Official UK procurement notice
A816 Bealach Mor Permanent Solution Business Case
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArgyll and Bute Council require a Consultant to lead, manage and coordinate all activities necessary to progress the A816 Bealach Mor Landslip Project from the existing temporary mitigation arrangements towards a permanent, fully engineered road solution and subsequent construction contract.
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Sept 2026 – …
- Authority reference
00011-33- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083751- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9f1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 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=840887. 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. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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: Non-Evaluated Community Benefits apply (SC Ref:840887)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Sept 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Bids opened31 days ago25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST4 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST+14 days · was 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 25 Sept 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 25 Sept 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | +14 d |
Requested by tenderer
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria