Notice Information
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Notice Title
Active Aviemore - North (part of Heritage Horizons: Cairngorms 2030) RIBA Design Stages 3 and Stage 4
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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 .
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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
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-r6ebe6-0000787342
- Publication Source
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Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521475
- Current Stage
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Planning
- All Stages
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Planning
- Notice Type
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PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Procurement Type
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Standard
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Procurement Method
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Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
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Not specified
- Tender Suitability
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Not specified
- Awardee Scale
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Not specified
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- CPV Codes
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79415200 - Design consultancy services
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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Not specified
- Lots Value
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Not specified
- Awards Value
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Not specified
- Contracts Value
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Not specified
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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9 Jan 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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Not specified
- Future Notice Date
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14 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
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Not specified
- Contract Period
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Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Planned
- Lots Status
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Planned
- Awards Status
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Not Specified
- Contracts Status
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Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Contact Name
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Mikko Saari
- Contact Email
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mikkosaari@cairngorms.co.uk
- Contact Phone
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+44 1479873535
- Locality
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GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY
- Postcode
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PH26 3HG
- Post Town
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Perth
- Country
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Scotland
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
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TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
- Local Authority
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Highland
- Electoral Ward
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Badenoch and Strathspey
- Westminster Constituency
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Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Buyer Location
Further Information
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Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN521475&idx=2
13th January 2025 - DRAFT Activity schedule - Dulnain Bridge to Grantown Stage 4 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN521475&idx=3
13th January 2025 - Uploaded by mistake, Activity schedule will be uploaded in due time. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN521475&idx=1
9th January 2025 - Active Aviemore - North (Cairngorms 2030) RIBA Design Stages 3 & Stage 4c -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521475
Active Aviemore - North (part of Heritage Horizons: Cairngorms 2030) RIBA Design Stages 3 and Stage 4 - 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 .
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Notice URLs
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