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Property Strategic Development Advisor

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 May 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Highlands and Islands Enterprise procured a property strategic development advisory service for work in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The service covers strategic advice, leading or advising on project delivery, securing external funding, town planning, conceptual master planning and development protocols. It is intended to support property and place development projects, with the scope allowing for related services and changes in service volume or location. The service category is professional property, planning and development consultancy (CPV 71410000, with related advisory and engineering consultancy classifications). Highlands and Islands Enterprise is the buyer, alongside Wave Energy Scotland Limited, Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP and Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd as associated public-sector organisations. The framework is designed for one appointed provider.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a single-lot open procedure. The contract was awarded to GRAHAM + SIBBALD Property Consultants Ltd, and the contract was signed on 30 July 2026. The contract value is GBP 480,000; the successful tender was valued at GBP 380,340 for evaluation across the framework. The available four-year budget was between GBP 460,000 and GBP 500,000 excluding VAT. Services were expected to begin in August 2026 and run for four years, equivalent to 1,440 days. The tender submission deadline and bid opening were 4 June 2026 at 12:00. Evaluation included a pass/fail prompt-payment requirement and price weighted at 40%. Six electronic bids were received, including four from SMEs. The framework permits up to 10% subcontracting for funding assistance advice, valued at GBP 48,000.

This award shows recurring demand from Highlands and Islands Enterprise for integrated property, planning and development advice rather than a narrow single-discipline consultancy. A credible competitor would need to combine strategic development advice, project leadership, funding-assistance expertise, town-planning knowledge, conceptual master planning and development-protocol advice. The successful framework also indicates that the buyer values a provider able to cover varied services and locations for several public-sector and economic-development settings. Suppliers should be able to name the staff who will deliver the work and demonstrate their professional qualifications. Capability to manage funding advice directly or through an appropriate specialist subcontractor is relevant, as is the capacity to handle changing service volumes. The competition attracted six bids, four from SMEs, indicating that suitably capable smaller consultancies can compete, potentially alongside complementary partners.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Property Strategic Development Advisor

Notice Description

The Contract Award Notice provides information on the framework agreement award. The Strategic Development Advisor will be required to provide: Strategic Advice; advise/lead on the delivery of the project; advise on Funding Assistance to assist in securing external funding; advise on Town Planning issues; conceptual master planning services; advise on development protocols. This list is not exhaustive but provides the basis of services required. Full details are provided in the Tender documentation. The Total value of the procurement shown in II.1.7 represents the total value of the framework agreement budget available. The value of the successful tender for evaluation purposes was GBP 380,340.00 across the 4 year framework agreement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

It is expected that these services will be required from August 2026 for a period of 4 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement. The 4 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 460 000 and GBP 500 000 (excluding VAT).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Options: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Framework may be modified for reasons including but not limited to: - reduction/ removal of Services, e.g., HIE actioning more of the services or elements of the services themselves - increasing the volume of Services - addition of similar Services In these situations, HIE will agree a price variation based on the pricing submitted within your Pricing Schedule. Modifications may result in the overall framework value being lower or higher than stated in the contract notice/contract award notice during the framework period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000826847
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561331
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

71356400 - Technical planning services

71410000 - Urban planning services

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the framework or at the end of the Framework, including any extension period.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Additional Buyers

Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd

Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP

Wave Energy Scotland Limited

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AVIEMORE
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
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
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRAHAM + SIBBALD Property Consultants Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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