Official UK procurement notice
Arnish multi disciplinary Design Team
Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract has been AWARDED to provide a multi-disciplinary Design Team to prepare detailed plans for the proposed development and is capable of providing, as a minimum, Civil & Structural engineering services Architectural services, Mechanical & Electrical engineering services, Landscape consultancy services, Acoustic consultancy services and Sustainability/Whole Life Carbon Assessment services.
The contract has a start date of 15.9.2025 and an end date of 14.9.2026 plus 1 optional 6 month extension.
CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Structural engineering consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1It is expected that these services will be required from September 2025 for an initial…AwardedRenewal
It is expected that these services will be required from September 2025 for an initial period of 12 months unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 6 months following the Initial Term. 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.
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 (7)
- Management & Delivery Methodology: 20%
- Design Team: 15%
- Programme: 10%
- Risk Analysis: 5%
- Fair Work: 5%
- price: 40%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Prompt Payment: pass/fail
- Cyber Security: pass/fail
- Community Benefits: pass/fail
- Management & Delivery Methodology: 20%
- Design Team: 15%
- Programme: 10%
- Sustainability: 5%
- Risk Analysis: 5%
- Fair Work: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 25 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
FTS046- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042665- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553b1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
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.
Publisher note: This contract has been AWARDED. The figure used in 11.1.7 and V.2.4 includes an estimated GBP186,000 for HIE contingency/risk allowance. (SC Ref:808528)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 22 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published365 days ago22 Oct 2025, 09:46 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Deadline moved to 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST30 Jun 2025, 08:48 BST+6 days · was 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST24 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST+7 days · was 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 29 Jul 2025 | 4 Aug 2025 | +6 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 29 Jul 2025 | 4 Aug 2025 | +6 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 4 Aug 2025 | 11 Aug 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 4 Aug 2025 | 11 Aug 2025 | +7 d |
In response to bidder requests
1 extra week has been given for submission of bids.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON BELL CHRISTIE LIMITEDSMESubcontracting: Civil & Structural engineering services, Mechanical & Electrical engineering services, Sustainability/Whole Life Carbon Assessment services, Landscape consultancy services, Acoustic consultancy services | £642,290 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 067340-2025-FTS046-1 · ANDERSON BELL CHRISTIE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Value
- £642,290
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Anderson Bell Christie LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria