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title: "A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000743273"
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# A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000743273

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## Summary

Transport Scotland, acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has completed the procurement process for the design, construction, completion, and maintenance of the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project. This project involves widening approximately 9.6km of existing A9 road to a dual two-lane carriageway between Tomatin and Moy in the Highlands. The competitive dialogue procurement method was used, culminating in an award on 30 July 2024. The project is valued at £184.7 million GBP, and the contract includes a three-year construction period followed by a five-year maintenance phase.

The A9 Dualling project presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for firms specialising in large-scale road construction, engineering, and infrastructure maintenance. Companies with extensive experience in highway projects and familiarity with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges standards would be well-positioned to compete. The successful contractor, Balfour Beatty, will benefit from both the construction and subsequent maintenance phases, highlighting the project's capacity to provide sustained employment and business expansion over an extended period.

## Notice

Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need to appoint a suitably experienced contractor for the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the proposed A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project which involves widening of approximately 9.6km of existing A9 single and overtaking wide single 2+1 (WS2+1) road carriageway to Dual 2 lane All-purpose roads Sub-category c (D2APc) standard, in accordance with 'CD 109 Highway Link Design' within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, between the existing dual carriageway sections to the south of Tomatin and to the north of Moy.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to design & build a new dual carriageway between the village of Tomatin to the south and Moy to the north. The Contractor will be procured through a Competitive Dialogue procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of a Contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer. The procurement process leading to the award of the Contract will comprise the following: 1. Prequalification (SPD) 2. Competitive Dialogue (approx. 16 weeks) 3. Tender (approx. 4 weeks) 4. Award Detailed information regarding the award process and award criteria for the tender phase will be supplied to economic operators who are invited to participate in dialogue. Transport Scotland shall notify Participants when the Competitive Dialogue phase has concluded and invite the Participants who have presented an acceptable solution to submit a final tender. Due to the project's complexity, the Contract requires to be performed by a single entity and as such shall not be divided into lots. It is intended that the Contract will include the design and construction of the works which will last approximately 3 years, followed by a 5-year period of maintenance including defect correction and establishment of landscaping. The successful tenderer will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance. The intended form of contract is to be an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) Option A: priced contract with activity schedule with amendments. Contract documentation will be provided at ITPD stage to shortlisted participants, however the DRAFT conditions of contract will be made available for all economic operators to review within the Information Pack. Refer to Section VI.3) for further information on how to access to the Information Pack. Transport Scotland is providing a DRAFT of its conditions of contract to ensure prospective economic operators are informed as early as possible of the proposed contract. The DRAFT conditions of contract are subject to change and no obligation, liability, duty of care or responsibility to any party is created by or shall arise out of this. Selected Participants, following the Competitive Dialogue stage, shall be invited to submit a final tender on the same contract terms and conditions. To be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice and the Supplementary Information Document (SID) which can be accessed via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options, this can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD.. Any economic operator who meets the selection criteria set out in the tender documents at the initial evaluation but subsequently, prior to contract award, fails to meet such criteria, shall be excluded from this procurement competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP513368 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £184,702,662 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 2AD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45112000 - Excavating and earthmoving work
- 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
- 45221112 - Railway bridge construction work
- 45221220 - Culverts
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
- 45233120 - Road construction works
- 45233124 - Trunk road construction work
- 45233125 - Road junction construction work
- 45233126 - Grade-separated junction construction work
- 45233161 - Footpath construction work
- 45233162 - Cycle path construction work
- 45233222 - Paving and asphalting works
- 45233224 - Dual carriageway construction work
- 45233226 - Access road construction work
- 45233227 - Slip road construction work
- 45233280 - Erection of road-barriers
- 45233290 - Installation of road signs
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 45454100 - Restoration work

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP513368
- 5 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487587

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP487587&idx=1
  5th September 2023 - A9 Dualling Tomatin to Moy project - Supplementary Information Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP487587&idx=2
  5th September 2023 - A9 Dualling - Tomatin to Moy - Report on Market Consultation - February to August 2023
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487587
  A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project - Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need to appoint a suitably experienced contractor for the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the proposed A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project which involves widening of approximately 9.6km of existing A9 single and overtaking wide single 2+1 (WS2+1) road carriageway to Dual 2 lane All-purpose roads Sub-category c (D2APc) standard, in accordance with 'CD 109 Highway Link Design' within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, between the existing dual carriageway sections to the south of Tomatin and to the north of Moy.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP513368
  A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project - Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need to appoint a suitably experienced contractor for the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the proposed A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project which involves widening of approximately 9.6km of existing A9 single and overtaking wide single 2+1 (WS2+1) road carriageway to Dual 2 lane All-purpose roads Sub-category c (D2APc) standard, in accordance with 'CD 109 Highway Link Design' within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, between the existing dual carriageway sections to the south of Tomatin and to the north of Moy.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000743273

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