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title: "Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2020-10-23"
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# Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening

Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000631839

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## Summary

Highlands and Islands Enterprise has successfully completed the procurement process for the "Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening" project, a major structural enhancement of the funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands. This project falls under the works category and was conducted through an open procurement method, ensuring transparency and wider participation. The contract, awarded to Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, was signed on 9 October 2020, with a total value of £9,900,765.02. The location of the project is in Inverness, Scotland, where structural assessments prompted urgent strengthening measures to ensure safety and operational continuity of the railway.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in civil engineering, structural repair, and related construction services. Companies looking to expand their portfolio could benefit from similar contracts that require expertise in major infrastructure projects. Given that the current award has been granted with a sizable budget, additional contracts may arise in the future for further upgrades or maintenance, particularly within the framework established by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for the Scottish Highlands region.

## Notice

Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) is delivering a major structural strengthening scheme to the existing funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Cairngorm Funicular Railway was constructed in 2001 and consists of circa 1750m length of elevated viaduct and a 250m cut and cover tunnel. The base station is at 650m elevation and its top station terminates at 1097m with a height gain of circa 450m. Structural appraisal and investigations have identified a number of areas of structural inadequacy in the viaduct structure. The funicular railway operation has been halted and a number of areas of strengthening are necessary before the structure can be deemed safe for the resumption of operation. This is a call off contract using the SCAPE Civil Engineering Scotland framework agreement. The Civil Engineering Scotland Framework was procured via a two stage "restricted" process which fully complies with Regulation 29 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Throughout the process to set up the framework, tenders were evaluated on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender having regard to both price and quality. The qualitative and financial submissions were weighted in the ratio of 60% for quality and 40% for price. The Civil Engineering Scotland Framework is a single supplier framework. The call off process involves verifying the contract costs using the agreed Framework rates and resources were agreed between client and contractor to ensure the call off contract could fully meet the project requirements.

Options: HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397804 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,900,765 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 5NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness South |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45223200 - Structural works

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397804

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397804
  Cairngorm Funicular Structural Strengthening - Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) is delivering a major structural strengthening scheme to the existing funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000631839
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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