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title: "Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)"
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# Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a395

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)" project by Transport Scotland involves the appointment of multi-disciplinary consultants for civil engineering consultancy services. Transport Scotland has identified the need for these services to support the delivery of a new trunk road in Argyll and Bute. The project includes developing a resilient improvement scheme for the A83 Rest and be Thankful location, procurement of construction suppliers, and site supervision. The procurement method is the restricted procedure, with a two-stage process of prequalification and tender. Economic operators are required to complete a Single Procurement Document, and potential suppliers will be evaluated based on their technical competency, approach to execution of services, and cost criteria.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in civil engineering consultancy services and related fields to compete for a contract with Transport Scotland. Businesses with expertise in civil engineering, transportation systems consultancy, and environmental engineering services would be well-suited to participate. The project's location is in Argyll and Bute, with a focus on developing a long-term improvement scheme for a trunk road network. Interested parties must comply with the procurement criteria, including demonstrating financial standing, technical ability, and quality management systems. The deadline for submission is crucial, scheduled for 12th May 2021, and successful tenderers will be assessed based on quality and cost criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission.

## Notice

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Minsters. Over the forthcoming years Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint suitably qualified and experienced multi-disciplinary consultants ("Consultants") for provision of services to support delivery of a new length of trunk road at the Rest and be Thankful (A83) in Argyll and Bute. Services sought include DMRB scheme development and assessment, promotion of statutory consents through the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 consenting framework including Environmental Impact Assessment, procurement of construction suppliers and site supervision.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As a consequence of increased slope failures at the A83 Rest and be Thankful, Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the requirement to appoint multi-disciplinary Consultants to develop a scheme to provide a long term, resilient improvement to the trunk road network at this location. Some corridor sifting and baseline route options work has been completed and is available to view at Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) (transport.gov.scot). The consultant is required to provide Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) scheme assessment work, assist in the promotion of the statutory consents and the procurement of contracting services. The consultant is required to provide site supervision services. Transport Scotland wishes to address current accessibility issues in the corridor as quickly as possible and the consultant will be required to advise on methods to shorten the development and promotion process. In addition, an interim proportionate route is also required to be delivered to provide additional resilience whilst the long term scheme is being developed. Again some options development and scoping is underway and the consultant may be required to develop this work into a deliverable scheme to a short timeframe. The Consultant shall provide and perform the Services as instructed by the Employer that may include: (i) overall management of the Scheme; (ii) undertaking engineering, environmental assessment and transport modelling and assessment of the impacts on the trunk road, local road and public transport of the Scheme; (iii) assessment of buildability and health and safety aspects of any Specimen Design(s); (iv) development of and delivery of the Scheme programme; (v) preparation and maintenance of Scheme and Project cost estimates; (vi) preparation of statutory consents documentation and support at any inquiry or hearing. (vii) preparation of procurement documents and contract documents for constructor(s) for the Scheme or parts of the Scheme, assisted as relevant by other specialist consultant(s) or specialist organisation(s) appointed for the Scheme or part of the Scheme; (viii) acting as the Engineer or Employer's Representative as relevant during the construction phase(s) of the Scheme or parts of the Scheme. Example work packages have been provided as a guide and can be downloaded via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal. This is a guide only and the actual work packages to be included in the contract will be provided at tender stage. It is envisaged that the services shall be provided at the Consultants own offices, with attendance required on an ad-hoc basis at Transport Scotland's offices and construction sites. On occasion, the provider may be required to attend other locations within Scotland as and when required, including attending meetings at Transport Scotland's main Glasgow office or other stakeholder offices or construction site offices when required. The Consultant will be procured through the restricted procedure, a procedure under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two-stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice summarises the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates to be taken forward to tender stage. In order to be considered for this procurement competition, economic operators must complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD), which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). It is anticipated that a total of 5 economic operators will be invited to tender stage. Additional information: Prior to award, economic operators who do not meet:selection criteria as set out in this contract notice; requirements leading to exclusion otherwise set out in the tender documents or who would otherwise be excluded automatically under Regulation 58(1)-(3) or at the discretion of Transport Scotland under Regulation 58(4) or 58(8), shall be excluded from this procurement competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029589-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 12 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000,000 |
| Lots value | £25,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,343,596 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0HF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ATKINS; WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311220 - Highways engineering services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
- 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2022 at 11:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029589-2022
- 8 Apr 2021 at 10:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007204-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000650002
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099

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