Planning

SCAPE Scotland Professional Services and Development framework

  • Scape Procure Scotland Ltd

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-047128

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0583df

Published 8 August 2025, 9:15am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scape Procure Scotland Ltd

50 Lothian Road, Festival Square

Edinburgh

EH3 9WJ

Contact

Nick Taylor

Email

procurement@scape.co.uk

Telephone

+44 8006696565

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://scape-scotland.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26243

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

SCAPE Scotland is a public sector owned procurement specialist supplier of framework and procurement solutions.


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

SCAPE Scotland Professional Services and Development framework

Reference number

SPS008

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Scape Procure Scotland Limited (trading as SCAPE Scotland) is considering establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Professional Services and Development throughout Scotland. To support this, SCAPE Scotland has undertaken market engagement activities and will undertake further market engagement activities prior to submitting a Contract Notice.

This notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. The purpose of this notice is to provide details on SCAPE Scotland's market engagement activities in support of the upcoming procurement for a framework for Professional Services and Development.

Following internal discussion and consideration of the combined feedback gained through market engagement, SCAPE Scotland may amend any of the details of this framework between publication of this notice and publication of an associated Contract Notice.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

In the event that SCAPE Scotland receives a single bid - subject to that Bidder having the sufficient combined turnover for both Lots - they may be awarded the full value of both Lots.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Professional Services and Development

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66140000 - Portfolio management services
  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
  • 70110000 - Development services of real estate
  • 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
  • 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
  • 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
  • 70130000 - Letting services of own property
  • 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
  • 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
  • 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
  • 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
  • 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
  • 71311220 - Highways engineering services
  • 71311230 - Railway engineering services
  • 71311240 - Airport engineering services
  • 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71314000 - Energy and related services
  • 71314200 - Energy-management services
  • 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • 71315300 - Building surveying services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 71321100 - Construction economics services
  • 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
  • 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
  • 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
  • 71354500 - Marine survey services
  • 71410000 - Urban planning services
  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
  • 71510000 - Site-investigation services
  • 71520000 - Construction supervision services
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 71540000 - Construction management services
  • 71541000 - Construction project management services
  • 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
  • 71620000 - Analysis services
  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
  • 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
  • 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
  • 72212490 - Procurement software development services
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
  • 79996000 - Business organisation services
  • 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
  • 90700000 - Environmental services
  • 90710000 - Environmental management
  • 90712000 - Environmental planning
  • 90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
  • 98113100 - Nuclear safety services
  • 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Scape Procure Scotland Limited (trading as SCAPE Scotland) is considering establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Professional Services and Development throughout Scotland. To support this, SCAPE Scotland has undertaken market engagement activities and will undertake further market engagement activities prior to submitting a Contract Notice.

This notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. The purpose of this notice is to provide details on SCAPE Scotland's market engagement activities in support of the upcoming procurement for a framework for Professional Services and Development.

This Lot is envisaged to include the following services:

-Built Environment​ consultancy services

-Infrastructure​ consultancy services

-Strategic Advisory​

-Development Management​

The annual turnover requirement for this Lot is anticipated to be 25m GBP per annum.

two.2.14) Additional information

Please see VI.3 for information on upcoming market engagement activities.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Professional Services and Development

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66140000 - Portfolio management services
  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
  • 70110000 - Development services of real estate
  • 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
  • 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
  • 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
  • 70130000 - Letting services of own property
  • 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
  • 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
  • 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
  • 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
  • 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
  • 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
  • 71311220 - Highways engineering services
  • 71311230 - Railway engineering services
  • 71311240 - Airport engineering services
  • 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71314000 - Energy and related services
  • 71314200 - Energy-management services
  • 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • 71315300 - Building surveying services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 71321100 - Construction economics services
  • 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
  • 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
  • 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
  • 71354500 - Marine survey services
  • 71410000 - Urban planning services
  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
  • 71510000 - Site-investigation services
  • 71520000 - Construction supervision services
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 71540000 - Construction management services
  • 71541000 - Construction project management services
  • 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
  • 71620000 - Analysis services
  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
  • 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
  • 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
  • 72212490 - Procurement software development services
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
  • 79996000 - Business organisation services
  • 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
  • 90700000 - Environmental services
  • 90710000 - Environmental management
  • 90712000 - Environmental planning
  • 90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
  • 98113100 - Nuclear safety services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Scape Procure Scotland Limited (trading as SCAPE Scotland) is considering establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Professional Services and Development throughout Scotland. To support this, SCAPE Scotland has undertaken market engagement activities and will undertake further market engagement activities prior to submitting a Contract Notice.

This notice is not an invitation for formal expressions of interest. The purpose of this notice is to provide details on SCAPE Scotland's market engagement activities in support of the upcoming procurement for a framework for Professional Services and Development.

This Lot is envisaged to include the following services:

- Built Environment​ consultancy services

- Infrastructure​ consultancy services

- Strategic Advisory​

- Development Management​

The annual turnover requirement for this Lot is anticipated to be 25m GBP per annum.

two.2.14) Additional information

Please see VI.3 for information on upcoming market engagement activities.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

29 September 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Upcoming Market Engagement:

SCAPE Scotland will be holding an in-person market engagement session for this framework. This will take place as follows:

Wednesday, 20th August 2025

Location: Glasgow

Venue: Grand Central Hotel

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Please note that advance registration is required in order to attend. Please follow this link to register - https://scape-scotland.co.uk/scape-scotland-professional-services-development-framework

Following this event, SCAPE Scotland may hold 1-to-1 sessions with participants to obtain feedback and to answer further questions. Details of the questions asked and any answers given will be added to a Q&A document, which will be issued along with the Contract Notice. All feedback will be taken into review and will be given an equal weighting to ensure that no advantage is gained by any Consultant as a result of their participation.

Preliminary Market Engagement:

Discussions have been held with organisations (both Clients and Consultants) to help shape the framework to be offered within the professional services and development space. Engagement activities commenced on 08/04/2025 and will continue until 19/09/2025. During market engagement sessions prior to this notice, information was sought and provided to inform the procurement strategy and provide an opportunity to give feedback on the proposal.

Those organisations participating in the market engagement were asked a standard set of questions all of which have been recorded to provide an appropriate audit trail. SCAPE Scotland has undertaken this process in accordance with the provisions set out in the Public Contracts Scotland Regulations 2016. All feedback has been taken into consideration and any future market engagement feedback will also be reviewed to help inform the framework prior to a Contract Notice being issued.

(SC Ref:801873)