--- title: "Award of Building Refurbishment - Forthside Development" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "STIRLING COUNCIL" published: "2025-04-15" --- # Award of Building Refurbishment - Forthside Development Buyer: STIRLING COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000781486.json) ## Summary The contracting process involves Stirling Council awarding a refurbishment project for building 135 within the Meadowforth site, located in Stirling, which was previously MOD Forthside. The procurement falls under the category of works, specifically refurbishment work classified under CPV code 45453100. This procurement is in the award stage as of 15 April 2025, with Heron Bros. Ltd. as the selected supplier. The project aims to modernise the building to enable multiple uses, including a film studio, and involves substantial upgrades such as fabric improvements, enhanced fire safety, improved welfare facilities, and increased power capacity through new transformers. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in construction and refurbishment. Companies with expertise in modernising historical buildings, improving fire safety measures, and enhancing building facilities will find this project particularly suitable. The project offers potential growth by enabling suppliers to showcase their capability in handling large-scale refurbishment projects that support modern and versatile usage, such as film production facilities. Businesses that can deliver high-quality upgrades and increased power solutions will be well-positioned to benefit from similar future projects as the site develops. ## Notice This project covers the refurbishment of building 135 within the Meadowforth site to provide a building suitable for multiple uses, including a film studio. The Meadowforth site now owned by Stirling Council was previously MOD Forthside and building 135 was historically utilised for vehicle storage and maintenance.Building 135 is circa 14,700m2 NIA and is split into distinct areas which will become five individual stage areas, two workshop areas and associated stores and welfare facilities.Owing to the previous MOD ownership, the building was crown exempt and therefore this project seeks to refurbish the building to enable a building warrant to be obtained as well as to undertake various upgrades and improvement works.The scope of works will comprise fabric upgrades, improved fire safety elements, improved welfare facilities, modernisation of services, provision of two new transformers to increase power capacity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528406 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 15 Apr 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £6,318,877 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STIRLING COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS); FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS BOARD FOR SCOTLAND; LHC PROCUREMENT GROUP FOR THE SCOTTISH PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE (SPA); MORAY COUNCIL; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SRUC; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 8NW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian | | Local authority | West Lothian | | Electoral ward | Livingston North | | Westminster constituency | Livingston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 33 | | Supplier names | ABERDEEN MARINE SERVICES; ARC MARQUEES; BREWSTER BROTHERS; BUCHER MUNICIPAL; CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL; CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY LTD (QUICK QUOTES; CLYDE SCAFFOLDING; CORE CUT; DMFCA; EVILLE & JONES (COMMERCIAL SERVICES; G MCNAUGHTON & SON (PLANT HIRE; HERON BROS.; HOWELL MARINE CONSULTING; HUB PARKING TECHNOLOGY A BUSINESS UNIT OF FAAC (UK; IDEAGEN; INFLUENTIAL SOFTWARE SERVICES; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTS; LEITH CREATIVE AGENCY LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; MARSHALL CONSTRUCTION; MBA ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY; MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION; OX IT SOLUTIONS; PAT MUNRO CONSTRUCTION; PROCAST BUILDING CONTRACTORS; PSQUARE; ROSS MACARTHUR CONTRACTORS; SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS; SMART TRAVEL; SPECTRUM.LIFE; THE DIFFLEY PARTNERSHIP; TROSSACHS ECOLOGY; VENESKY BROWN; WALK IN THE GATE LTD (TRADING AS THE GATE WORLDWIDE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45453100 - Refurbishment work ## Release History - 15 Apr 2025 at 13:45 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528406 ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot - http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.fife.gov.uk - http://www.hanover.scot - http://www.moray.gov.uk - http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk - http://www.pkc.gov.uk - http://www.ros.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - http://www.scottishprocurement.scot - http://www.sruc.ac.uk - http://www.stirling.gov.uk - https://www.spectrum.life/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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