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title: "Girdle Toll to Irvine - Active Travel Route, Detailed Design"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841967"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "North Ayrshire Council"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Girdle Toll to Irvine - Active Travel Route, Detailed Design

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841967

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council commissioned consultancy services for detailed design of the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. The work covers design stages 3–4, including all design work, surveys and supporting documentation needed to take the project to a construction-ready stage. The route is intended to improve active travel links between Girdle Toll, Bourtreehill, Broomlands and Irvine Town Centre, and to support future delivery through the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund. The procurement is for professional services rather than construction works. Delivery is centred on the route between Girdle Toll and Irvine in North Ayrshire, with the buying organisation being North Ayrshire Council, a local authority and central purchasing body. The requirement builds on an earlier feasibility study and preliminary design for the same route.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through an open procedure. There was one bid, from AtkinsRealis, which was selected for the single lot. The contract is active, was signed on 31 August 2026, and runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £145,921.17. The requirement was evaluated through the open competition for the detailed design consultancy commission. The award covers the full route-design requirement rather than separate packages: design stages 3–4, surveys and supporting documentation leading to a construction-ready project. North Ayrshire Council is the buyer, and AtkinsRealis is the appointed supplier. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need a multidisciplinary transport and infrastructure design capability covering detailed design, surveying and the preparation of construction-ready supporting documents. Relevant experience in active travel routes and links between settlements would be important, particularly the ability to turn feasibility work and preliminary design into deliverable stage 3–4 designs. Suppliers should be able to work with a local authority’s funding and project-development requirements, including schemes intended for active travel infrastructure investment. The single bid and appointment of AtkinsRealis show that the buyer accepted a large consultancy with established design capacity and experience in the relevant project. Firms with comparable route-design expertise, sufficient technical resources and the ability to coordinate surveys and supporting documentation would be the closest competitors when this requirement returns to market.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council requires consultancy services to undertake Detailed Design (Stages 3-4) for the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. The contract will commence on 2nd September 2026 and end on 31st March 2027.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council requires consultancy services to undertake Detailed Design (Stages 3-4) for the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. Building on the feasibility study and preliminary design completed by AtkinsRealis UK Limited in 2025/26, the commission will deliver all design, survey and supporting documentation required to progress the project to a construction-ready stage. The proposed route will improve active travel connectivity between Girdle Toll, Bourtreehill, Broomlands and Irvine Town Centre and support future delivery through the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund (ATIF).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563846 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 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 | £145,921 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Ayrshire Council |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AtkinsRéalis UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563846

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563846
  Girdle Toll to Irvine - Active Travel Route, Detailed Design - North Ayrshire Council requires consultancy services to undertake Detailed Design (Stages 3-4) for the Girdle Toll to Irvine Active Travel Route. The contract will commence on 2nd September 2026 and end on 31st March 2027.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841967

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