Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Glasgow City Council (as administering authority for the Strathclyde Pension Fund)
Chief Executives Department, City Chambers
Glasgow
G2 1DU
admiralhyson.uk@avisonyoung.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following address:
Avison Young
London
admiralhyson.uk@avisonyoung.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.avisonyoung.co.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Refurbishment of Units 1-8 and external yard replacement at Admiral Hyson Industrial Estate
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
This procurement is to appoint a contractor for the refurbishment of eight light industrial units, comprising the Admiral Hyson Industrial Estate at Hyson Road, London SE16. The works include the replacement of the external yard and underground drainage system.
The procurement is being conducted by DTZ Investors for Glasgow City Council (the Council) as administering authority for the Strathclyde Pension Fund (the Fund). The successful Bidder will enter into the contract for the works with the Council.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,400,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45111240 - Ground-drainage work
- 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45213200 - Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Main site or place of performance
Admiral Hyson Industrial Estate, Admiral Hyson Road, London SE16 3PA
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The works will comprise the full refurbishment of the industrial estate, including the internal and external elements of the units and the replacement of the external yard and underground drainage.
Currently, the units are vacant and have been stripped out back to shell and core (including all utilities). The works are anticipated to include the replacement of the (assumed) asbestos cement sheet roof with a new insulated system, the replacement and refurbishment of the vertical built-up cladding system, new rooflights, the installation of a small array of photovoltaic (PV) panels to each unit, new external windows and doors, new roller shutter doors, the decoration to all internal surfaces including masonry/steelwork/concrete, new warehouse floor coating, new partitioning forming WC cubicles, new plasterboard lining throughout, new WC blocks inc showering facilities, new fitted out first floor office comprising suspended ceilings and floor coverings, new internal doors and the installation of new mezzanines to each unit.
The units will also benefit from new electrical supplies, routed underneath the new yard and will provide power to new service heads and internal distribution throughout, new LED lighting to all areas, new fire alarm system to all areas, all associated plumbing to WCs, showers and kitchenettes, new ventilation to WCs, new electric radiators and water heaters, and new air conditioning to all offices.
The works will require coordination with all relevant statutory bodies and utility providers to provide a seamless construction programme.
Further information about the works will be set out in the procurement documents.
The form of contract will be JCT Design & Build Contract 2025.
The contract is being procured under the restricted procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. DTZ Investors will manage the procurement on behalf of the Council.
The successful bidder will be required to register with the Avetta approved supplier system prior to entering into contract (if not already approved).
The procurement process leading to the award of the contract will comprise the following stages:
1. SPD stage
2. ITT stage
3. Contract award stage
The procurement documents being issued at this SPD stage include an SPD document and an SPD Guidance document. To participate in the procurement, economic operators must submit a completed SPD document in accordance with this Contract Notice and the instructions in the SPD Guidance document.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qaulity / Weighting: 30%
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,400,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2026
End date
1 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
The successful bidder is required to register with contractor verification system, Avetta.
In response to SPD Question 4A.1, Bidders should confirm whether they are already approved and registered with Avetta. Bidders who are not already registered with Avetta should confirm that they are willing to register at the point of contract award in order to ‘Pass’ this question. Bidders who are not already registered with Avetta and who respond to say that they are not willing to register at the point of contract award will receive a ‘Fail’ for this question.
Further details can be found in the SPD Guidance document.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
In response to Question 4B.1.1 of the SPD, Bidders must confirm they have a ‘general’ yearly turnover of GBP 13,000,000 for each of their last three (3) financial years.
Bidders who have been trading for less than three (3) years must provide evidence that they have met the above minimum financial requirements for the period during which they have been trading.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
In response to Question 4B.4 of the SPD, Bidders must confirm that their Dun & Bradstreet Failure Score has a Risk Indicator of 1, 2 or 3.
Where a Bidder has a Dun & Bradstreet Failure Score with a Risk Indicator of 4 ‘High Risk’, or a Dun & Bradstreet report is not available, the Council will ask the Bidder to provide further assurance to the Council. This might include other recognised rating agency ratings such as Creditsafe or Company Watch and/or other forms of mitigation, such as a performance bond or Parent Company Guarantee.
Bidders who do not satisfy the financial requirements and are seeking to rely on the economic and financial standing of a parent company (or other organisation) to satisfy the minimum turnover requirement and/or the credit rating requirement must:
(i) State this explicitly in response to Question 4B.6;
(ii) Provide a letter of commitment from the parent company (or other organisation) to provide a guarantee on terms acceptable to the Council; and
(iii) Provide the required financial information in respect of the guarantor.
Where the bidder is a group of economic operators (such as a consortium), the Lead Party of that group must satisfy with the financial requirements.
In response to Question 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 of the SPD, Bidders must confirm that they have or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of the contract the following insurances and associated minimum financial levels of cover: -
- Bidders shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GBP 10,000,000) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period;
- Bidders shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Public Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GBP 10,000,000) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period;
- Bidders shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Products Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GBP 10,000,000) in respect of any one event and in the aggregate; and
- Bidder shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Professional Indemnity insurance to the value of at least FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GBP 5,000,000) in respect of any one event.
Further details can be found in the SPD Guidance document.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
In relation to Question 4C.1 of the SPD, bidders must demonstrate that they have completed works of a similar nature to this project as described in Sections II.1.4 and II.2.4 above by providing three relevant case studies of works of a similar nature carried out during the last five years that demonstrate that their organisation has the required experience in working on the refurbishment of existing industrial units, including replacement of doors and windows, internal and external cladding, roof replacement, construction of mezzanine floors, mechanical, electrical and plumbing works, and of the replacement or new large service yards with a concrete slab on pile foundations, including service trenching. Your organisation must have experience working around urban areas and/or tight and logistical challenging sites.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Please carefully review the SPD Guidance document for the detailed requirements for each case study and information on how each case study will be evaluated and scored.
The Council may require that the successful bidder provides a parent company guarantee/guarantees and/or other form of suitable security (including a performance bond) on terms acceptable to the Council. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Where bidders are bidding as part of a group (e.g a consortium), the Council reserves the right to require bidders to assume a specific legal form for the purpose of the award of the contract. Where a bidder relies upon the capacity of another entity to satisfy the criteria relating to economic and financial standing, the Council reserves the right to require the bidder and that entity to be jointly and severally liable.
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 February 2026
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
13 March 2026
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
To participate in this procurement, economic operators should complete the SPD and submit the completed SPD to the Project Manager via email in accordance with the timescales and instructions specified in this Contract Notice and in the SPD Guidance document.
Please carefully review the information in this Contract Notice, the SPD and the SPD Guidance document.
The successful bidder will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the bidder’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period.
The Council/SPF is not liable for any costs incurred, including in respect of expressing an interest in, submitting an SPD response or tendering for this opportunity. The Council reserves the right at its sole discretion to vary the procurement (or any part of it) at any time, to not to award a contract and to cancel the procurement (or any part of it).
The Council does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: the works are to be undertaken at a site outside of Scotland.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=820694.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
Contract not being delivered in Scotland.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Contract not being delivered in Scotland.
(SC Ref:820694)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
Telephone
+44 1414298888
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Court proceedings can be brought in either the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any proceedings relating to a breach of a duty owed by Glasgow City Council to a bidder under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 in relation to this procurement must be started within 30 days beginning with the day on which the bidder first knew or ought to have known that grounds for beginning the proceedings had arisen. The 30-day limitation period can exceptionally be extended by the Court for up to three months if satisfied that there is a good reason for doing so.