--- title: "Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path Developed and Technical Design" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Argyll and Bute Council" published: "2026-09-10" --- # Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path Developed and Technical Design Buyer: Argyll and Bute Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676.json) ## Summary Argyll and Bute Council intends to appoint a design team for the Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project. The commission is for design consultancy services, covering development of the existing concept design through Developed Design at RIBA Stage 3 and Technical Design at RIBA Stage 4. The appointed team will also act as Principal Designer during construction at RIBA Stage 5. The project concerns an active travel path linking Tarbert Ferry Terminal with Whitehouse, with delivery identified in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute. It is a services procurement led by Argyll and Bute Council, a local authority. The requirement is presented as a single planned lot, covering the full design and construction-designers’ duties for this path project. This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish a future notice on 14 September 2026. The planned procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and is expected to use a tender process. The council has identified one lot for the complete commission, from concept development through technical design and the Principal Designer role during construction. The stated procurement value, budget, contract duration, tender deadline and detailed evaluation criteria are not part of this planning information. Businesses should therefore treat the date as an indicative publication expectation, rather than a bid deadline or confirmed start date. The work is suited to an appropriately qualified and experienced multidisciplinary design team with relevant capability in active travel infrastructure and the progression of transport or civil engineering projects through RIBA Stages 3 and 4. Firms should be able to develop an existing concept into coordinated developed and technical design information, and provide the Principal Designer function during construction at RIBA Stage 5. Experience managing design risk and supporting delivery through construction will be important to the intended scope. This is an opportunity to prepare capability statements, relevant project examples and evidence of qualified staff for a future full-path design commission, rather than a contract that can be bid for at this planning stage. ## Notice Argyll & Bute Council wish to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced design team to develop the Tarbert to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project from the current concept design through Developed (RIBA Stage 3) and Technical (RIBA Stage 4) Design, and to be Principal Designer during construction (RIBA Stage 5). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Argyll & Bute Council wish to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced design team to develop the Tarbert to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project from the current concept design through Developed (RIBA Stage 3) and Technical (RIBA Stage 4) Design, and to be Principal Designer during construction (RIBA Stage 5). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564244 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Sep 2026 | | 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 | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Argyll and Bute Council | | Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD | | Postcode area | Paisley | | Postcode | PA31 8RT | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Argyll and Bute | | Electoral ward | Mid Argyll | | Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | | Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79415200 - Design consultancy services ## Release History - 10 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564244 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564244 Tarbert Ferry Terminal to Whitehouse Active Travel Path Developed and Technical Design - Argyll & Bute Council wish to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced design team to develop the Tarbert to Whitehouse Active Travel Path project from the current concept design through Developed (RIBA Stage 3) and Technical (RIBA Stage 4) Design, and to be Principal Designer during construction (RIBA Stage 5). ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842676 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=842676 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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