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# NAC/5179 B714 Upgrading Construction (Market Engagement)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nac-5179-b714-upgrading-construction-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-044764). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Ayrshire Council: "NAC/5179 B714 Upgrading Construction (Market Engagement)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for highways, Construction work for highways, roads
- **Delivery Location:** UKM93
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044764`

## 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/nac-5179-b714-upgrading-construction-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-044764#tl-md)

## Description
North Ayrshire Council seek to appoint a contractor to complete works to upgrade the B714. 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 existing Hillend roundabout.
The scheme consists of
- Online and offline corridor improvements along the existing B714 route comprising mostly of single lane carriageway
- Embankment construction including cut and fill
- Construction of a new roundabout tie-in on an existing single carriageway
- Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDs) network, which will control rainfall runoff from the route
- Working with adjacent agricultural landowner and associated accommodation works and access
Works are currently estimated to commence in April 2025 with completion in October 2026.
The restricted process will be used for this requirement.
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of (34,666,666) GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
Bidders are required to provide a minimum of 2 examples of works contracts carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the supplies described in the Contract Notice. The supplies must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References must be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
The form of contract will be New Engineering Contract (NEC) – NEC4 ECC Option A.
The tender validity period for this tender will be 180 days.
Further information on the requirements of the project can be found in the attached documents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45233100, 45233130
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** NAC wish to engage with the market to discuss works that are required to upgrade the B714. The intention of this process is to engage with with contractors to discuss the project. The feedback from the market engagement process will inform the contra...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007733-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-11T16:07:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:16:25.591Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044764