--- title: "Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme - Uist Repopulation Zone" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e647" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e647" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e647.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e647.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar" published: "2026-08-18" --- # Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme - Uist Repopulation Zone Buyer: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e647 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e647) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e647.json) ## Summary Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is seeking services for a feasibility study and the development of a pilot scheme in the Uist repopulation zone. The project concerns converting short-term lets into long-term homes, supporting efforts to increase the availability of housing in Uist. The procurement is categorised as a feasibility study service. Delivery is in Uist, with the council based in Stornoway. The work is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described lots. It will involve both examining the feasibility of the proposed approach and developing a pilot scheme for implementation. This opportunity is therefore relevant to consultancies, housing organisations and other service providers able to assess housing interventions and turn the findings into a practical pilot programme for a rural island community. The process has reached tender: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar invited offers through an open procedure. Bids were to be submitted electronically in English, with the tender deadline set for 9 September 2026 at 12:00 BST. The contract period is 1,560 days. Its estimated value is £10,000. Evaluation is based on quality, weighted at 60%, and price, weighted at 40%. Variants are not allowed and the buyer has not reserved options or renewals. The award period was scheduled to start at the submission deadline. Bids were scheduled to be opened on 9 September 2026 at 12:00 BST at the Council Offices in Stornoway. Electronic ordering and electronic payment are supported, while electronic invoicing is allowed. This requirement suits suppliers that can deliver feasibility studies and develop pilot schemes relating to housing supply, community regeneration or rural repopulation. Relevant capability includes assessing how short-term rented properties could become long-term homes, understanding the practical and local factors affecting housing availability, and producing recommendations that can be tested through a pilot. The work also suits organisations able to combine research, stakeholder understanding and practical scheme development rather than providing a purely academic report. The quality-led evaluation gives greater weight to the proposed approach and likely delivery quality than to price alone. English-language tendering and electronic submission support participation by consultancies, housing specialists, community-focused organisations and partnership teams with experience of converting analysis into implementable public-sector projects. ## Notice Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme for the Uist re-population zone. Short Term Let to Long Term Homes. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme for Uist re-population zone. Short Term Lets to Long Term Homes. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078414-2026 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | | Locality | STORNOWAY | | Postcode area | Outer Hebrides | | Postcode | HS1 2BW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Na h-Eileanan Siar | | Electoral ward | Steòrnabhagh a Deas | | Westminster constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | | Delivery location | TLM64 Na h-Eileanan Siar | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79314000 - Feasibility study ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 10:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078414-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840394 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840394 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00262 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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