Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services contracts in Scotland
13 live and 298 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 71000000 in Scotland.
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Procuring architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services in Scotland
This page tracks public-sector demand for architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000) published by contracting authorities in Scotland. Tendarix has indexed 298 matching contracts here, 13 of which are open for bids right now.
Division 71 covers architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services — architecture, civil/structural engineering, quantity surveying, building control, clerk of works, surveys and environmental engineering consultancy. It is the professional-services sibling of division 45.
Scotland runs its own procurement regime: the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act rather than the Procurement Act 2023, with all public notices published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Thirty-two councils, NHS Scotland boards, Scottish Government directorates and agencies like Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel (the councils' centre of expertise) structure the market, with national frameworks covering many common categories.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in Scotland use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
185 contracts worth £1.7b in disclosed value were published for Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services in Scotland in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services opportunities in Scotland
Microbiology Services Managed Service Contract
£3000kProfessional Estate Management Services Framework
£4000kLift and Plant Inspection
£120kLinstone Housing Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029
£1015kMinor Archaeological Services Call-Off Contract
£480kMechanical and Electrical Design Consultant Services
£900kArchitectural Consultant Services
£1000kAlbert Cross Design Contest
NLP Condition Survey Programme
£698kProvision of Marine Electrical and Mechanical Services
Building Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing System
£2256kCompliance Services & Associated Works Dynamic Purchasing System
Asset Decarbonisation and Retrofit Dynamic Purchasing System (Scotland)
Frequently asked questions
How many Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services tenders are live in Scotland?
There are 13 live Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services opportunities in Scotland right now, out of 298 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services in Scotland?
The most active buyers in Scotland for this category on Tendarix include Scottish Government, Dundee City Council, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Councils, housing associations, NHS estates and universities appoint multi-disciplinary design teams for capital programmes, usually through frameworks (SCF Consult, Pagabo professional services, LHC) or project-specific tenders above threshold.
What does CPV code 71000000 cover?
Division 71 covers architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services — architecture, civil/structural engineering, quantity surveying, building control, clerk of works, surveys and environmental engineering consultancy. It is the professional-services sibling of division 45.
How do I win Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services contracts in Scotland?
Framework positioning matters, but mini-competitions are won on named-team CVs, directly comparable project evidence and fee transparency — buyers score the people, not the brand. Building Safety Act competence requirements (principal designer capability) and net-zero design experience (Passivhaus, retrofit) are now scored in most briefs and are worth leading with. Register on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender — nothing Scottish reaches English portals reliably. Scottish policy emphasises community benefits (their social-value equivalent), fair work practices (real Living Wage, no inappropriate zero-hours) and SME access through lotting; Scotland Excel frameworks are the route into council goods and care markets, and Quick Quotes on PCS distribute sub-threshold work to registered suppliers only.
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