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Rum Primary School - Staff Housing

The Highland Council

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31 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Highland Council procured works to construct a new three-bedroom staff house on the site of the former schoolhouse at Rum Primary School. The requirement covers a complete building project rather than the supply of standalone materials or services. The work is in Rum, within the Highland Council area. The procurement is classified under CPV 45000000, covering construction work. It is relevant to contractors able to deliver residential construction projects in remote Scottish locations, including firms with suitable design, construction, site-management and logistics capability. The buyer is Highland Council, the local authority responsible for the requirement. The project provides staff housing associated with the primary school and involves delivering a new house on an existing schoolhouse site.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Highland Council used a limited direct-award procedure without prior publication of a competition, relying on an approved exemption from its Contract Standing Orders. One bid was recorded, from an SME, and Modular West Ltd was selected for the single lot. The contract value is £679,310.19 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026 and is recorded as active. The award covered the full requirement for the new three-bedroom house. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and classified as outside the scope of the relevant directive. The recorded bid was electronic and came from a non-EU foreign bidder.

For businesses that did not win, this award is evidence that Highland Council has a market for substantial staff-housing construction in remote island communities. A credible future competitor would need to deliver a complete three-bedroom residential building on an existing or constrained site, while managing the practical challenges of transporting labour, materials and plant to Rum. The winning supplier was an SME, showing that the requirement was accessible to a smaller specialist business rather than only a major national contractor. Relevant strengths would include modular or off-site construction, residential building delivery, planning and site coordination, dependable supply-chain management, and experience working in geographically isolated Scottish locations. Familiarity with public-sector direct-award routes and exemption-based approvals would also help firms understand this buyer’s procurement context.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Rum Primary School - Staff Housing

Notice Description

The proposed project involves the construction of a new three-bedroom house on the site of the former schoolhouse.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award - approval via Exemption to CSOs.

Procurement Information

Exemption to Contract Standing Orders approved.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563424
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£679,310 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
The Highland Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 5NX
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 West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Modular West Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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