{"id":35557,"date":"2026-05-26T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/39-wins-places-on-scottish-council-consultancy-framework\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:04:16","slug":"39-wins-places-on-scottish-council-consultancy-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/39-wins-places-on-scottish-council-consultancy-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"39 wins places on Scottish council consultancy framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-508498\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The second-generation deal from Scotland Excel is expected to generate around \u00a340m a year over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>Major multi-discipline consultants dominated the awards, with WSP UK and Tetra Tech Consulting securing places across all nine specialist lots.<\/p>\n<p>Other big winners included AECOM, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, Arcadis and AtkinsR\u00e9alis.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-05-26-at-23.24.30.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-508503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-05-26-at-23.24.30.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"956\" height=\"1870\"><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-05-26-at-23.24.55.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-508502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-05-26-at-23.24.55.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"958\" height=\"1436\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scotland Excel said the latest generation of the framework removes minimum service thresholds that previously restricted SME participation.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen of the appointed suppliers are SMEs or micro businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The procurement body also introduced more flexible liability arrangements, allowing councils to manage risk at individual work-order level rather than through a single framework-wide cap.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor John Shaw, convener at Scotland Excel, said the changes would give councils greater flexibility while opening the framework to more specialist suppliers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/05\/26\/39-wins-places-on-scottish-council-consultancy-framework\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The second-generation deal from Scotland Excel is expected to generate around \u00a340m a year over the next four years. &#8230; 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