Official UK procurement notice
A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy
Authority: Transport Scotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the need to appoint a suitably experienced contractor for the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the proposed A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project which includes the upgrade of approximately 9.6km of existing A9 single and overtaking wide single 2+1 (WS2+1) carriageway to dual carriageway standard, between the existing dual carriageway sections to the south of Tomatin and to the north of Moy.
The main element of work to be delivered is the construction of a Dual 2 Lane All Purpose (D2AP) Trunk Road as described in ‘CD 127 Cross-sections and headrooms’ within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
The works will also incorporate a new bridge at Dalmagarry to carry the new A9 dual carriageway over the realignment of an approximately 670m long section of Dalmagarry Burn. This will replace an existing structure at this location. To the west of the Highland Main Line Railway, a new access track bridge will be required to be constructed to maintain access over Dalmagarry Burn for the local farm operations.
Other works will include, but not be limited to; construction of approximately 3.3km of single lane local link road with passing places, drainage (including sustainable drainage systems), one grade-separated junction, four left-in left-out junctions, upgrade of approximately 42 culverts, traffic management, earthworks, road restraint systems, accommodation works, service diversions, fencing, signage, environmental mitigation and a 5 year maintenance period for landscaping and defect rectification following completion. The successful tenderer will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance.
CPV: Access road construction work · Construction work for highways, roads · Culverts · Cycle path construction work · Dual carriageway construction work · Environmental improvement works · Erection of road-barriers · Footpath construction work · Grade-separated junction construction work · Installation of road signs · Paving and asphalting works · Railway bridge construction work · +5 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name…CancelledPublished value£115,000,000
Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to design & build the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy located between the village of Tomatin to the south and Moy to the north.
It is intended that the Contract will include the design and construction of the works which will last approximately 3 years followed by a 5-year period of maintenance for landscaping and defect rectification. The successful tenderer will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance.
Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the contract award, the contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer.
The contract terms and conditions will be based upon Transport Scotland’s bespoke design and build contract. Each selected economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same contract terms and conditions.
The Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the competitive dialogue procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Due to the project complexity, the contract requires to be performed by a single contractor and as such shall not be divided into lots.
To be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice, which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗).
Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD.
The scope of works will include, but not be limited to:
-Design and construction of online widening to the existing A9 trunk road to upgrade to rural dual carriageway (D2AP) standard;
-Design and construction of associated structures including bridges, retaining walls, and culverts;
-Design and construction of new side roads and access roads associated with the widening of the existing A9 trunk road;
-Diversionary works for statutory undertakers and the like;
-Environmental and landscaping mitigation measures;
-Construction of a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) including retention basins and swales;
-Stopping up of existing direct accesses and alternative provision made with alternative new means of access;
-Traffic management;
-Accommodation works; and
-All other works associated with a trunk road improvement.
Further details can be found in the Supplementary Information Document which can be downloaded via the Additional Documents, located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland Portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗).
Project Bank Account
It is the intention that the project will operate a mandatory Project Bank Account (PBA), a project specific account ring fenced with effective Trust status, for payment of the contractor and supply chain. The account shall be opened by the Scottish Ministers with The Royal Bank of Scotland (or similar bank operating PBA’s) under the Banking Services Framework defined at
www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Pr… ↗
and in addition it is intended that the PBA shall satisfy the minimum requirements for an effectively constituted Trust under Scots law.
The use of a PBA by the contractor and into the supply chain shall be a contractual requirement.
Where the Contract permits any of the supply chain for which it is agreed shall not be paid through the PBA, shall be entitled to payment according to the prompt payment provisions provided within the Contract. Additional information: For further information relating to additional information, please refer to Section 3.4 of the VI.3 Supplementary Information Document that can be downloaded via the Additional Documents, located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗).
What 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Final tenders will be assessed against evaluation criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission. Further information will be included in the tender documents.: 70%
- Approach to managing trunk road and local traffic, stakeholder engagement, environmental management, community benefits, decarbonising construction and health & wellbeing.: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Approach to managing trunk road and local traffic, stakeholder engagement, environmental management, community benefits, decarbonising construction and health & wellbeing.: 30%
- Final tenders will be assessed against evaluation criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission. Further information will be included in the tender documents.: 70%
- Suitability
Economic operators must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in the Member state of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) (i.e., registered under Companies House). Economic operators should provide details under Question Ref. 4A.1.
Accreditation
Economic operators or their appropriate subcontractors must be accredited under National Highway Sector Scheme (NHSS) including:
-NHSS 2B; NHSS 2c; NHSS 5A; NHSS 5B; NHSS 7; NHSS 8; NHSS 9A; NHSS 10A; NHSS 10B incorporating NHSS 2B & 5B; NHSS 12A/B; NHSS 12D; NHSS 13; NHSS 14; NHSS 15; NHSS 16; NHSS 17; NHSS 18; NHSS 20; NHSS 23.
Further information regarding NHSS can be found at: www.gov.uk ↗
Economic operators who are not accredited shall not progress beyond the assessment selection stage. Economic operators must provide confirmation of the above required accreditations under Question Ref 4D.1, in accordance with the requirements of this Contract Notice.
Staff
The successful tenderer shall be required to adopt the CDM Regulations (2015) and to comply with all other relevant health and safety law. Additionally, all site staff are to be accredited under the Construction Skills Construction Safety Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent.
Standards and Specification
Subject to the other provisions of the Contract, the standards and specifications which the Contractor shall comply with include:
-UK Department for Transport Standards for Highways, specifically:
-De…
- Economic & financial standing
Economic operators shall be required to satisfy minimum standards of economic and financial standing. To determine these standards, economic operators shall:
a)in response to SPD, Question Ref. 4B.1.1 provide the specified annual turnover for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years;
b)in response to SPD, Question Ref. 4B.6 provide the name, range and score of nine financial criteria for each year for the last two years of trading, or for the period which is available if trading for less than two years; and
c)in response to SPD, Question Ref. 4B.5 confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to commencement of the contract the required levels of insurance.
In addition to the information requested under (a) to (c), economic operators must provide a link / copies of the associated annual accounts as filed at Companies House (or equivalent if not a UK registered company). For the avoidance of doubt, if an economic operator fails to provide accounts relating to its last two full years of trading that are due to have been filed, that economic operator will be excluded from this procurement competition.
Where economic operators have not yet been trading for a full two year period, such that filed accounts are not yet due and available, and limited only to that circumstance, the required information to support (a) to (c) above may take the form of appropriate third party / statements setting out turnover, prof…
Minimum: Economic operators shall be required to satisfy minimum standards of economic and financial standing. These are described below: Evaluation Criteria Ratios (Question Ref. 4B.6) The following nine evaluation criteria shall be scored, for each year of the last two years of trading,… - Technical & professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
For 4C.1.2 economic operators shall be required to insert suitable responses to Statements (a) to (l) as summarised below and set out in full in the ‘Technical and professional ability questions’ document available in the Additional Documents, within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗), demonstrating that they have the required minimum standards of eligibility and technical and professional ability. Answers to these statements shall be provided by single economic operators and by groups of economic operators (group members should not respond individually).
Responses to Statements (a) to (f) shall be assessed on the basis of PASS or FAIL. Economic operators who fail to satisfy these minimum standards (either they answer ‘No’ or fail to provide an acceptable answer) shall be excluded from the procurement competition.
Responses to Statements (g) to (l) inclusive shall be assessed on the basis of a score from 0-5, with a minimum threshold. The scoring criteria and full statements can be downloaded via the Additional Documents, located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗).
A response shall be marked as a FAIL and will not be considered further if the score achieved for any statement is less than 2. Where a response is 2 or greater it shall be weighted in accordance with the following we…
Minimum: Statements (a) to (l) as summarised below and set out in full in the ‘Technical and professional ability questions’ document available in the Additional Documents, within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk) St…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 26 Feb 2021, 13:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST
- Authority reference
TS/MP/WKS/2021/01- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078125- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0296b2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
It is the Employer’s policy to measure the performance of the Contractor on a regular basis.
In the event that the Contractor’s performance falls below a satisfactory level, the Contractor will be invited to determine a means of rectifying the situation. Repeated or continual performance failures may result in suspension or termination of the contract.
Publisher note: For full further information relating to additional information, please refer to Section 3.4 of the VI.3 Supplementary Information Document that can be downloaded via the Additional Documents, located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). (SC Ref:840344)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
28 May 2021 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected4 Nov 2021
- Notice published66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2021- Status changed to active19 Aug 2021, 15:15 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Aug 2021, 15:15 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST19 Aug 2021, 15:15 BST
- Status changed to cancelled17 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Clerk’s OfficeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.