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Arnish multi disciplinary Design Team

Highlands and Islands Enterprise · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:06.

Opportunity overview

The contract has been AWARDED to provide a multi-disciplinary Design Team to prepare detailed plans for the proposed development and is capable of providing, as a minimum, Civil & Structural engineering services Architectural services, Mechanical & Electrical engineering services, Landscape consultancy services, Acoustic consultancy services and Sustainability/Whole Life Carbon Assessment services. The contract has a start date of 15.9.2025 and an end date of 14.9.2026 plus 1 optional 6 month extension.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£642.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Oct 2025
Award ID
067340-2025-FTS046-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G4 9HT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71311000 — Civil engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services
  • CPV71250000 — Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • CPV71312000 — Structural engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71313000 — Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71334000 — Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Lots

  • It is expected that these services will be required from September 2025 for an initial period of 12 months unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 6 months following the Initial Term. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FTS046
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
In response to bidder requests

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
4 Aug 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
29 Jul 2025, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
4 Aug 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
29 Jul 2025, 12:00
Entry 2
Id
2
Description
1 extra week has been given for submission of bids.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
11 Aug 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
4 Aug 2025, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
11 Aug 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
4 Aug 2025, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
29 Jul 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
29 Jul 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
29 Jul 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
71311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Civil engineering consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
It is expected that these services will be required from September 2025 for an initial period of 12 months unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 6 months following the Initial Term. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Options

Description
HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services particularly with regard to demand and budgetary availability or where HIE’s strategic focus changes as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This may result in amendments to requirements under the Framework, including but not limited to: - removal of Services - addition of new similar Services - increasing or decreasing the Services

Renewal

Description
It is expected that these services will be required from September 2025 for an initial period of 12 months unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 6 months following the Initial Term.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Prompt Payment
Type
quality
Description
pass/fail
Criterion 2
Name
Cyber Security
Type
quality
Description
pass/fail
Criterion 3
Name
Community Benefits
Type
quality
Description
pass/fail
Criterion 4
Name
Management & Delivery Methodology
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 5
Name
Design Team
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 6
Name
Programme
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 7
Name
Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 8
Name
Risk Analysis
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 9
Name
Fair Work
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Duration In Days
540

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Arnish

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM64
Entry 2
Region
UKM64

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, engineering and surveying services
Entry 2
Id
71220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural design services
Entry 3
Id
71312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Structural engineering consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
71334000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Entry 5
Id
71313000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental engineering consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1479
Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV2 5NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
04
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Economic affairs

Identifier

Legal Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463383084
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1262
Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463230782
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-121023
Name
Anderson Bell Christie Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G4 9HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
382 Great Western Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Anderson Bell Christie Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 141339515

Award information

Award 1
Id
067340-2025-FTS046-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-121023
Name
Anderson Bell Christie Limited

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
Civil & Structural engineering services, Mechanical & Electrical engineering services, Sustainability/Whole Life Carbon Assessment services, Landscape consultancy services, Acoustic consultancy services
Maximum Percentage
0.5
Minimum Percentage
0.5

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
067340-2025-FTS046-1
Status
active
Award ID
067340-2025-FTS046-1
Date Signed
21 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
642,290
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM6 · IV2 5NA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM64

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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