Notice Information
Notice Title
24.908 - Design Development and Construction of Advanced Units & Infrastructure at Upper Achintore, Fort William - Phase 1
Notice Description
The Works comprise the construction of 1 No high quality flexible industrial building with 4 No units and all associated infrastructure works on the site at Upper Achintore, Fort William. The infrastructure works will include drainage, service, street lighting and utility provisions/ducting and the like. This will include duct/draw wire provision for utilities and future EV installation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This contract will be awarded as design development and construction (D&B) with the requirement that the contractor appoints their own design team to complete the design necessary to enable the development to be constructed. They will be responsible for the management of their designers and all sub-contractors to ensure that the project is delivered on time and to budget. The Works comprise the construction of 1 No high quality flexible industrial building with 4 No units and all associated infrastructure works on the site at Upper Achintore, Fort William. The infrastructure works will include drainage, service, street lighting and utility provisions/ducting and the like. This will include duct/draw wire provision for utilities and future EV installation. It is expected that these services will be required from January 2026 for an initial period of 1 year and have an estimated value of between 1.65M GBP and 1.95M GBP (excluding VAT).
Renewal: Possible extension of scope relating to additional works that may arise from the GI. Possible extension of scope relating to additional groundworks that may be required for Phase 2 access.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000808523
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537954
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
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- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- graeme.adair@hient.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463245245
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 5NA
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537954
24.908 - Design Development and Construction of Advanced Units & Infrastructure at Upper Achintore, Fort William - Phase 1 - The Works comprise the construction of 1 No high quality flexible industrial building with 4 No units and all associated infrastructure works on the site at Upper Achintore, Fort William. The infrastructure works will include drainage, service, street lighting and utility provisions/ducting and the like. This will include duct/draw wire provision for utilities and future EV installation.
Notice URLs
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