How to win: Subcontracting Framework for Works and Associated Services

About this contract

Tayside Contracts invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a completed Single Procurement Document (SPD) in connection with the proposed Subcontracting Framework for Works and Associated Services. The Framework is intended to provide a flexible, compliant and efficient route to market for subcontracted works and specialist services that supplement internal delivery capacity and support operational resilience across the organisation. This procurement will be conducted using the Restricted Procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The procurement will be undertaken in two stages: - Stage 1 - Selection Stage (SPD): Applicants must complete the Single Procurement Document (SPD) and meet the minimum selection criteria. Responses will be evaluated to shortlist Applicants to proceed to the ITT stage. The Invitation to tender documents will not be issued at this stage. -Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT): Shortlisted Applicants will be invited to submit detailed technical and commercial tenders, including pricing, methodology and quality proposals, for evaluation and Framework appointment.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Tayside Contracts scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £17,200,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 26 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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