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title: "A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig"
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# A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0452a1

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## Summary

The A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig procurement process, led by Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, was recently completed. The process pertained to the design, construction, and maintenance of a new dual carriageway in central Scotland, stretching approximately 5 miles from north of the Jubilee Bridge over the River Tay to south of Ballinluig Junction. The contract was awarded to Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd, with the overall project valued at £152,743,000 GBP. This procurement involved a competitive dialogue approach as per the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, ensuring a thorough and selective assessment of qualified contractors. The contract includes a maintenance period of 260 weeks post-completion, aiming for long-term improvement in road safety, operational performance, and environmental consideration in the region.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in large-scale infrastructure and road construction to expand their portfolios and demonstrate capacity in complex, multi-faceted projects. Firms that specialise in road construction, environmental mitigation, and public infrastructure development are ideally suited to pursue such opportunities within the UK's national transportation network. In particular, companies with expertise in geotechnical work, sustainable drainage systems, and advanced traffic management will find similar future projects promising for business growth. Additionally, ensuring compliance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and demonstrating a robust approach to safety, environmental standards, and community benefits will be key for success in similar public procurement competitions.

## Notice

The Scope involves the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project. The project forms part of the overall A9 dualling programme, which aims to improve the operational performance of the A9, improve safety for motorised and non-motorised users, facilitate active travel within the corridor, and improve integration with public transport facilities. The project will upgrade approximately 5 miles (8.2km) of existing single carriageway, commencing just north of the Jubilee Bridge over the river Tay and ending at the southern end of the existing dual carriageway south of Ballinluig Junction. This section of the A9 is located within close proximity to a number of designated environmental sites, including watercourses forming part of the River Tay special area of conservation which are crossed by the existing A9. The project involves, but is not limited to: - Widening of existing A9 single carriageway to Dual 2 lane All-purpose roads Sub-category c (D2APc) standard, in accordance with 'CD 109 Highway Link Design' within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges - Construction of seven left-in left-out junctions - Construction of a roundabout - Upgrade to side roads including resurfacing or realignment and other improvements - Construction of access roads to rural properties - Provision of one new overbridge structure (Guay South Overbridge) and one new underbridge structure (Kindallachan Underbridge). - Replacement and/or upgrade to a number of existing structures including culverts and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) developed in consultation with Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). - Provision of traffic management, earthworks, retaining walls, soil nailing, road restraint systems, accommodation works, service diversions, fencing, signage, landscaping and environmental mitigation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to design & build a new dual carriageway between north of the Jubilee Bridge over the river Tay and the southern end of the existing dual carriageway south of Ballinluig Junction. The contract will include a 260 week period of maintenance after completion of the main works and a 260 week period of landscape establishment following completion of landscape planting. The Contractor will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance, which shall be carried out by a third party appointed by the Scottish Ministers. The Contractor will be procured through a Competitive Dialogue procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A9 Dualling Tay Crossing to Ballinluig Contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of a Contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer. The procurement process leading to the award of the Contract will comprise the following: 1. Prequalification (SPD) (approx. 6 weeks) 2. Competitive Dialogue (approx. 33 weeks) 3. Tender (approx. 6 weeks) 4. Award Detailed information regarding the award process and award criteria for the tender phase will be supplied to economic operators who are invited to participate in dialogue. Transport Scotland shall notify Participants when the Competitive Dialogue phase has concluded and invite the Participants who have presented an acceptable solution to submit a final tender. The form of contract is to be an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) Option A: priced contract with activity schedule with amendments. Contract documentation will be provided at Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) stage to shortlisted participants, however the DRAFT conditions of contract will be made available for all economic operators to review within the Information Pack. Refer to Section VI.3) for further information on how to access to the Information Pack. Transport Scotland is providing a DRAFT of its conditions of contract to ensure prospective economic operators are informed as early as possible of the contract. The DRAFT conditions of contract are subject to change and no obligation, liability, duty of care or responsibility to any party is created by or shall arise out of this. Selected Participants, following the Competitive Dialogue stage, shall be invited to submit a final tender on the same contract terms and conditions. To be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice and the Supplementary Information Document (SID) which can be accessed via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options, this can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD. It is intended that the Contract will include the design and construction of the works which will last approximately 156 weeks, followed by a 260 week period of maintenance including defect correction and establishment of landscaping. Additional information: Economic operators who initially meet but then subsequently fails to meet the objective criteria, prior to contract award, shall be excluded. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049773-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | 16 May 2024 |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £155,000,000 |
| Lots value | £155,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £152,743,000 |

## 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 | G1 2AD |
| 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 East |
| Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WILLS BROS CIVIL ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
- 45112000 - Excavating and earthmoving work
- 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
- 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
- 45221220 - Culverts
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
- 45233120 - Road construction works
- 45233124 - Trunk road construction work
- 45233125 - Road junction construction work
- 45233128 - Roundabout construction work
- 45233161 - Footpath construction work
- 45233162 - Cycle path construction work
- 45233222 - Paving and asphalting works
- 45233224 - Dual carriageway construction work
- 45233226 - Access road construction work
- 45233280 - Erection of road-barriers
- 45233290 - Installation of road signs
- 45246200 - Riverbank protection works
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment
- 45316210 - Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
- 45454100 - Restoration work

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2025 at 10:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049773-2025
- 2 Jul 2024 at 09:57 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020064-2024
- 24 May 2024 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016501-2024
- 16 Apr 2024 at 11:59 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012338-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000766943
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099

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