Subcontractor Services Framework Agreement
A Contract Award Notice
by SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year (est.)
- Value
- £25M
- Sector
- CONSTRUCTION
- Published
- 09 Apr 2026
- Delivery
- 04 Oct 2021 to 03 Oct 2025 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Newtown St Boswells
Geochart for 7 buyers and 146 suppliers
7 buyers
- Scottish Borders Council Newtown St Boswells
- Scottish Borders Housing Association Selkirk
- Eildon Housing Association Selkirk
- NHS Borders Melrose
- Borders College Galashiels
- Berwickshire Housing Association Berwickshire
74 suppliers
- B & K Hume Groundworks Greenlaw
- Gradwell Contracting Peebles
- M Squared Scotland East Kilbride
- Owen Gillard Groundworks Kelso
- PSL People Solutions Tranent
- R Henderson Builder & Groundworks Jedburgh
- Rpa Builders Earlston
- Stepford Contracts Motherwell
- Zenith Property Conservation Loanhead
- Haki Access Solutions Perthshire
- Laidlaw Scaffolding Jedburgh
- 1ST for Fencing Erectors & Consultants Melrose
- Borders Machinery Ring Earlston
- de Fencing Melrose
- Fallhills Fencing Peebles
- Ian Gourlay Tree Services Hawick
- Morrison & Murray Engineering Galashiels
- P1 Contractors By Linlithgow
- Ramora Lichfield
- T & R Keddie Blacksmiths Selkirk
- Tweed Formwork & Joinery Berwick upon Tweed
- GGK Contracts Scotland Edinburgh
- Hillhouse Quarry Group Beith
- Irvine Plant Peebles
- JH Civil Engineering Airdrie
- Markon Glasgow
- Tarmac Trading Birmingham
- Trevor Harris Plant Repairs Kirkcaldy
- TW Eason Morpeth
- Active Traffic Management Solutions Lesmahagow
- Central Traffic Management Stirling
- Tim Doody & Co TD Haltwhistle
- WJ Scotland A Trading Division of WJ North Airdrie
- Nu Phalt Contracting Rosyth
- Velocity Sunderland
- Anw Transport Gorebridge
- B Rae Contracting Hawick
- Hermiston Plant Hire Currie
- Swans Minicoach Hire Biggar
- Class One Traffic Management Falkirk
- Coneworx Cleland
- Crexcell Livingston
- Contraflow Cumbernauld
- Glenmavis Traffic Management Fenwick
- Signsafe Traffic Motherwell
- Sunbelt Rentals London
- Construction Testing Solutions East Kilbride
- Holequest Galashiels
- National Testing Malpas
- Davidson Land Services Earlston
- Assisting Success North Lanarkshire
- Csy Architects Dalkeith
- Debelas Ancrum
- Derek J Anderson Quantity Surveying Services Earlston
- Hardesty & Hanover London
- Heritage & Archaeological Research Practice Edinburgh
- Robin Mackenzie Partnership Edinburgh
- A Team Tree Surgery & Garden Services Dalkeith
- Border Landscaping & Tree Services Hawick
- El Services Borders Lauder
- JC Contracting Innerleithen
- Ayrshire Tree Surgeons Kilbirnie
- Ballantynes Tree Services Walkerburn
- Four Seasons Contracting Selkirk
- John Oconner Grounds Maintenance Welwyn
- TD Tree & Land Services Duns
- L Robertson Groundworks Belford
- Advance Construction Scotland Group Bellshill
- Ewan Mcgeorge Driver Hire Earlston
- G & J Groundworks Jedburgh Ancrum
- Graham Irvine & Partners Peebles
- NTB Groundworks Jedburgh
- RSH Contracts Lanark
- Walker Groundworks Kelso
Description
Scottish Borders Council (the Council) wishes to establish a 2nd generation framework agreement for the provision of Subcontracting Services for use by Council services, including the Council’s significant trading organisation SBc Contracts and other named collaborative partners.
Lot Division
| 1 | Groundworks & Hard Landscaping Infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -excavation - deposit on site and disposal off site, topsoil, subsoil, unacceptable and hard material; -sub-base – placement of, compaction of surfaces; -drainage – excavating and laying, external drain lines and ancillary items, to foul and surface water, excavation and construction of manholes; -service tracks - excavation of varying services, laying of ducting/services; -kerbing & edging – excavation for, laying concrete kerb logs, placement of kerbs/edging including concrete haunching; -paving - preparing base, setting out and laying concrete paviours, natural stone paviours, whin setts, natural stone paving slabs, concrete paving slabs; -piling – setting out and placement of sheet piles, bored plies etc.; -concreting – placement in foundation, floors, walls; -gabion baskets & other retaining structures; -surfacing; -surface dressing. |
| 2 | Masonry and Builder Work Supply of labour for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -construction of walls, from sub-structure to superstructure, and external standalone structures. constructed in blockwork, brickwork (including facing brick), natural masonry and all associated labours/sundries; -stone masonry work including alteration of existing masonry structures (walls, bridges and the like), dressed stonework and random rubble walling; -coping – bedding of copes to above-described areas as applicable; -pointing of new built works, and/or existing, sand & cement or lime mortar, to above-described areas as applicable. |
| 3 | Formwork, Steel Fixing, Structural Steel Buildings, Structural Concrete Floor and Screeding Formwork using hired systems or site fabricated timber and steel fixing using mesh or rebar etc. for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -bridge abutments; -bridge decks; -retaining wall; -ground beams; -concrete floor slabs; -structural steel buildings; -structural concrete floor and screeding. |
| 4 | Commercial Scaffolding Scaffolding works for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -supply, erection, which includes the hire and dismantling of scaffolding; -encapsulation, enclosing the scaffold structure with protective sheeting or materials; -supply, erection, hire and dismantling of working access including staircases; -installation and maintenance of pulley systems; -weekly inspections; -design work; -working over watercourses where existing structure is a masonry or other bridge. |
| 5 | Soft landscaping Soft landscaping for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -preparation, cultivation & fertilisation of planting area; -supply and planting of trees, hedging, shrubs, bulbs, ground cover, wildflower and other plants; -supply and installation of tree pits, including irrigation systems; -turfing; -grass-seeding; -grass-cutting; -maintenance works (contract and annual). |
| 6 | Arboricultural Arboricultural works for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -tree felling; -logging, mulching and disposal of felled trees; -hedge trimming; -removal of wind-blown branches and fallen trees from public roads. |
| 7 | Fencing Fencing for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -post & wire fencing; -stock proof fencing; -post & rail fencing; -close boarded fencing; -industrial fencing; -temporary & HERAS fencing. |
| 8 | Bridge, Road and Footpath Surfacing and Maintenance Includes surfacing and patching works for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -surfacing to roads and footpaths; -planing, patching of footpaths and roads may also include the disposal of road planings; -bond coating; -pavement reinforcing; -bridge pointing; -waterproofing; -service track reinstatement; -playground & public areas; -driveway surfacing; -bond coating works which may consist of but are not limited to: -trunk roads; -public highways; -private roads; -new road construction with housing and industrial sites. |
| 9 | Road marking Road marking works for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -road marking – removal & application; -road studs; -high friction surfacing; -decorative resin bond gravel surfacing. |
| 10 | Jet patching Jet Patching works which may consist of but are not limited to: -local authority maintenance works; -public highways; -private roads. |
| 11 | Roadside Maintenance Grass verge works which may consist of but are not limited to: -grass cutting; -strimming for public highway maintenance works. Road sweeping works which may consist of but are not limited to: -local authority cyclic maintenance works; -trunk roads; -public highways; -private roads; -new road construction with housing and industrial sites. Gully emptying works which may consist of but are not limited to: -local authority cyclic maintenance works; -public highways; -private roads. |
| 12 | Traffic Management Provision of traffic management - installed, fitted and maintained and may consist of but are not limited to: -local authority maintenance works; -public highways; -trunk roads; -private roads. Including: -traffic light set up & hire; -stop/go; -convoying; -road closures. |
| 13 | Material & Laboratory Services Material and laboratory services for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -sampling and analysis of inert and contaminated soils; -ground investigation surveys; -CBR testing; -plate bearing tests; -testing of concrete, quarry and bitumen materials; -road coring -road surfacing testing – temperatures, sand patching etc., laying records, surface; irregularity, texture depth -road surface dressing testing – binder and chip spreading; rate of spread and accuracy of spread. |
| 14 | Water Services Water services for infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -housing; -industrial development; -public building, schools etc. Includes: -civil engineering works; -utility works; -diversion works road surface dressing testing – binder and chip spreading; rate of spread and accuracy of spread. |
| 15 | Professional Services Professional services for site construction works. This includes but is not limited to: -site management -site engineers -setting out -quantity surveying and estimating For infrastructure, new build and maintenance projects which may consist of but are not limited to: -industrial development; -public building, schools etc. -civil engineering works; utility works; |
Award Detail
| 1 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 2 | Gradwell Contracting (Peebles)
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| 3 | M Squared Scotland (East Kilbride)
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| 4 | Owen Gillard Groundworks (Kelso)
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| 5 | PSL People Solutions (Tranent)
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| 6 | R Henderson Builder & Groundworks (Jedburgh)
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| 7 | Rpa Builders (Earlston)
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| 8 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 9 | Zenith Property Conservation (Loanhead)
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| 10 | Haki Access Solutions (Perthshire)
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| 11 | Laidlaw Scaffolding (Jedburgh)
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| 12 | Zenith Property Conservation (Loanhead)
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| 13 | 1ST for Fencing Erectors & Consultants (Melrose)
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| 14 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 15 | Borders Machinery Ring (Earlston)
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| 16 | de Fencing (Melrose)
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| 17 | Fallhills Fencing (Peebles)
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| 18 | Ian Gourlay Tree Services (Hawick)
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| 19 | Morrison & Murray Engineering (Galashiels)
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| 20 | M Squared Scotland (East Kilbride)
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| 21 | P1 Contractors (By Linlithgow)
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| 22 | Ramora (Lichfield)
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| 23 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 24 | T & R Keddie Blacksmiths (Selkirk)
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| 25 | Tweed Formwork & Joinery (Berwick upon Tweed)
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| 26 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 27 | GGK Contracts Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 28 | Gradwell Contracting (Peebles)
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| 29 | Hillhouse Quarry Group (Beith)
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| 30 | Irvine Plant (Peebles)
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| 31 | JH Civil Engineering (Airdrie)
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| 32 | Markon (Glasgow)
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| 33 | R Henderson Builder & Groundworks (Jedburgh)
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| 34 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 35 | Tarmac Trading (Birmingham)
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| 36 | Trevor Harris Plant Repairs (Kirkcaldy)
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| 37 | TW Eason (Morpeth)
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| 38 | Active Traffic Management Solutions (Lesmahagow)
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| 39 | Central Traffic Management (Stirling)
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| 40 | Markon (Glasgow)
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| 41 | Tim Doody & Co TD (Haltwhistle)
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| 42 | WJ Scotland A Trading Division of WJ North (Airdrie)
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| 43 | Nu Phalt Contracting (Rosyth)
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| 44 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 45 | Velocity (Sunderland)
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| 46 | Anw Transport (Gorebridge)
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| 47 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 48 | B Rae Contracting (Hawick)
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| 49 | Fallhills Fencing (Peebles)
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| 50 | Gradwell Contracting (Peebles)
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| 51 | Hermiston Plant Hire (Currie)
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| 52 | Hillhouse Quarry Group (Beith)
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| 53 | Irvine Plant (Peebles)
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| 54 | JH Civil Engineering (Airdrie)
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| 55 | M Squared Scotland (East Kilbride)
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| 56 | Owen Gillard Groundworks (Kelso)
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| 57 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 58 | Swans Minicoach Hire (Biggar)
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| 59 | Active Traffic Management Solutions (Lesmahagow)
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| 60 | Central Traffic Management (Stirling)
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| 61 | Class One Traffic Management (Falkirk)
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| 62 | Coneworx (Cleland)
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| 63 | Crexcell (Livingston)
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| 64 | Contraflow (Cumbernauld)
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| 65 | Glenmavis Traffic Management (Fenwick)
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| 66 | Hillhouse Quarry Group (Beith)
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| 67 | Markon (Glasgow)
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| 68 | Signsafe Traffic (Motherwell)
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| 69 | Sunbelt Rentals (London)
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| 70 | Construction Testing Solutions (East Kilbride)
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| 71 | Holequest (Galashiels)
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| 72 | National Testing (Malpas)
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| 73 | Davidson Land Services (Earlston)
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| 74 | Holequest (Galashiels)
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| 75 | Assisting Success (North Lanarkshire)
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| 76 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 77 | Csy Architects (Dalkeith)
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| 78 | Debelas (Ancrum)
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| 79 | Derek J Anderson Quantity Surveying Services (Earlston)
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| 80 | Hardesty & Hanover (London)
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| 81 | Heritage & Archaeological Research Practice (Edinburgh)
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| 82 | Holequest (Galashiels)
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| 83 | Robin Mackenzie Partnership (Edinburgh)
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| 84 | Zenith Property Conservation (Loanhead)
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| 85 | 1ST for Fencing Erectors & Consultants (Melrose)
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| 86 | A Team Tree Surgery & Garden Services (Dalkeith)
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| 87 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 88 | Border Landscaping & Tree Services (Hawick)
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| 89 | Borders Machinery Ring (Earlston)
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| 90 | Davidson Land Services (Earlston)
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| 91 | El Services Borders (Lauder)
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| 92 | Fallhills Fencing (Peebles)
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| 93 | Ian Gourlay Tree Services (Hawick)
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| 94 | JC Contracting (Innerleithen)
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| 95 | M Squared Scotland (East Kilbride)
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| 96 | Owen Gillard Groundworks (Kelso)
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| 97 | P1 Contractors (By Linlithgow)
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| 98 | Ramora (Lichfield)
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| 99 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 100 | 1ST for Fencing Erectors & Consultants (Melrose)
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| 101 | A Team Tree Surgery & Garden Services (Dalkeith)
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| 102 | Ayrshire Tree Surgeons (Kilbirnie)
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| 103 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 104 | Ballantynes Tree Services (Walkerburn)
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| 105 | Border Landscaping & Tree Services (Hawick)
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| 106 | Borders Machinery Ring (Earlston)
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| 107 | Fallhills Fencing (Peebles)
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| 108 | Four Seasons Contracting (Selkirk)
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| 109 | Ian Gourlay Tree Services (Hawick)
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| 110 | John Oconner Grounds Maintenance (Welwyn)
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| 111 | Ramora (Lichfield)
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| 112 | Swans Minicoach Hire (Biggar)
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| 113 | TD Tree & Land Services (Duns)
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| 114 | L Robertson Groundworks (Belford)
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| 115 | Advance Construction Scotland Group (Bellshill)
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| 116 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 117 | Borders Machinery Ring (Earlston)
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| 118 | Davidson Land Services (Earlston)
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| 119 | El Services Borders (Lauder)
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| 120 | Ewan Mcgeorge Driver Hire (Earlston)
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| 121 | Fallhills Fencing (Peebles)
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| 122 | G & J Groundworks Jedburgh (Ancrum)
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| 123 | Gradwell Contracting (Peebles)
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| 124 | Graham Irvine & Partners (Peebles)
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| 125 | Hillhouse Quarry Group (Beith)
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| 126 | Irvine Plant (Peebles)
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| 127 | JC Contracting (Innerleithen)
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| 128 | M Squared Scotland (East Kilbride)
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| 129 | NTB Groundworks (Jedburgh)
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| 130 | Owen Gillard Groundworks (Kelso)
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| 131 | P1 Contractors (By Linlithgow)
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| 132 | Ramora (Lichfield)
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| 133 | R Henderson Builder & Groundworks (Jedburgh)
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| 134 | RSH Contracts (Lanark)
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| 135 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 136 | Walker Groundworks (Kelso)
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| 137 | Advance Construction Scotland Group (Bellshill)
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| 138 | B & K Hume Groundworks (Greenlaw)
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| 139 | Gradwell Contracting (Peebles)
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| 140 | Morrison & Murray Engineering (Galashiels)
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| 141 | Owen Gillard Groundworks (Kelso)
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| 142 | R Henderson Builder & Groundworks (Jedburgh)
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| 143 | Stepford Contracts (Motherwell)
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| 144 | T & R Keddie Blacksmiths (Selkirk)
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| 145 | Tweed Formwork & Joinery (Berwick upon Tweed)
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| 146 | Walker Groundworks (Kelso)
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Award Criteria
| Quality | 40.0 |
| PRICE | 60.0 |
CPV Codes
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 45262500 - Masonry and bricklaying work
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 43400000 - Mineral-processing and foundry mould-forming machinery
- 45262410 - Structural steel erection work for buildings
- 45262420 - Structural steel erection work for structures
- 44114200 - Concrete products
- 44212310 - Scaffolding
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77342000 - Hedge trimming
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 45342000 - Erection of fencing
- 45340000 - Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work
- 44313100 - Wire-mesh fencing
- 44231000 - Made-up fencing panels
- 34928310 - Safety fencing
- 45233220 - Surface work for roads
- 45233253 - Surface work for footpaths
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233228 - Surface coating construction work
- 45262300 - Concrete work
- 45262310 - Reinforced-concrete work
- 45221100 - Construction work for bridges
- 45262210 - Foundation work
- 45261420 - Waterproofing work
- 45233222 - Paving and asphalting works
- 45233120 - Road construction works
- 34922100 - Road markings
- 44512600 - Roadworking tools
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services
- 90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services
- 63712200 - Highway operation services
- 45233292 - Installation of safety equipment
- 34928470 - Signage
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures
- 45120000 - Test drilling and boring work
- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71631480 - Road-inspection services
- 39370000 - Water installations
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
- 98112000 - Services furnished by professional organisations
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Other Information
This is an Award Notice of the Subcontracting Services Framework Agreement. (SC Ref:828779)
Reference
- FTS 032350-2026