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title: "Creation of a new mountain bike trail at Balloch Castle Country Park"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0795a2"
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published: "2026-11-02"
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# Creation of a new mountain bike trail at Balloch Castle Country Park

Buyer: West Dunbartonshire Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0795a2

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## Summary

West Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a specialist contractor to build a new 1 km mountain bike skills trail at Balloch Castle Country Park. The purpose-built facility is intended to support cycling skills development for riders of all levels and help establish a mountain bike club. The works include construction of the trail and associated site preparation, path and surface works, drainage and landscaping. The opportunity is for trail builders with experience delivering mountain bike trails or comparable projects. Work will take place at Balloch Castle Country Park in West Dunbartonshire.

The council invited tenders through an open procedure. The procurement is at the tender stage, and submissions were due by 12:00 on 2 December 2026. The estimated contract value is £434,000. The stated contract duration is 120 days, with renewal to be reviewed during the contract. There is one lot, and variant bids are not allowed. Evaluation includes financial standing and relevant experience and capacity: bidders must provide two examples of mountain bike trail or similar works completed in the past five years. Financial vetting requires annual turnover above twice the estimated contract value in each of the previous two years, and a pass in at least two of three specified financial ratios. A parent company guarantee may support a bidder that does not meet the financial test.

This suits specialist trail-building and civil engineering contractors able to deliver a mountain bike skills track, including the associated site preparation, path construction, surfacing, drainage and landscaping. Bidders need to demonstrate relevant delivery experience and capacity with two examples of mountain bike trail works or similar projects from the past five years. They should be prepared for detailed financial vetting, including turnover above the required threshold and passing at least two of the acid test, return on capital employed and current ratio tests. The tender also requires financial vetting, police check and declaration documents, plus a social benefits questionnaire. Community benefits form part of the requirement, so suppliers should be able to set out relevant social value commitments.

## Notice

West Dunbartonshire Council (the Council) intends to appoint a competent & experienced mountain bike trail contractor who is an experienced trail builder for the construction of a new Mountain Bike Skills Track at Balloch Castle Country Park. The new 1km trail aims to cater to the growing demand for mountain biking by providing a purpose-built facility to support and encourage cycling skills development for all riders of all levels resulting in the development of a Mountain Bike Club.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The route to market is to conduct an open procedure through Public Contracts Scotland - Tender.

Renewal: Will be reviewed during contract

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103759-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £434,000 |
| 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 | West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Locality | DUMBARTON |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G82 1QL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Dumbarton |
| Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45100000 - Site preparation work
- 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
- 45212200 - Construction work for sports facilities
- 45212210 - Single-purpose sports facilities construction work
- 45232451 - Drainage and surface works
- 45233160 - Paths and other metalled surfaces
- 45233162 - Cycle path construction work
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
- 71421000 - Landscape gardening services
- 90721100 - Landscape protection services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2026 at 14:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103759-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/suppliers/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000847245
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00153
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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