Notice Information
Notice Title
Design Team Services - Affordable Housing in Maryburgh
Notice Description
1.1. Albyn is seeking to appoint a design team comprising architect, quantity surveyor and structural engineer to provide design services in relation to a potential affordable housing development in Maryburgh.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement is being published on Public Contracts Scotland and comprises a single stage (open) procurement procedure to award the contract to one design team comprising Architect, Quantity Surveyor and Structural Engineer Full details of the procurement can be found in the ITT in the tender documents
Renewal: Contract may exceed initial estimate duration if key tasks such as obtaining approvals are delayed. Actual duration will be until all services are delivered.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000820827
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547356
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £195,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 20264 weeks to go
- 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
- ALBYN HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Marcie Ballance
- Contact Email
- marcie.ballance@albynhousing.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01349855966
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ROSS-SHIRE
- Postcode
- IV18 0DL
- 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
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Cromarty Firth
- Westminster Constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547356
Design Team Services - Affordable Housing in Maryburgh - 1.1. Albyn is seeking to appoint a design team comprising architect, quantity surveyor and structural engineer to provide design services in relation to a potential affordable housing development in Maryburgh.
Notice URLs
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