Notice Information
Notice Title
Lead Consultant - Finzean Mills
Notice Description
The works are to safeguard historic water powered sawmills in the Forest of Birse
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a tender for the Lead Consultant (Accredited Conservation Architect) to deliver an initial RIBA Stage II (Project Feasibility) report 'Developing the Finzean Bucket Mill'.
Renewal: Subject to scope and grant funding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810803
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540526
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92522000 - Preservation services of historical sites and buildings
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £2,500 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Oct 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Oct 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2025 - 1 Oct 2026 1-2 years
- 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
- FINZEAN BUCKET MILL CIC
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Owen Bushell, Toni Watt, Manager
- Contact Email
- bucketmill@tutamail.com, toniwattbct@gmail.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1330850659, +44 773307292
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANCHORY
- Postcode
- AB31 6NY
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Electoral Ward
- Banchory and Mid Deeside
- Westminster Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539664&idx=3
25th September 2025 - Correspondence (Answer to Questions) 25-09-2025 (2) -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539664&idx=2
25th September 2025 - Correspondence (Answer to Questions) 25-09-2025 (1) -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539664&idx=1
22nd September 2025 - Tender Brief -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539664
Lead Consultant - Finzean Mills - The works are to safeguard historic water powered sawmills in the Forest of Birse -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540526
Lead Consultant - Finzean Mills - The works are to safeguard historic water powered sawmills in the Forest of Birse
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