the construction drawings. The Council uses general building Clerks of Works as well as those experienced in the installation of mechanical and engineering components and fire safety.Value 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
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa89
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Review Details
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Framework Agreement for the provision of Clerk of Works services to support the delivery of the Council’s capital construction projects. The Framework Agreement will be utilised by the Councils’ Place Development and Regeneration, Housing Service, Capital Programmes Team, Edinburgh Waterfront, Facilities Management, Housing and Homelessness, Sustainable Construction Delivery and Mixed Tenure Improvement Services. This arrangement will provide Clerk of Works resource for service areas delivering both residential and non-residential construction projects. Residential projects will be centred around the Council’s affordable house building programme (Development and Regeneration) and potentially in upgrades, refurbishment of existing housing (Housing). Non-residential construction is wider ranging and may include delivery of education, leisure or other buildings being delivered on behalf of the Council through the capital programme. Clerks of Works are used as a quality control resource across construction sites. They attend site daily, on the client’s behalf, inspecting progress with construction against the construction drawings. The Council uses general building Clerks of Works as well as those experienced in the installation of mechanical and engineering components and fire safety.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71315400
Description
Building-inspection services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71731000
Description
Industrial quality control services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The City of Edinburgh Council
Id
GB-FTS-346

Identifier

Legal Name
The City of Edinburgh Council

Address

Street Address
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH8 8BG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Hannah Boutiche
Telephone
+44 1314693922

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Hickton Quality Control Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-121054

Identifier

Legal Name
Hickton Quality Control Ltd

Address

Street Address
Amber Court, 51 Church Street
Locality
Barnsley
Region
UK
Postal Code
S74 8HT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Thomson Gray Limited
Id
GB-FTS-44777

Identifier

Legal Name
Thomson Gray Limited

Address

Street Address
Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM73
Postal Code
EH2 1DF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312265076

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
Sentinel Clerk of Works Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-41316

Identifier

Legal Name
Sentinel Clerk of Works Ltd

Address

Street Address
3 Brentham Avenue
Locality
Stirling
Region
UK
Postal Code
FK8 2AY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 5
Name
Ross Quality Control Limited
Id
GB-FTS-7050

Identifier

Legal Name
Ross Quality Control Limited

Address

Street Address
21 Melville Terrace, Stirling
Locality
Stirling
Region
UK
Postal Code
FK8 2NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 6
Name
D A GILMOUR LTD
Id
GB-FTS-20062

Identifier

Legal Name
D A GILMOUR LTD

Address

Street Address
23 CARSEVIEW, AIRTH
Locality
FALKIRK
Region
UK
Postal Code
FK2 8NY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1324831544

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 7
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-10651

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
056984-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-121054
Name
Hickton Quality Control Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-44777
Name
Thomson Gray Limited
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-41316
Name
Sentinel Clerk of Works Ltd
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-7050
Name
Ross Quality Control Limited
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-20062
Name
D A GILMOUR LTD

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
056984-2026-1
Award ID
056984-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH8 8BG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 056984-2026award, contract ·