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# B714 Upgrading Construction

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b714-upgrading-construction-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Ayrshire Council: "B714 Upgrading Construction". Published status: complete. Published Value: £26,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021)
- **Published Value:** £26,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road construction works
- **Delivery Location:** UKM93
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £23,455,545 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b714-upgrading-construction-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b714-upgrading-construction-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf7#participate

## Description
The upgrading of the B714 has been approved as part of a successful North Ayrshire Council (NAC) joint funding bid to the UK Government Funding.  The B714 links the Trunk Road network from the A78 Sharphill Roundabout (Three Towns Bypass) to the A737, south of Dalry. NAC have been engaging with the Uk Government Department for Transport (DfT) regarding aspects of the Outline Business Case (OBC).
The terms and conditions for the contract will  NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract & NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms.
The contract documents are available in the link below:
https://northayrshirecouncil-my.sharepoint.com/personal/williamtomelty_north-ayrshire_gov_uk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fwilliamtomelty_north-ayrshire_gov_uk%2FDocuments%2FTender%20Pack&ga=1

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45233120
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The proposed scheme is an infrastructure improvement of the B714, primarily between Girthill Farm (located midway along the B714, between the Sharphill roundabout on the A78 and Dalry) and a new roundabout on Kilwinning Road to the north-west of the ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003690-2026-NAC/5179-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-7253083`
  - Value: £23,455,545 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003690-2026-NAC/5179-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £23,455,545
  - Signed Date: 07/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003690-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-16T08:39:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:34:29.622Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf7