The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The submission route named on the official notice.

SGN are looking to put in place a framework for Property related Professional & Design Services, with an initial fixed term of three (3) years with two (2) extensions of two (2) years, followed by one (1) extension of one (1) year available, to support business activity over RIIO-GD3 and beyond.

This tender is split into four (4) lots servicing our operations in SGN's Scotland and Southern Networks.

Suppliers are not required to provide services across all regions covered by this procurement, nor bid for all activities associated with the lot(s) for which they are tendering.

Bidders must clearly indicate the geographic areas and activities they propose to deliver for the relevant lot(s).

Bidders must also evidence their capacity and capability to deliver the required services within the proposed areas.

To fulfil this requirement, bidders should complete the relevant section of Appendix C, ensuring they refer to the sheet corresponding to the lot(s) for which they are submitting a proposal.

The scope of the framework will be split into the following lots with the value estimated to be £21m split across all lots.

Lot 1: Cost Consultancy, Project & Programme Management Lot 2: Asset/Estate Management Lot 3: Core Design & Pre-Construction Services Lot 4: Specialist Services No hard copy documents will be issued by SGN.

All documentation pertaining to this opportunity is attached in the Source-to-Contract system.

Applicants will be required to complete the following Microsoft Form - https://forms.office.com/e/hhjUxWPi6D The Tender documents are available with unrestricted access.

Please note however to submit the response to the PQQ and also access the messaging facility the Applicant must have a registered account with Jaggaer which SGN can arrange by completing the required Microsoft Form.

The procurement exercise is for a Framework Agreement to be procured following the Negotiated Procedure with a prior call for competition under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.

In order to take part in this opportunity, Applicants must complete and return a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) document in line with the process detailed in this document and the Contract Notice before the stated deadline that will be used to assess: • Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion grounds • Economic and financial standing • Technical and professional ability Following completion and subsequent evaluation of PQQ responses, successful Applicants will progress to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, where they will be invited to submit Technical and Commercial proposals for evaluation.

At the ITT stage, a number of documents will be provided, including: • ITT instructions to the applicants • Evaluation criteria for ITT evaluation • Scope of work/requirements • Framework Agreement including applicable Terms & Conditions • Pricing model The ITT process allows for multiple tender rounds where required, but will, as a minimum, include one round of feedback on pricing and a Best and Final Offer (BAFO) round before the scoring is finalised.

Following the conclusion of the tender process, the successful and unsuccessful tenderers will be notified of the outcome, and a 10 calendar days standstill period will commence before the Framework Agreement is awarded to successful applicants.