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Bilbohall Housing Phase 1

Moray Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2026 at 14:37

Award Notice
Tender

30 May 2025 at 15:36

Tender Notice
Planning

02 May 2025 at 13:43

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Moray Council procured construction of 28 homes and shared infrastructure for the first phase of the Bilbohall housing masterplan in Elgin. The homes had been designed to RIBA Stage 4, with building warrant and road construction consent proposals prepared. The construction included contractor-designed elements, and the council was open to cost-saving proposals. The shared infrastructure was intended to support possible later phases of Bilbohall. The site’s electricity supply constraints had been resolved through negotiations between the council and SSEN. The work was housing and associated infrastructure construction (CPV 45211000), delivered in the Bilbohall area of Elgin.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ogilvie Construction Limited. The contract is active and was signed on 31 July 2026, at a value of £11,602,566.29. The contract period runs from 5 January 2026 to 1 November 2027. Moray Council used an open procedure. Price carried 80% of the evaluation weighting and quality 20%. The single lot covered 28 homes and shared infrastructure. Bidders could submit variants. Economic eligibility required at least £20 million yearly turnover over the previous three years, audited accounts, and specified employer’s, public and contractors-all-risk insurance. Technical selection required three examples from the previous five years, preferably affordable housing and large-scale infrastructure projects in Scotland, particularly the North East. Three bids were received.

This award shows demand from Moray Council for a sizeable, integrated housing construction project combining affordable homes with shared infrastructure designed to support development phases. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need the capacity to deliver a 28-home scheme and associated infrastructure, manage contractor-designed elements, and work from developed design and prepared consent proposals. Relevant evidence would include several recent affordable housing and large-scale infrastructure projects in Scotland, ideally in the North East. The competition also favoured suppliers able to demonstrate substantial turnover, sound audited accounts and the required levels of employer’s, public and contractors-all-risk insurance. Cost-saving proposals were considered, so businesses able to identify practical efficiencies alongside quality delivery may be well placed when this type of requirement returns to the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bilbohall Housing Phase 1

Notice Description

Moray Council are looking for a contractor to build 28 units and shared infrastructure in the Bilbohall area of Elgin. These 28 units form the first phase of delivery of the Bilbohall Masterplan available at http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_116016.html, and have been granted planning permission under planning reference 24/00705/APP available at https://publicaccess.moray.gov.uk/eplanning/caseDetails.do?keyVal=SCSM6SBGH9H00&caseType=Application. A Section 42 application has been submitted which seeks to amend the phasing of the masterplan area, and simplify and/or purify as many suspensive planning conditions as possible available at https://publicaccess.moray.gov.uk/eplanning/caseDetails.do?keyVal=SUHNELBGGHJ00&caseType=Application The units have been designed to RIBA Stage 4. Building Warrant and Road Construction Consent proposals have been prepared. The tender documents will include a NBS. There will be contractor designed elements. Opportunities for cost savings will be considered. The site has been affected by electricity supply constraints but these have been resolved through negotiation between Moray Council and SSEN. Current future plans for Bilbohall are unclear, however there may be approx. 106 units total, to be built in phases.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement will be for 28 units at Bilbohall. It is envisaged that the associated shared infrastructure will facilitate procurement of further phases. 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: Moray Council may decide to procure further phases of Bilbohall. The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33, section 8 may be considered.

Renewal: Moray Council may decide to procure further phases of Bilbohall. The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33, section 8 may be considered.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c44
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097073-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45210000 - Building construction work

45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£11,602,566 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
19 May 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 1 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Moray Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELGIN
Postcode
IV30 1BX
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
Local Authority
Moray
Electoral Ward
Elgin City North
Westminster Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ogilvie Construction Limited

Further Information

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