Estimated Value
Up to £110,000,000
Deadline
20 July 2026
Published
18 June 2026
Type
works
Overview
The Contractors Framework is a vital part in the delivery of our Corporate Vision, particularly supporting maintaining and improving our assets as well as playing a part in inclusive regeneration and place making. The projects commissioned through our Framework are a tangible demonstration of the public value that Scottish Canals aims to deliver, as well as increasing the wider socio-economic sustainability of the local communities that the canals run through.
Lot 2 – Landscaping including design Lot 3 – Hydrographic and Topographic Survey / Site Investigation / Ground Investigation
Lot 4 – MEICA including design - (Mechanical / Hydraulic / Electrical / Controls / Telemetry) Lot 5 – Fabrication Lot 6 – Dredging
Lots (3)
- Lot 1Civils including design(including site set-up and primary emergency response)
- Lot 7Regional Construction Works – This lot is split up into regional sub lots as below: Lot 7a – Lowlands Lot 7b – Caley Lot 7c - Crinan
- Lot 8Professional Service - Engineering and Built Environment (this lot is sub divided into lots 8a & 8b) Lot 8a - Professional Service - General (no Reservoirs) Lot 8b - Professional Service - Reservoirs
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Scottish CanalsKey Dates
Published
18 June 2026
Submission deadline
20 July 2026
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