Advisory architectural services

Tender description

Police Scotland’s Estate Strategy (2019) provides a framework within which our estate will be planned to achieve our long-term Policing vision. A key component of this strategy is how ‘smarter working’ and flexible working practices can be incorporated and adopted across the estate to create modern working environments that contribute to — the wellbeing of our people; improving morale; generating more efficient use of space allowing greater collaborative working; rationalisation of the Estate and potential generation of revenue/capital savings. This is particularly relevant in a post-Covid-19 climate and how workspaces now need to be designed for enhanced wellbeing of our officers and staff, as well as efficiency and effectiveness. Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority requires a contractor to conduct a capacity and utilisation study, taking into account the short, medium and longer-term impacts of Covid-19; create an effective space design for the future for the Dalmarnock building and implement delivery of a pilot workspace. It is anticipated that year 1 of this contract will consisted of a c. six (6) month programme of work from the contract commencement date. It is intended that full implementation of the recommendation and design outputs from year 1 shall inform the year 2 programme of work. Year 2 programme of work shall form the option contract extension, this contract extension shall be activated at the sole discretion of the authority and subject to budget availability. Open tender (OJEU) Contract period: 1 year (+1 year).