Scaffolding Hire and Inspections

What the buyer is asking for

Falkirk Council invites tenders to participate in a Framework Agreement for the provision, erecting, handover, maintaining and dismantling of on-hire scaffolding, to Falkirk Council housing properties, in addition to separately undertaking tests and inspections of this scaffolding. The Framework Agreement will be awarded on a Lot by Lot basis. The Authority at all times reserves the right to award all, some, part or none of the Lots. The framework consists of 2 Lots; it is intended that up to 5 Contractors per Lot are to be appointed. Lots - Lot 1 Scaffold Hire Approximate 4 year framework term Lot Value GBP 4 040 000 (95%) Lot 2 Scaffold Inspection and Tie Testing Approximate 4 year framework term Lot Value GBP 180 000 (5%) The approximate 4 year full framework value GBP 4 220 000

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityA1 Service Provision9
• qualityA2 Management of Agreement4
• qualityA3 Operational Management9
• qualityA4 Scaffold Replacement5
• qualityA5 Risk Assessment5
• qualityA6 Quality Assurance3
• qualityA7 Fair Work First5
• price60

2 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1 Scaffold Hire£4.0m

  Lot 1 Scaffold Hire, including provision of scaffold drawings, deliver, erect and handover scaffold; dismantle and remove scaffold. Please refer to enclosed ITT documentation and appendices, via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

• Lot 2 Scaffold Inspection and Tie Testing£180k

  Lot 2 Scaffold Inspection and Tie Testing. Undertake tie / anchor tests; provide tie test report and test certificates. Undertake scaffold inspection and provide inspection report. Please refer to enclosed ITT documentation and appendices, via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   25 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 34 days

   30 Oct 2026, 11:00 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice25 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST091075-2026