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Design of a new mountain rescue base in Kintail, Highlands

Kintail Mountain Rescue Team

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Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kintail Mountain Rescue Team is planning design services for a new mountain rescue base and centre of operations in Kintail, Highlands. The project will replace the team’s existing base in an old stone barn at Morvich with a new facility at the foot of the Five Sisters of Kintail, within the National Trust for Scotland Estate. The brief is for a building that supports mountain rescue operations while being practical, restrained and fit for purpose. Design quality is important because the base will sit in an iconic Highland landscape and be visible to the Kintail community and visitors. This is a professional services requirement, centred on architectural and related building design.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Kintail Mountain Rescue Team has declared an intention to procure, but this process is not yet an invitation to tender. The planned contract value is £70,000, in GBP. The buyer expects a subsequent notice to be published on 15 September 2026. One planned lot covers the design of the replacement mountain rescue base. The procurement is classified as building design services under CPV 71220000. The available material shows that interested suppliers have raised questions and that responses have been prepared, indicating pre-market engagement around the requirement. The planning information does not set out a confirmed procurement method, award criteria or bid deadline.

The requirement should suit architectural practices and multidisciplinary design teams with experience in community, emergency-service or operational buildings, particularly those able to balance demanding practical needs with strong design quality. Relevant suppliers will need to develop a building that is functional for a mountain rescue team, appropriately scaled and carefully integrated into a sensitive rural setting. Experience of designing in protected, heritage or nationally valued landscapes would be useful, as the proposed base is within the National Trust for Scotland Estate and close to the Five Sisters of Kintail. Firms able to work collaboratively with the rescue team, the local community and landscape stakeholders should prepare to demonstrate their approach when the procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design of a new mountain rescue base in Kintail, Highlands

Notice Description

Design services for construction of a new centre of operations for Kintail mountain rescue team.

Lot Information

Lot 1

KMRT is planning to replace their existing Base located within an old stone barn at Morvich with a new Base at the very foot of the Five Sisters of Kintail within the National Trust for Scotland Estate and who will be keen observers of the development. This is a unique opportunity to create something special in a prime setting in one of the most iconic landscapes in the Highlands of Scotland. We need you to assimilate this landscape to create a building that is practical, restrained and fit for purpose but also of a design quality that befits the setting, and that will be valued and treasured by both KMRT, the wider Kintail community and the very many landscape lovers who visit the area.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838763
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561173
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71220000 - Architectural design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2026Expired
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
Kintail Mountain Rescue Team
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENSHIEL
Postcode
IV40 8HQ
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
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Further Information

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