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title: "Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Viewhill House"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000789088"
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buyer: "INVERNESS CITY HERITAGE TRUST"
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# Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Viewhill House

Buyer: INVERNESS CITY HERITAGE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000789088

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## Summary

Inverness City Heritage Trust, an independent charity, initiated a public procurement process for the reconstruction and reuse of the historic Viewhill House in Inverness. The procurement, which has progressed to the award stage, involved commissioning a feasibility study and business plan for the project. The process utilised a restricted procedure selective procurement method and fell under the services category, specifically related to environmental protection. The tender was valued at £30,000 and the key deadline for submissions was on 4th July 2025. The contract was awarded to LDN Architects LLP on 2nd March 2026, with a contract value of £28,320. The procurement was covered by the General Procurement Agreement (GPA) and required electronic submissions via Public Contracts Scotland.

This procurement presents opportunities for businesses specialising in heritage conservation and architecture to engage in a significant regeneration project aimed at a historic site. Companies with expertise in building restoration and conservation accredited professionals, particularly those adept in working with limited access sites, would find this type of contract beneficial for growth. By participating, businesses can position themselves as key players in heritage conservation and potentially enhance their portfolio with government-backed projects. There is also the opportunity to contribute innovative design solutions that balance modern usability with historic preservation, encouraging multi-disciplinary firms to explore creative end uses for space like Viewhill House.

## Notice

Inverness City Heritage Trust wishes to appoint a conservation accredited architect or surveyor and team to produce a feasibility study, business plan and outline design brief to completion of RIBA stage 2 for the proposed reconstruction and reuse of Viewhill House in Inverness.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

1.1 Introduction Inverness City Heritage Trust is an independent charity based in Inverness. The Trust's main aim is to take a strategic view of the repair and maintenance needs of the buildings forming the historic core of the city and to co-ordinate a programme of conservation work funded by grant assistance. It also gives advice to building owners, produces publications and helps to organise events and exhibitions for people interested in the history of buildings and architecture in Inverness. 1.2 Background Viewhill House is a category B listed building and occupies a prominent site overlooking the river in the centre of Inverness. Dating from 1835, the building is of considerable heritage merit, both for its architectural significance and for its association with Joseph Mitchell who was a civil engineer who worked with Thomas Telford on the Caledonian Canal, and on the railway, the first sewerage system, extraction of the first water supply from the Ness and through his involvement with many road building schemes. Viewhill House was built as his primary residence. Viewhill House was last in use as the Inverness youth hostel. In 1998 the Scottish Youth Hostels Association declared the building to be surplus to requirements and it was put on the market. The building has since passed through the ownership of a number of property developers, however plans to redevelop the property have been abandoned following the virtual destruction of the building by fire in September 2007. The building currently stands as a ruined shell in a constrained site of around 2000 square metres with very limited vehicular access. It's reuse is considered a priority for the Trust as part of its strategic vision to move towards self-sufficiency through development of market-failure properties and taking a subsequent rental income from a property portfolio. Highland Historic Buildings Trust recently commissioned a condition survey for Viewhill House which concluded that the building is capable of restoration. Following on from this, the Inverness City Heritage Trust wishes to commission a feasibility study in order to determine a viable and financially sustainable new use for the building. 1.3 Requirement The Trust wishes to commission a detailed feasibility study, business plan and outline design work in order to determine a viable new use for Viewhill House. The Trust is keen to explore creative ideas for an end use, especially given the constrained nature of the site and lack of vehicular access. Both single and multi-use options will be considered with a partial space for public use encouraged. The Trust's offices are to be based in Viewhill House as well as perhaps provision of a small museum to Joeseph Mitchell and highland architects. Repairs to the existing historic fabric of the building will be guided by Historic Environment Scotland's standards and the building should retain its main facade and south facing elevation and reform the historic roof line. A sympathetic outline design which respects the surviving historic material and the wider conservation area is essential.. Condition Survey HHBT's condition survey is not currently available to the general public. It will be made available to those selected to proceed to stage 2.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555956 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £28,320 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INVERNESS CITY HERITAGE TRUST |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 3JP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness Millburn |
| 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 | LDN ARCHITECTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79314000 - Feasibility study
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 May 2026 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555956
- 20 Jun 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533007

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN533007&idx=1
  20th June 2025 - Viewhill ITT pre-questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533007
  Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Viewhill House - Inverness City Heritage Trust wishes to appoint a conservation accredited architect or surveyor and team to produce a feasibility study, business plan and outline design brief to completion of RIBA stage 2 for the proposed reconstruction and reuse of Viewhill House in Inverness.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555956
  Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Viewhill House - Inverness City Heritage Trust wishes to appoint a conservation accredited architect or surveyor and team to produce a feasibility study, business plan and outline design brief to completion of RIBA stage 2 for the proposed reconstruction and reuse of Viewhill House in Inverness.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.icht.org.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000789088

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