The Aperlena Verdict

Open race

No supplier dominates: 16 different companies have won the last 23 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.

Based on 23 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.

Summary

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Works tender for upgrading existing lift installations in residential buildings. The scope covers 3 multi storey and 2 low rise residential blocks. The contract includes community benefits: the contractor must take all reasonable steps to employ apprentices, ensure up to 5% of employees or hours worked on the contract are delivered by apprentices, provide employees with information on the Government apprenticeship programme and wider skills opportunities, and offer further skills training. The contractor must report to the Contract Administrator on apprentice numbers and skills training, and provide written reports on the number of people employed on the contract, including support staff and subcontractors. Responses may be submitted electronically via the Public Contracts Scotland Postbox facility, and suppliers should allow adequate time for uploading documents.

Description

The main scope of works comprise the upgrading of existing lift installations to 3 No multi storey and 2 No low rise residential blocks. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840568. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The contractor is required to take all reasonable steps to employ apprentices and report to the Contract Administrator the numbers of apprentices employed and wider skills training during the contract. The contractor shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that up to 5% of the employees, or that a similar specified proportion of hours worked in delivering the contract, (which may include support staff and sub-contractors) are to be delivered by an employee on a formal apprenticeship programme. The contractor is required to make available to its employees working on the contract, information about the Government’s Apprenticeship programme wider skills opportunities. The contractor shall provide any appropriate further skills training opportunities for employees delivering the contract. The contractor shall provide a written report when requested detailing the following measures: a) The number of people during the reporting period employed on the contract, including support staff and sub-contractors and the value of spend attributable to those within the AB postcode area. b) The number of apprentices and number of new starts on apprenticeships directly initiated through the procurement process. c) The percentage of all employees taking part in an apprenticeship programme. d) If applicable, an explanation from the contractor as to why they are not managing to meet the specified percentage target. e) Actions being taken to improve the take up of apprenticeships. f) Other training/skills development being undertaken by employees in relation to this contract, including: - Work experience placements for 14 to 16 year olds - Work experience / work trial placements for older ages - Student / sandwich gap year placements - Graduate placements - Vocational training - Basic skills training - On site training provision / facilities (SC Ref:840568)

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Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector

Company	Wins	Total awarded	Last win
Morrison Construction	3	€23.9M	Apr 2026
Hutcheon Services Ltd	3	€1.1M	May 2026
Alpha Projects	3	€648,027	Mar 2026
Galliford Try Construction Ltd t/a Morrison Construction North East	2	€635,712	May 2026
Dem-Master Demolition Limted	1	€11.2M	Aug 2026

Based on 23 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

What this buyer has paid before

Based on 23 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

€165,708
Lower quartile: €430,300
Median award: €938,509
Upper quartile

Most recent awards

Balnagask Demolition Work €11,185,836 Dem-Master Demolition Limted Aug 2026
Berryden Corridor Advanced Works - Work Packages 1 & 2 at Caroline Place & Hutcheon Street (8558) €1,083,450 Chap Group Ltd Jun 2026
Links Nursery Foul Drainage Works (8602) €153,170 Hunter Construction (Aberdeen) Limited Jun 2026
Dyce Academy Lighting Replacement (8392) €888,667 FES Group Jun 2026
Westburn Tennis Centre, M&E Improvement Works (8390) €600,620 Hutcheon Services Ltd May 2026

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.