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St Andrew Square Public Realm Improvement Project

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

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Planning

01 Jul 2026 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council is in the planning phase for the "St Andrew Square Public Realm Improvement Project," aimed at enhancing the urban environment around St Andrew Square in Edinburgh. This project falls under the "works" category and involves significant public realm improvements that connect various city centre projects, aligning with the City Centre Transformation and City Mobility Plan strategies. As part of the preparatory stage, interested parties are invited to complete a questionnaire by 30th July 2026, which will aid the Council in determining the procurement approach. The project, estimated at £2,750,000, underscores Edinburgh's commitment to improving urban mobility and accessibility, with the detailed procurement process expected to be outlined by 30th October 2026.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for construction firms specialising in urban or public realm developments. The project's focus on enhancing pedestrian and cycling accessibility, alongside infrastructure improvements, makes it an attractive prospect for companies adept in sustainable urban development. Businesses with experience in executing projects within UNESCO World Heritage Sites or comparable urban landscapes will find this tender particularly rewarding, given the focus on preserving and enhancing Edinburgh's historical setting while modernising its urban spaces.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St Andrew Square Public Realm Improvement Project

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council requires a Contractor to deliver public realm improvements to the area around St Andrew Square, within the city centre. St Andrew Square is a key connection between the existing City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL), the proposed George Street and First New Town (GNT) scheme, and the George Street to Waverley Bridge (GSWB) active travel project. St Andrew Square has undergone recent transformation with investment to the central gardens in 2008, tram development, and various building redevelopments for retail, hospitality and offices.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Edinburgh Council requires a Contractor to deliver public realm improvements to the area around St Andrew Square, within the city centre. St Andrew Square is a key connection between the existing City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL), the proposed George Street and First New Town (GNT) scheme, and the George Street to Waverley Bridge (GSWB) active travel project. St Andrew Square has undergone recent transformation with investment to the central gardens in 2008, tram development, and various building redevelopments for retail, hospitality and offices. Edinburgh is a leading global capital city set within an exceptional historic and architectural setting. The city centre, a unique urban landscape comprising the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The First New Town, of which George Street forms its core, carries significant and unique value and is a hive of activity, offering a place to work, visit and live. At a strategic level, the City Centre Transformation (CCT) Strategy which unifies existing city centre projects into a singular holistic delivery plan. The CCT Strategy identifies key quiet zones in the city centre where people will have priority, with the overall objective to secure a largely car free city centre by 2030. The City Mobility Plan (CMP) strategy frames a bold, ambitious, and rapid change agenda (underpinned by a target to be net carbon zero City by 2030) and sets out a basis for significant tram, bus network and active travel interventions to improve mobility and address key challenges. The strategy will mean car and heavily bus dominated traffic within the city centre will be replaced by walking and cycling infrastructure, and by smaller cleaner passenger vehicles for those, who with mobility constraints, would find this approach too challenging. The designs for St Andrew Square, align with many of the CCT and CMP core objectives. Within the project area, design work is ongoing for the northern and western sides of the Square with minor operational changes to the south of the square. Proposed changes: - Eastern footway (pavement) will be widened to 6.0m creating more space for public realm enhancements. - New protected bi-directional (two-way) cycle track will be introduced on the east side of St David Street and along the north side of St Andrew Square. - Junction upgrades to support safer, easier and more accessible movements for people walking, wheeling and cycling. - Existing blue badge parking, business loading and taxi rank spaces to be retained along southern side of the square, with additional capacity added. - Existing pay and display parking to be removed along northern side of the square and replaced with blue badge spaces on the northern side of the road. In summary, the project will provide a continuous link between various ongoing projects and will maximise accessibility for active modes whilst retaining fundamental operational and servicing requirements including parking, loading and public transport. Completing this work will enhance the attractiveness of St Andrew Square for everyone and encourage people to spend time in and around the square and within the various local businesses. The works will be undertaken in a highly constrained urban environment and must be carefully planned and executed to minimise disruption. The Contractor will be required to ensure that access to local businesses and residential properties is maintained at all times throughout the duration of the works.. We kindly invite interested parties to complete the questionnaire attached to this notice by 30th July 2026. Your answers will help the Council determine the optimal procurement approach.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000835899
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL559153
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

45210000 - Building construction work

45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads

45233120 - Road construction works

45233161 - Footpath construction work

45233162 - Cycle path construction work

45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 20264 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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