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Heavy Engineering Maintenance Framework Agreement (for Services up to GBP 250k excluding VAT)

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000

Value£300k

Deadline7 Sept 2026

Published4 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 4 Aug 202633 days leftCloses 7 Sept 2026

Who to contact

maxwell.muir@nhs.scot

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£300ktotal contract value

median £95k

this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Lothian Health Board has published 4 Engineering & Architecture notices, about every 9 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2027.

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The brief

NHS Lothian wishes to create a framework to appoint suitable suppliers capable of providing heavy engineering related services as per the ITT documents.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

NHS Lothian wishes to create a framework

NHS Lothian wishes to create a framework to appoint suitable suppliers capable of providing heavy engineering related services as per the ITT documents.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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