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Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

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23 Oct 2020 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Highlands and Islands Enterprise has successfully completed the procurement process for the "Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening" project, a major structural enhancement of the funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands. This project falls under the works category and was conducted through an open procurement method, ensuring transparency and wider participation. The contract, awarded to Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, was signed on 9 October 2020, with a total value of £9,900,765.02. The location of the project is in Inverness, Scotland, where structural assessments prompted urgent strengthening measures to ensure safety and operational continuity of the railway.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in civil engineering, structural repair, and related construction services. Companies looking to expand their portfolio could benefit from similar contracts that require expertise in major infrastructure projects. Given that the current award has been granted with a sizable budget, additional contracts may arise in the future for further upgrades or maintenance, particularly within the framework established by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for the Scottish Highlands region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening

Notice Description

Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) is delivering a major structural strengthening scheme to the existing funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Cairngorm Funicular Railway was constructed in 2001 and consists of circa 1750m length of elevated viaduct and a 250m cut and cover tunnel. The base station is at 650m elevation and its top station terminates at 1097m with a height gain of circa 450m. Structural appraisal and investigations have identified a number of areas of structural inadequacy in the viaduct structure. The funicular railway operation has been halted and a number of areas of strengthening are necessary before the structure can be deemed safe for the resumption of operation. This is a call off contract using the SCAPE Civil Engineering Scotland framework agreement. The Civil Engineering Scotland Framework was procured via a two stage "restricted" process which fully complies with Regulation 29 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Throughout the process to set up the framework, tenders were evaluated on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender having regard to both price and quality. The qualitative and financial submissions were weighted in the ratio of 60% for quality and 40% for price. The Civil Engineering Scotland Framework is a single supplier framework. The call off process involves verifying the contract costs using the agreed Framework rates and resources were agreed between client and contractor to ensure the call off contract could fully meet the project requirements.

Options: HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000631839
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397804
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

45223200 - Structural works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,900,765 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Oct 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1463245245

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Post Town
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
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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