Official UK procurement notice
Melbost West Phases 1&2 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Tighean Innse Gall
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.1 Tenderers are invited to Tender for the provision of Principal Contractor to provide Design and Build (D&B) services for the delivery of the Melbost West Phase 1&2 Housing Development, Isle of Lewis. 73 number various HHP standard house types as shown on the approved planning drawings, together with associated roads and parking within the site, alterations to the A866 at the new access intersection (new roundabout), street lighting, drainage, SUDS basin, utilities, site services, footpaths, site works, play park, serviced plot for future commercial area and landscaping all as shown on the approved drawings and noted on the Schedule of Conditions accompanying the planning approval.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Houses construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Open procurement single stage procurement for appointing a Principal ContractorAwarded
Open procurement single stage procurement for appointing a Principal Contractor. Contract to be SBCC Design & Build
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 (10)
- Accounts: 6%
- Methodology: 10%
- Challenges: 6%
- Community Benefit: 4%
- Proposed Delivery: 10%
- Previous Experience: 6%
- Risk Analysis: 8%
- Programme: 6%
- Fair Work First: 4%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (10)
- Accounts: 6
- Methodology: 10
- Challenges: 6
- Community Benefit: 4
- Proposed Delivery: 10
- Previous Experience: 6
- Risk Analysis: 8
- Programme: 6
- Fair Work First: 4
- Price: 40
- Suitability
The main contractor or their Sub-Contractors will be expected to hold membership and accreditation’s with the following or an equivalent
organisation: Scottish Building Federation, MCS, Select, or NICEIC (or equivalent) SNIPEF (or equivalent), CITB, or have within the last
12 months successfully met the assessment requirements of a constructions related scheme in registered membership of the safety schemes
in Procurement (SSIP) forum eg CHAS.
- 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
- 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
- 7 Oct 2025, 10:01 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 10:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033594- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a93bFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:828949)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 14 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened344 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline317 days ago8 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published190 days ago14 Apr 2026, 10:15 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025- Deadline moved to 8 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT23 Oct 2025, 16:41 BST+28 days · was 10 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 10:15 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 10 Nov 2025 | 8 Dec 2025 | +28 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 11 Nov 2025 | 9 Dec 2025 | +28 d |
Due to multiple requests from tenderers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Mac Construction Ltd | £22,670,988 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033594-2026-1 · O'Mac Construction Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £22,670,988
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stornoway Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- O'Mac Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria