Official UK procurement notice
Flexible Advanced Industrial Unit (Design and Build) – Phase 2 of i3 Business Park
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council require to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to carry out the design and build of a flexible Advanced Industrial Unit as part of Phase 2 of the investment by the Ayrshire Growth Deal and local regeneration fund in the i3 Business Park.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for commercial buildings · Construction work for industrial buildings · Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings · Industrial units construction work · Multi-functional buildings construction work
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Project Programme: 10%
- Project Methodology: 5%
- Innovative Design Solutions: 5%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- price: 75%
Published award criteria (5)
- Project Programme: 10
- Project Methodology: 5
- Innovative Design Solutions: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 75
- Suitability
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 12,093,800 GBP per year for the last 3 years
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP
Third-party motor vehicle insurance = Yes
A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.
Contractors All Risk Insurance = The full…
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must provide two examples that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract, as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last five (works) years. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.
Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts. References should be fully completed and signed by previous customers and must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last five (works) years. If any of the referees score less than two, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. If you submit more than two references, NAC will only evaluate the first two references provided.
Bidders should complete a separate experience / reference template for each experience example. Bidders should complete Section 1 Experience and then forward to the relevant customer/client to complete Section 2 Reference Proforma. The customer/client should return the completed template to the bidder and the bidder in turn will upload the fully completed template.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontracto…
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- 8 May 2026, 15:55 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 16:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NAC5235- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101242- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069508Find a Tender
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders 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. Tenderers must agree to accept the SBCC Design and Build Contract for use in Scotland (DB/Scot) 2016 edition, as supplemented by the preliminaries and NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms as the contract will be let on these terms. Amendments to T&Cs will not be permitted after the tender return deadline. Any issues with the content must be communicated to NAC during the live tender period for consideration and to ensure fairness for all. Contract start date: 19/10/2026 Contract end date: 06/12/2027 (SC Ref:846348)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Jul 2026 → 27 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice publishedearlier today26 Oct 2026, 16:55 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 32 days27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Oct 2026, 16:55 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir Construction Ltd | £5,235,942 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 101242-2026-NAC/5235-1 · Muir Construction Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Value
- £5,235,942
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Muir Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.