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title: "Old Town (Cowan's Close) Development - Works Order"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000795091"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-03"
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# Old Town (Cowan's Close) Development - Works Order

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000795091

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a contract for the Old Town (Cowan's Close) Development - Works Order. This contract entails the construction of nineteen wheelchair-adapted affordable homes at the site of the former Waste and Cleansing Services Depot at Cowan's Close, located in the Southside Conservation Area of Edinburgh. The industry category for this project falls under general public services with specific CPV codes related to construction works. The procurement process reached the award stage on 3 April 2025, with the contract valued at £5,443,469.03, signed with CCG (Scotland) Ltd on 27 January 2025.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in accessible housing construction, disability accommodation, and urban development. Large construction companies with expertise in delivering high-quality housing projects for local authorities would find this opportunity particularly advantageous. Competing businesses should be capable of adhering to the standards required for creating accessible living spaces and be adept at managing substantial contracts within the public sector framework.

## Notice

Delivery of nineteen wheelchair adapted affordable homes to be located at the site of the former Waste and Cleansing Services Depot at Cowan's Close. This notice is for the works stage of the project only. Following on from the previously published notice relating to the design/service stage.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Cowan's Close site is an accessibility focused development on the site of a vacated City of Edinburgh Council depot, situated at Cowan's Close in the Southside Conservation Area of the city. The development will comprise of 19 units of accessible flats in a single 4 storey 'tenement' style building. The development shall replace the single-storey cleaning depot currently on site. Each home will provide amenities to aid residents with disabilities or who require wheelchair accessible living. This notice is for the works stage of the project only. Following on from the previously published notice relating to the design/service stage.. This notice is for the works stage of the project only. Following on from the previously published notice relating to the design/service stage.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527432 |
| 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 | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,443,469 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CCG (SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211341 - Flats construction work

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527432

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527432
  Old Town (Cowan's Close) Development - Works Order - Delivery of nineteen wheelchair adapted affordable homes to be located at the site of the former Waste and Cleansing Services Depot at Cowan's Close. This notice is for the works stage of the project only. Following on from the previously published notice relating to the design/service stage.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000795091

## Provenance

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