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Girdle Toll to Irvine - Active Travel Route, Detailed Design

North Ayrshire Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

North Ayrshire Council commissioned consultancy services for detailed design of the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. The work covers design stages 3–4, including all design work, surveys and supporting documentation needed to take the project to a construction-ready stage. The route is intended to improve active travel links between Girdle Toll, Bourtreehill, Broomlands and Irvine Town Centre, and to support future delivery through the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund. The procurement is for professional services rather than construction works. Delivery is centred on the route between Girdle Toll and Irvine in North Ayrshire, with the buying organisation being North Ayrshire Council, a local authority and central purchasing body. The requirement builds on an earlier feasibility study and preliminary design for the same route.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through an open procedure. There was one bid, from AtkinsRealis, which was selected for the single lot. The contract is active, was signed on 31 August 2026, and runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £145,921.17. The requirement was evaluated through the open competition for the detailed design consultancy commission. The award covers the full route-design requirement rather than separate packages: design stages 3–4, surveys and supporting documentation leading to a construction-ready project. North Ayrshire Council is the buyer, and AtkinsRealis is the appointed supplier. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need a multidisciplinary transport and infrastructure design capability covering detailed design, surveying and the preparation of construction-ready supporting documents. Relevant experience in active travel routes and links between settlements would be important, particularly the ability to turn feasibility work and preliminary design into deliverable stage 3–4 designs. Suppliers should be able to work with a local authority’s funding and project-development requirements, including schemes intended for active travel infrastructure investment. The single bid and appointment of AtkinsRealis show that the buyer accepted a large consultancy with established design capacity and experience in the relevant project. Firms with comparable route-design expertise, sufficient technical resources and the ability to coordinate surveys and supporting documentation would be the closest competitors when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Girdle Toll to Irvine - Active Travel Route, Detailed Design

Notice Description

North Ayrshire Council requires consultancy services to undertake Detailed Design (Stages 3-4) for the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. The contract will commence on 2nd September 2026 and end on 31st March 2027.

Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council requires consultancy services to undertake Detailed Design (Stages 3-4) for the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. Building on the feasibility study and preliminary design completed by AtkinsRealis UK Limited in 2025/26, the commission will deliver all design, survey and supporting documentation required to progress the project to a construction-ready stage. The proposed route will improve active travel connectivity between Girdle Toll, Bourtreehill, Broomlands and Irvine Town Centre and support future delivery through the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund (ATIF).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841967
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563846
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£145,921 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 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
North Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IRVINE
Postcode
KA12 8EE
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Irvine South
Westminster Constituency
Central Ayrshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Further Information

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