--- title: "Rum Primary School - Staff Housing" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "The Highland Council" published: "2026-08-31" --- # Rum Primary School - Staff Housing Buyer: The Highland Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621.json) ## Summary Highland Council procured works to construct a new three-bedroom staff house on the site of the former schoolhouse at Rum Primary School. The requirement covers a complete building project rather than the supply of standalone materials or services. The work is in Rum, within the Highland Council area. The procurement is classified under CPV 45000000, covering construction work. It is relevant to contractors able to deliver residential construction projects in remote Scottish locations, including firms with suitable design, construction, site-management and logistics capability. The buyer is Highland Council, the local authority responsible for the requirement. The project provides staff housing associated with the primary school and involves delivering a new house on an existing schoolhouse site. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Highland Council used a limited direct-award procedure without prior publication of a competition, relying on an approved exemption from its Contract Standing Orders. One bid was recorded, from an SME, and Modular West Ltd was selected for the single lot. The contract value is £679,310.19 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026 and is recorded as active. The award covered the full requirement for the new three-bedroom house. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and classified as outside the scope of the relevant directive. The recorded bid was electronic and came from a non-EU foreign bidder. For businesses that did not win, this award is evidence that Highland Council has a market for substantial staff-housing construction in remote island communities. A credible future competitor would need to deliver a complete three-bedroom residential building on an existing or constrained site, while managing the practical challenges of transporting labour, materials and plant to Rum. The winning supplier was an SME, showing that the requirement was accessible to a smaller specialist business rather than only a major national contractor. Relevant strengths would include modular or off-site construction, residential building delivery, planning and site coordination, dependable supply-chain management, and experience working in geographically isolated Scottish locations. Familiarity with public-sector direct-award routes and exemption-based approvals would also help firms understand this buyer’s procurement context. ## Notice The proposed project involves the construction of a new three-bedroom house on the site of the former schoolhouse. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Direct award - approval via Exemption to CSOs. ### Procurement Information Exemption to Contract Standing Orders approved. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563424 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £679,310 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The Highland Council | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Postcode area | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 5NX | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness West | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Modular West Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 31 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563424 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563424 Rum Primary School - Staff Housing - The proposed project involves the construction of a new three-bedroom house on the site of the former schoolhouse. ## Notice URLs - http:// - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841621 - https://www.highland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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