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Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path Developed and Technical Design

Argyll and Bute Council

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Planning

10 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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

Argyll and Bute Council intends to appoint a design team for the Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project. The commission is for design consultancy services, covering development of the existing concept design through Developed Design at RIBA Stage 3 and Technical Design at RIBA Stage 4. The appointed team will also act as Principal Designer during construction at RIBA Stage 5. The project concerns an active travel path linking Tarbert Ferry Terminal with Whitehouse, with delivery identified in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute. It is a services procurement led by Argyll and Bute Council, a local authority. The requirement is presented as a single planned lot, covering the full design and construction-designers’ duties for this path project.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish a future notice on 14 September 2026. The planned procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and is expected to use a tender process. The council has identified one lot for the complete commission, from concept development through technical design and the Principal Designer role during construction. The stated procurement value, budget, contract duration, tender deadline and detailed evaluation criteria are not part of this planning information. Businesses should therefore treat the date as an indicative publication expectation, rather than a bid deadline or confirmed start date.

The work is suited to an appropriately qualified and experienced multidisciplinary design team with relevant capability in active travel infrastructure and the progression of transport or civil engineering projects through RIBA Stages 3 and 4. Firms should be able to develop an existing concept into coordinated developed and technical design information, and provide the Principal Designer function during construction at RIBA Stage 5. Experience managing design risk and supporting delivery through construction will be important to the intended scope. This is an opportunity to prepare capability statements, relevant project examples and evidence of qualified staff for a future full-path design commission, rather than a contract that can be bid for at this planning stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path Developed and Technical Design

Notice Description

Argyll & Bute Council wish to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced design team to develop the Tarbert to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project from the current concept design through Developed (RIBA Stage 3) and Technical (RIBA Stage 4) Design, and to be Principal Designer during construction (RIBA Stage 5).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Argyll & Bute Council wish to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced design team to develop the Tarbert to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project from the current concept design through Developed (RIBA Stage 3) and Technical (RIBA Stage 4) Design, and to be Principal Designer during construction (RIBA Stage 5).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564244
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79415200 - Design consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 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
Argyll and Bute Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Postcode Area
Paisley
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
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564244
    Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path Developed and Technical Design - Argyll & Bute Council wish to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced design team to develop the Tarbert to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project from the current concept design through Developed (RIBA Stage 3) and Technical (RIBA Stage 4) Design, and to be Principal Designer during construction (RIBA Stage 5).

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