---
title: "Tender brief"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000677393"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-02-18"
---

# Tender brief

Buyer: ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000677393

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## Summary

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is overseeing a public procurement process for a major construction project at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie, Scotland. The tender, titled "Tender brief", focuses on providing construction drawings and principal designer support throughout the project. This procurement, conducted through an open procedure, is currently at the active stage, with project commencement expected in January 2022 and completion targeted for summer 2023. The total value of the project is estimated at just under £2 million, and the call for tenders includes a deadline for submission of bids by 21 January 2022.

This procurement opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses in the construction and architectural sectors, particularly for those specialising in sustainable building practices. Companies with experience in delivering environmentally friendly projects, as well as those with advanced techniques in design and engineering, would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. With the emphasis on high-quality and cost-effective solutions, businesses that can demonstrate relevant expertise and a record of successful project management will have a competitive edge in this tender process.

## Notice

To take the design concept and layouts to provide construction drawings and give principle designer support through out the project

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland will be embarking on an exciting new build project to the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie. The Scottish Wildlife Discovery Centre will consist of 3 new build structures and 1 refurbishment of our existing visitors' centre. The build value has previously been estimated at just under 2 million pounds. Our aim is to have the buildings a sustainable as possible with the target for one of the buildings to be as "off grid" as possible. We are aiming for traditional styles buildings with leading technologies ensuing we are setting the trends in sustainable buildings, reducing our carbon footprint and reducing our need for fossil fuels. There will be the need for some feasibility work to be completed early in the project so your assistance in any value engineering will be required. We will also require assistance in preparing the tenders for the contractors including interviews and issuing contracts. The project is at RIBA stage 3 and is ready to begin the technical design. We will require Architect, Principle designer support throughout the design, tender and build phases of the project. We expect this to run for approximately 1.5 years starting January 2022 with completion targeted summer 2023. We wish to tender out the building work with a full bill of quantities and we will require you to provide regular reports, site inspections and provide any further information required by the client. Throughout this period you will be required to attend project meetings at least once a month. These meetings will be based at the Highland Wildlife park however there may be rare occasions where they will be held at Edinburgh or over video call.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB441256 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2022 - 31 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 6TS |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Corstorphine/Murrayfield |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ANDERSON BAYNE ARCHITECTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

## Release History

- 18 Feb 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB441256
- 16 Dec 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC436215

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436215&idx=1
  20th December 2021 - Tender Brief
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436215&idx=2
  20th December 2021 - Tender document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436215&idx=3
  20th December 2021 - Program
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC436215&idx=4
  20th December 2021 - Existing Drawings
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC436215
  Tender brief - To take the design concept and layouts to provide construction drawings and give principle designer support through out the project
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB441256
  Tender brief - To take the design concept and layouts to provide construction drawings and give principle designer support through out the project

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.rzss.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000677393

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