Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    Active Aviemore - North (part of Heritage Horizons: Cairngorms 2030) RIBA Design Stages 3 and Stage 4

  • Notice Description

    Funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Active Aviemore is an ambitious suite of projects to rapidly improve one of the busiest towns in the Cairngorms National Park for walking, cycling and using a wheelchair. With the aim of constructing a transformational new segregated cycle route to the town centre before 2028, the Park Authority is looking for an experienced, efficient, and methodical consultancy to manage this high-value and high-profile design project through completion of RIBA Stages 3 and 4. The project will become an exemplar of active travel infrastructure design in a rural Scottish town .

  • Lot Information

    Lot 1

    The Cairngorms National Park Authority (the "Park Authority") as client will invite bids from design consultants to act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015 for Active Aviemore North, funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of Cairngorms 2030. Cairngorms 2030 is a broad, multi-themed programme arising as part of the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan. Active Aviemore North is an ambitious project in a highly popular area to both live and visit. It will be an exemplar of active travel route design in a rural Scottish small-town context. It will connect major residential areas with the town core. The contract will cover Stage 3 Developed design and Stage 4 Technical design in accordance with the RIBA plan of work, for approximately 1740m of segregated cycle route, pavement improvements and traffic calming interventions along Grampian Road and Dalfaber Drive, connecting residential areas to the town core. Construction costs are estimated to be a minimum of GBP 13.5m exc. VAT. The scope of works will be inclusive of all activities necessary to create a shovel-ready project. The project requires pro-activity in anticipating likely planning requirements, with a strong focus on best-practise community engagement. The project also requires working collaboratively with the Park Authority's Transport, Access, Communications, and Engagement teams. Specific activities will include but are not limited to: Full developed and technical design and tender packages Best practice community, stakeholder, and local authority engagement, including targeted engagement with groups representing protected characteristics. A range of impact assessments including but not limited to; Economic, transport, equalities, ecological, and visual impact assessments Ongoing engagement with The Highland Council via pre-planning advice services, followed by management of statutory permissions processes including planning, road construction consent, traffic regulation orders, redetermination orders, etc. as necessary. There is substantial opportunity for the designer to be innovative in placemaking and biodiversity net gain. The NEC Professional Services Contract will be used, following procurement route 2 or 3. Bidders will be required to pay close attention to the detail of the Invitation to Tender.

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-r6ebe6-0000787342

    Publication Source

    Public Contracts Scotland

    Latest Notice

    https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521475

    Current Stage

    Planning

    All Stages

    Planning


    Notice Type

    PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice

    Procurement Type

    Standard

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Procurement Method

    Not Specified

    Procurement Method Details

    Not specified

    Tender Suitability

    Not specified

    Awardee Scale

    Not specified

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

    79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


    CPV Codes

    79415200 - Design consultancy services

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    Not specified

    Lots Value

    Not specified

    Awards Value

    Not specified

    Contracts Value

    Not specified

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    9 Jan 20259 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    Not specified

    Future Notice Date

    14 Apr 2025Expired

    Award Date

    Not specified

    Contract Period

    Not specified - Not specified

    Recurrence

    Not specified

  • Notice Status

    Tender Status

    Planned

    Lots Status

    Planned

    Awards Status

    Not Specified

    Contracts Status

    Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

  • Contracting Authority (Buyer)

    Main Buyer

    CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

    Contact Name

    Mikko Saari

    Contact Email

    mikkosaari@cairngorms.co.uk

    Contact Phone

    +44 1479873535

    Buyer Location

    Locality

    GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY

    Postcode

    PH26 3HG

    Post Town

    Perth

    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

    Badenoch and Strathspey

    Westminster Constituency

    Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey


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