Awarded contract

Review of the pre-emptive building standards system including verifier impartiality and accountability to the public

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): Pye Tait Ltd
Value: £47,225
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 2 April 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Building Standards are reviewing how effective the pre-emptive nature of the system is in delivering compliance in the Scottish building standards system. Lot 1: The aim of this research is to review how effective the pre-emptive nature of the system is in delivering compliance in the Scottish building standards system. Identifying its strengths and weaknesses, evaluating practical implications that may increase the risk of non-compliance, and assessing opportunities for improvement to ensure the system operates as intended. This research should identify local authority verifier accountability and impartiality for projects where they have an interest e.g. schools, community halls and other buildings under their control.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 March 2026
Completed: Award published2 April 2026
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About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

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