Construction Contract Leads
Scotland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 1st May 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-068fe6 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Urban planning services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | - |
Scotland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 1st May 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-068fe6 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Urban planning services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | - |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
hieprocurement [at] hient.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1463245245
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
I.1) Name and addresses
Wave Energy Scotland Limited
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
wesprocurement [at] hient.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1463245245
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.waveenergyscotland.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24283
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP
The Robert Rendall Building, Franklin Road
Stromness
KW16 3AN
facilitiesmanagement [at] orkneycampus.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7922426446
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.orkney.com/life/energy/oric
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30475
I.1) Name and addresses
Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd
Cairngorm Mountain, Cairngorm Ski Area
Aviemore
PH22 1RB
info [at] caingormmountain.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1479861261
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30513
I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Property Strategic Development Advisor
Reference number
FTS 053
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Strategic Development Advisor will be required to provide: Strategic Advice; advise/lead on the delivery of the project; advise on Funding Assistance to assist in securing external funding; advise on Town Planning issues; conceptual master planning services; advise on development protocols. This list is not exhaustive but provides the basis of services required. Full details are provided in the Tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71356400 - Technical planning services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is expected that these services will be required from August 2026 for a period of 4 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement.
The 4 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 460 000 and GBP 500 000 (excluding VAT).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Prompt Payment / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Cyber Security / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Payment of the Real Living Wage / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery of Community Benefits / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Framework Management & Delivery Methodology / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Project Call Offs Management & Delivery Methodology / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Management & Delivery Team / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practices / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 5%
Price - Weighting: 40%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The Framework may be modified for reasons including but not limited to:
- reduction/ removal of Services, e.g., HIE actioning more of the services or elements of the services themselves
- increasing the volume of Services
- addition of similar Services
In these situations, HIE will agree a price variation based on the pricing submitted within your Pricing Schedule.
Modifications may result in the overall framework value being lower or higher than stated in the contract notice/contract award notice during the framework period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 June 2026
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 June 2026
Local time
12:00pm
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the framework or at the end of the Framework, including any extension period.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=826847.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Bidders will be expected to support the delivery of community benefits which take into account HIEs role as a local economic development agency.
(SC Ref:826847)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=826847
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
inverness [at] scotcourts.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1463230782
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.