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title: "Fraserburgh Town Centre CARS: Traditional Building Skills: Training Courses, Engagement & Events"
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# Fraserburgh Town Centre CARS: Traditional Building Skills: Training Courses, Engagement & Events

Buyer: ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000591344

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## Summary

Aberdeenshire Council is currently conducting a procurement process for the tender titled "Fraserburgh Town Centre CARS: Traditional Building Skills: Training Courses, Engagement & Events." This initiative falls under the education and general public services categories, aimed at enhancing the historic built environment in Fraserburgh, located in the UKM50 region. The tender period is set to conclude on 30th August 2019, with an award period commencing on 5th September 2019. The total estimated value of the contract is £18,000, following an open procurement method, allowing for electronic submissions via the designated platform.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses that specialise in training and services related to traditional building skills and heritage conservation. Contractors, educational institutions, and organisations focused on community engagement and craft skills development will find this tender particularly relevant. Eligible businesses can engage in training courses, workshops, and other events designed to promote the understanding and preservation of local heritage, thereby potentially expanding their service offerings and client base in the Fraserburgh area.

## Notice

We are seeking a supplier or suppliers to provide a package of training courses and events targeted at stakeholders of the historic built environment including but not limited to, contractors, building professionals and council officers. This is being led by the Fraserburgh Town Centre Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) Team, a heritage led regeneration initiative that awards grants to projects that improve the quality of the historic built environment. The aims of the CARS project is to conserve and enhance the historic built environment via repair programmes for priority projects and small grant schemes for homeowners and retailers. In addition, community engagement, education programmes and training opportunities for traditional craftspeople and contractors.

### Lot Information

Hands-on taster sessions and traditional craft skills demonstrations for a wide audience from children to adults.

Community Engagement regarding skills associated with the historic built environment: hands-on taster sessions and traditional craft skills demonstrations for a wide audience from children to adults.

Masonry & Lime - course for building professionals, home owners with special interest, site managers and students of the Built Environment

Course to demonstrate and provide practical experience of the techniques, tools and materials (lime mortars for pointing, rendering, harling and lime washing) appropriate for traditional buildings. Particular attention to be paid to the prevailing Fraserburgh weather conditions, ashlar pointing and maintenance of granite buildings in terms of lime applications. Participants should learn about the composition, specification and application of historic mortars and binders, and be able to choose the right sand and mortar mix for different applications/parts of the building. Hot lime training and application is also to figure here.

Traditional Lime Mortars - course for contractors

Course aimed at building contractors based in Fraserburgh area with interest in an accreditation on lime mortars. This course should provide attendees with a strong understanding of lime technology required for assessment and accreditation of SQA National Unit 1 - 'Preparing and Using Basic Lime Mixes'. The course should enable participants to complete pointing work to traditional buildings to a high standard as well as help participants to be prepared to better advise clients on traditional mortars.

Repair of Sash & Case Windows - course for building professionals, home owners with special interest and site managers

Course to demonstrate and provide practical experience in repair and maintenance of traditional sash and case windows. Participants should be able to identify and address problems that commonly occur with sash windows, such as replacing ropes, weights, broken panes, and repair or replacing rotten sills. Also, to recognise the different designs/styles though time, choose best hardwood and oil based paint to use, and to prepare traditional putty. Participants should be able to advise customers on appropriate glazing and options for improving thermal qualities for existing sash & case windows.

Repair of Traditional Shop Fronts - course for building professionals, home owners with special interest, site managers, contractors and students of the Built Environment

Course to be a mix of lecture and practical experience in repair of traditional timber shop fronts and signs. Include examples of good repair practice to talk about design considerations, signage and lettering, and appropriate interventions. Provide insight to conservation and reinstatement of the different elements that make a shop front, such as cornices, timber fascia, console brackets, pilasters and plinths, the lobby and door, and the stall riser. Give examples of restored sun blinds and appropriate security measures, as well as ventilation options to keep fresh air indoors. In the case of external doors, participants should be able to identify and select appropriate traditional mouldings, pilasters and oil based paints.

Roofing and Slating - course for building professionals, home owners with special interest, site managers, contractors and students of the built environment

Course to demonstrate and provide practical experience in the repair and maintenance of traditional roofs, including slating, looking at the under laying (insulation and waterproofing layers) and conservation of rainwater goods. Participants should be able to recognise the structure of roofs, identify different types of trusses, different external roof shapes, their detailing and decorative features. The practical sessions should enable participants to trim and size slates, set out and nail a simple traditional slate roof, execute a mortar skew fillet and install rainwater goods correctly. By the end of the course attendees should also be able to know which statutory consents are needed for this type of work and to identify the variety of slates used in the past and where to look for appropriate Scottish/British slates to use in traditional roofing works.

Domestic Chimneys and Flues - workshop for building professionals, home owners with special interest, site managers, contractors and students of the built environment

Workshop to outline the basic elements of a flue and chimney system and identify common faults, their diagnosis and the principles of how to deal with them. Participants should understand the need to ventilate flues even when these are not in use anymore, and the impact that cement has when repairing chimneys.

Stone Decay - workshop for building professionals, home owners with special interest, site managers, contractors and students of the built environment

Workshop to outline the effect of cement use in traditional buildings and identify common faults, their diagnosis and the principles of how to deal with them. Participants should understand the need to use lime mortars and the impact of salts on natural building stone.

Basic Lead Bossing and Welding/ Traditional Leadwork - course for contractors

Course aimed at building contractors based in Fraserburgh area with interest in an accreditation in the use of rolled lead sheet. This course should enable participants to shape and form lead sheet into complex shapes and joints without leaving tool marks, causing any significant reduction in the thickness of the metal, or compromise the weatherproofing of the installation. The practical sessions should enable participants to try hands-on the most common traditional leadwork, such as flashing around chimneys, roof ridges and detailing, valleys and on parapet gutters. By the end of the course, participants should understand the most common cause of defects to leadwork, the implications of lead to contract and expand with changes of temperatures, and the difference between codes of lead.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL360680 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | 17 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000 |
| Lots value | £18,000 |
| 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 | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL360680

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL360680&idx=1
  17th July 2019 - ITQ Fraserburgh Town Centre CARS Traditional Building Skills: Training, Engagement & Events
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL360680&idx=2
  17th July 2019 - Fraserburgh Conservation Area Appraisal (Context)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL360680
  Fraserburgh Town Centre CARS: Traditional Building Skills: Training Courses, Engagement & Events - We are seeking a supplier or suppliers to provide a package of training courses and events targeted at stakeholders of the historic built environment including but not limited to, contractors, building professionals and council officers. This is being led by the Fraserburgh Town Centre Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) Team, a heritage led regeneration initiative that awards grants to projects that improve the quality of the historic built environment. The aims of the CARS project is to conserve and enhance the historic built environment via repair programmes for priority projects and small grant schemes for homeowners and retailers. In addition, community engagement, education programmes and training opportunities for traditional craftspeople and contractors.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
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- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=591344
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