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Professional Estate Management Services Framework[E18]

Edinburgh, United KingdomNational Records of Scotland[E1]

In plain English

What they want: National Records of Scotland (NRS) operates across an estate comprising five buildings, four of which are located in Edinburgh (three being Category ‘A’ listed) and one in Dumfries. The historic and cultural significance of these assets requires the engagement of suppliers with demonstrable expertise in conservation led estates services and operational, specialist archival storage facilities and a clear…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 22 Sept 2026.
Value: GBP 4,000,000
Buyer: National Records of ScotlandSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on Public Contracts Scotland (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E8]: 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value[E19]: GBP 4,000,000
Published[E15]: 22 Sept 2026
Procedure[E14]: Open procedure
Source: Public Contracts Scotland (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 11 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

National Records of Scotland (NRS) operates across an estate comprising five buildings, four of which are located in Edinburgh (three being Category ‘A’ listed) and one in Dumfries. The historic and cultural significance of these assets requires the engagement of suppliers with demonstrable expertise in conservation led estates services and operational, specialist archival storage facilities and a clear understanding of the statutory, technical and professional requirements associated with working within protected and sensitive environments. Such services are critical to ensuring that NRS can continue to fulfil its role as custodian of Scotland’s records, while maintaining safe, compliant and functional accommodation for collections, staff and, where applicable, members of the public. NRS shares many common estate management challenges and requirements with other Scottish Government sponsored organisations, including Historic Environment Scotland and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Each partner organisation is responsible for the stewardship of nationally important, and in many cases listed or protected, operationally specialist buildings, landscapes and collections. These estates require a consistent, high quality and conservation focused approach to professional services, delivered by suppliers with proven experience of working within complex heritage environments. NRS has invited partner organisations to establish a joint Framework Agreement for professional estates services. The framework aims to secure access to a suitably skilled and diverse supply base with s…[E9]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKM.[E10]
ConditionThe legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.[E11]
ConditionThe procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.[E12]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E17]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC
The deadline (2026-10-22T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document rls-21-SEP565040

Evidence

19 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is National Records of Scotland.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 71200000.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 45212350.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/4/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The notice is classified under CPV 71210000.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/3/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The notice is classified under CPV 70330000.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice is classified under CPV 71000000.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Public Contracts Scotland publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Tenders must be submitted by 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC.
“2026-10-22T12:00:00Z”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“National Records of Scotland (NRS) operates across an estate comprising five buildings, four of which are located in Edinburgh (three being Category ‘A’ listed) and one in Dumfries. The historic and cultural significance of these assets requires the engagement of suppliers with…”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: UKM.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.
“GPA”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/coveredBy, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The procedure is: Open procedure.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The notice was published on 22 Sep 2026.
“2026-09-22T00:00:00Z”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
Public Contracts Scotland gives the tender status as active.
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
The notice is titled "Professional Estate Management Services Framework".
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E19
The stated value is GBP 4,000,000.
“4000000 GBP”
Document rls-21-SEP565040, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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