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Award

08 Apr 2025 at 12:16

Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council has awarded a contract for the position of Senior Project Manager for the Borders Railway Project. The contract, valued at £215,021, was awarded to Turner & Townsend, headquartered in Edinburgh. This procurement falls within the services category, specifically dealing with feasibility studies and advisory services, as indicated by CPV codes 71241000 and 79314000. The project involves managing the delivery of the business case and feasibility work to extend the Borders Railway from Tweedbank to Carlisle. The procurement process has successfully moved to the award stage as of 8th April 2025.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses involved in project management, feasibility studies, and railway infrastructure services to build their portfolios by contributing to a significant regional transport project. Companies specialising in large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly those with expertise in railway extensions and complex coordination of stakeholders, would find this project highly suitable to compete for similar future opportunities. The awarded contract demonstrates a clear progression for businesses looking to engage with local government authorities in the UK, particularly in the Scottish Borders region.

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Notice Title

Award of Borders Railway Project Manager

Notice Description

An appointment of a Senior Project Manager who will be responsible for successfully managing the delivery of the business case and feasibility work associated with the extension of the BordersRailway from Tweedbank to Carlisle.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000789214
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527814
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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


CPV Codes

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

79314000 - Feasibility study

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£215,021 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Additional Buyers

APUC Limited on behalf of Sabhal Mor Ostaig

APUC Limited on behalf of UHI Argyll

East Lothian Council

Fife Council

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Forestry and Land Scotland

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd

Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Moray Council

NHS Lanarkshire

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

SRUC

Scottish Forestry

Scottish Government

Scottish Government- SASA

Stirling Council

Supplier Development Programme /South Lanarkshire Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

The Highland Council

University of Strathclyde

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
53
Supplier Names

A M Dunbar Electrical Contractor

Aberdeen Marine Services Ltd

Anderson Anderson and Brown

Arc Marquees Ltd

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Avison Young (UK) Limited

Brewster Brothers Ltd

Bucher Municipal Limited

Chiptech International Limited

Chubb Fire & Security Ltd (Quick Quotes)

Claremont Office Furniture Limited

Clyde Scaffolding Ltd

Core Cut Ltd

DMFCA Ltd

Dentsu Creative, a trading division of Dentsu UK Ltd

EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd

Eville & Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd

G McNaughton & Son (Plant Hire) Ltd

GVAV

HUB Parking Technology a Business Unit of FAAC (UK)

Harvey Nash Limited

Henderson Loggie

Heron Bros. Ltd.

Highland Heating Management Ltd

Howell Marine Consulting

IDEAGEN Ltd

Influential Software Services Ltd

Integrated Environments Ltd

Ironside Farrar

Jackson Trawls Ltd

Korn Ferry (UK) Limited

Leith Creative Agency Ltd (T/A Leith Agency)

MBA Engineering Consultancy LTD

Marshall Construction Ltd

Mistev Export Health Certification Limited

OX IT Solutions

PSquare Limited

Pat Munro Construction Ltd

Procast Building Contractors Ltd.

Ray Black Consulting Ltd.

Ross MacArthur Contractors

Sharp Business Systems Uk Plc

Smart Travel

Spectrum.Life

Stirling Park LLP

THE SME CLINIC

The Diffley Partnership Limited

Trossachs Ecology

Turner & Townsend

VWS Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

Walk In The Gate Ltd (Trading as The Gate Worldwide)

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

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