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title: "Drybridge Active Travel Link, Irvine - RIBA Stage 3 & 4 Design Development"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000846587"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Ayrshire Council"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# Drybridge Active Travel Link, Irvine - RIBA Stage 3 & 4 Design Development

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000846587

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council commissioned professional consultancy services to develop the existing concept design for an active travel route linking Shewalton Roundabout in Irvine with the village of Drybridge. The work concerns the design development of the route, rather than construction of the route itself, and is identified as transportation and traffic engineering consultancy. Delivery is associated with Irvine and Drybridge in North Ayrshire. The council is the buyer. The requirement sits within engineering and technical consultancy, specifically transportation and traffic engineering, and forms part of the council’s work to advance the proposed active travel connection. The contracted design work covers RIBA Stages 3 and 4.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Project Centre Limited. It was a direct award through the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy framework, under its transportation and traffic engineering lot; the tender record also identifies an open procedure. One bid was recorded. The contract was signed on 22 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 23 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £81,544.20. The award is for a single lot covering development of the active travel route concept design. No award date or evaluation criteria are stated in the available process details, so the recorded outcome is the selected supplier and signed contract rather than a reported scoring or award rationale.

For firms competing for similar work from North Ayrshire Council, this award demonstrates demand for specialist transport and traffic engineering consultancy to develop active travel route designs beyond the concept stage. Relevant capability includes progressing a route design through RIBA Stages 3 and 4, and working with an existing concept for a connection between Shewalton Roundabout and Drybridge. The selected supplier, Project Centre Limited, was appointed through the Scotland Excel engineering and technical consultancy framework’s transportation and traffic engineering lot, so a credible competitor would need access to the relevant framework route as well as suitable design expertise. This is a focused consultancy requirement for a defined route, rather than a construction contract. The work is suitable for firms able to deliver transport design development for a local authority in North Ayrshire.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council requires the provision of professional consultancy services to further develop the existing concept design for the proposed active travel route between Shewalton Roundabout, Irvine, and the village of Drybridge.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council requires the provision of professional consultancy services to further develop the existing concept design for the proposed active travel route between Shewalton Roundabout, Irvine, and the village of Drybridge. This is a direct award against the Scotland Excel - 1025 - Engineering and Technical Consultancy, Lot 2 - Transportation and Traffic Engineering. The contract will commence on 23/10/2026 and end on 31st March 2027.. Direct award against the Scotland Excel - 1025 - Engineering and Technical Consultancy, Lot 2 - Transportation and Traffic Engineering.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567396 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 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 | £81,544 |

## 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 | Project Centre |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567396

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567396
  Drybridge Active Travel Link, Irvine - RIBA Stage 3 & 4 Design Development - North Ayrshire Council requires the provision of professional consultancy services to further develop the existing concept design for the proposed active travel route between Shewalton Roundabout, Irvine, and the village of Drybridge.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846587

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