--- title: "Fort George North Glacis - Underpinning of Sea Wall" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Historic Environment Scotland" published: "2026-10-08" --- # Fort George North Glacis - Underpinning of Sea Wall Buyer: Historic Environment Scotland Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139.json) ## Summary Historic Environment Scotland is seeking construction contractors to repair and underpin a section of the existing sea wall at Fort George North Glacis. The work involves temporary propping, excavation from the beach side, installing and securing formwork, and placing mass concrete beneath the wall. Contractors must then remove the formwork and reinstate the beach. The site is at Fort George, near Ardersier, Inverness. This is a civil engineering works requirement focused on sea-wall repair and structural support. Historic Environment Scotland is the buying organisation. The scope is limited to one section of the sea wall and includes the associated beach-side excavation and reinstatement. The buyer invited tenders through an open procedure. The procurement reached the tender stage, with offers submitted electronically. The submission deadline was 4 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC; the stated bid opening was 5 November 2026 at 09:00 UTC. The contract period is 28 days. The tender documents state that bids will be evaluated on price and quality. Suitability is a selection criterion, with detail set out in the procurement documents. Variants are not allowed, and bids must remain valid for 90 days after submission. The process comprises a single lot. No tender or lot value is stated in the procurement details. This opportunity is suited to civil engineering and building contractors with the practical capability to stabilise and repair an existing sea wall in a coastal setting. Relevant delivery experience includes temporary works and propping, beach-side excavation, formwork installation and fixing, mass concrete placement beneath an existing structure, and reinstatement of the beach after construction. Contractors need to plan and coordinate these activities as a short, integrated repair project, working to the drawings and project information supplied for the site. The requirement also calls for the names and qualifications of staff assigned to the work, so bidders should be able to identify an appropriately qualified delivery team. The tender includes health and safety, ecological and cultural assessment information for planning the works.」} in final JSON strings. But unsupported ## Notice Generally the works comprise of underpinning a section of the existing sea wall at Fort George North Glacis with concrete. This will temporary propping, excavation from beach side, installing and securing formwork to allow mass concrete fill beneath the existing sea wall. Removal of formwork and reinstatement of existing beach. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Historic Environment Scotland is seeking tenders from those who may be interested in carrying out repairs to one of the sea walls at Fort George, works as detailed in the tender documents. Tenders will be evaluated on a Price and Quality basis as detailed in the tender documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566205 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2026 | | 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 | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Historic Environment Scotland | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH9 1SH | | 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 | Southside/Newington | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South | | Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work - 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work ## Release History - 8 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566205 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566205 Fort George North Glacis - Underpinning of Sea Wall - Generally the works comprise of underpinning a section of the existing sea wall at Fort George North Glacis with concrete. This will temporary propping, excavation from beach side, installing and securing formwork to allow mass concrete fill beneath the existing sea wall. Removal of formwork and reinstatement of existing beach. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://historicenvironment.scot - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=845139 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139.json.