Awarded contract

Quick Quote for Works - Re-Tender for Mill Court, Rutherglen External Fabric Upgrade

Details

Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council
Supplier(s): A.C. Whyte & Co. Ltd.
Value: £1,908,898.6
Topic: Refurbishment of run-down buildings
Published: 8 August 2024
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

South Lanarkshire Council’s Housing and Technical Resources, Consultancy Services had a requirement to undertake External Fabric Upgrades to 6 Blocks of Flats (including Tenanted Window Renewal) within Mill Court, Rutherglen. Lot 1: In order to secure best value for the Council, the Procurement Service identified the most effective route to market as a Quick Quote procedure for works only where estimated value is between 50,000 and 2,000,000 GBP under the Council's Standing Orders. This provided the Council with access to established contractors in this marketplace, as well as allowing local SMEs to participate in the tender process in line with the Councils efforts to increase spend with South Lanarkshire based SMEs. The form of contract is the Conditions of the JCT 2011 Standard Building Contract with Quantities for use in Scotland SBCC/Q/Scot (2011 Edition) issued by the Joint Contracts Tribunal Limited and Scottish Building Contract Committee Limited

Timeline

Completed: Award date22 May 2024
Completed: Award published8 August 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

South Lanarkshire Council runs local government services from Hamilton as a local authority with its own procurement team. Every contract opportunity is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public bodies. Lower-value work runs through PCS Quick Quote, while larger contracts move to PCS-Tender. Dynamic purchasing systems and procured services arrangements keep routes open for ongoing sourcing, particularly in social care. A two-year procurement plan sets out upcoming opportunities each year. The published contract register lists awarded contracts and framework agreements. No approved supplier list exists, so any business can bid.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of South Lanarkshire Council's contract awards have been in IT services, health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

45262690 · Refurbishment of run-down buildings

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov