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# Design & Build of Life Sciences Innovation Centre at Inverness Campus

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-build-of-life-sciences-innovation-centre-at-inverness-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-02becd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Highlands and Islands Enterprise: "Design & Build of Life Sciences Innovation Centre at Inverness Campus". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Highlands and Islands Enterprise](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,047,037 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02becd`

## 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/design-build-of-life-sciences-innovation-centre-at-inverness-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-02becd#tl-md)

## Description
Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands are proposing to construct a new shared development, the Life Sciences Innovation Centre [LSIC], on plot 15 of the Inverness Campus. The current proposals equate to circa 2,450 m2 with UHI acquiring circa 1,100m2, HIE acquiring circa 1,000m2 and a central shared facility of circa 350m2. Associated parking provision, service areas and external storage facilities are provided.
It is expected that the NEC4 ECC Option A contract will be awarded in March 2021 with a completion date of no later than June 2022.
HIE is conducting this procurement on behalf of itself and UHI. HIE will act as Employer for the purposes of the contract, acting on behalf of itself and UHI in respect of its implementation and delivery.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This contract will be awarded as a design and build (D&B) with the requirement that the contractor appoints their own design team to complete any post contract design necessary to enable the development to proceed. They will be responsible for the ma...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014170-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Robertson Construction Northern Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107376`
  - Value: £9,047,037 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014170-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,047,037
  - Signed Date: 21/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014170-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-22T10:24:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T08:54:45.607Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02becd