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Published 1 May 2026, 09:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Property Strategic Development Advisor

Official notice

Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Jun 2026awarded 30 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract Award Notice provides information on the framework agreement award.

The Strategic Development Advisor will be required to provide: Strategic Advice; advise/lead on the delivery of the project; advise on Funding Assistance to assist in securing external funding; advise on Town Planning issues; conceptual master planning services; advise on development protocols. This list is not exhaustive but provides the basis of services required. Full details are provided in the Tender documentation.

The Total value of the procurement shown in II.1.7 represents the total value of the framework agreement budget available. The value of the successful tender for evaluation purposes was GBP 380,340.00 across the 4 year framework agreement.

  • Recurrence: HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the framework or at the end of the Framework, including any extension period.

CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Construction consultancy services · Technical planning services · Urban planning services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 6 bids received (6.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1It is expected that these services will be required from August 2026 for a period of 4…Awarded

It is expected that these services will be required from August 2026 for a period of 4 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement.

The 4 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP 460 000 and GBP 500 000 (excluding VAT). Additional information: Economic operators 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Framework may be modified for reasons including but not limited to: - reduction/ removal of Services, e.g., HIE actioning more of the services or elements of the services themselves - increasing the volume of Services - addition of similar Services In these situations, HIE will agree a price variation based on the pricing submitted within your Pricing Schedule. Modifications may result in the overall framework value being lower or higher than stated in the contract notice/contract award notice during the framework period.Variant bids: not allowed
71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services71356400 Technical planning services71530000 Construction consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 40%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Framework Management & Delivery Methodology: 10%
  • Project Call Offs Management & Delivery Methodology: 20%
  • Management & Delivery Team: 20%
  • Fair Work Practices: 5%
  • price: 40%
  • Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Prompt Payment: Pass/Fail
  • Cyber Security: Pass/Fail
  • Payment of the Real Living Wage: Pass/Fail
  • Delivery of Community Benefits: Pass/Fail
  • Framework Management & Delivery Methodology: 10%
  • Project Call Offs Management & Delivery Methodology: 20%
  • Management & Delivery Team: 20%
  • Fair Work Practices: 5%
  • Sustainability: 5%
  • Price: 40%
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Property Strategic Development Advisor” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the framework or at the end of the Framework, including any extension period.

First published
1 May 2026, 09:10 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2026, 10:57 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Jun 2026 – …
Authority reference
FTS 053
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072592
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, engineering and planning servicesConstruction consultancy servicesTechnical planning servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fe6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:837488)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

4 Jun 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period ends140 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened140 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published83 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 10:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2026, 10:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 072592-2026-FTS053-1

    Signed
    30 Jul 2026
    Value
    £480,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeEconomic affairs An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 5NAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) LtdContracting authority Aviemore, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLPContracting authority Stromness, UKContact email, phone
  • Wave Energy Scotland LimitedContracting authority Inverness, ScotlandContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria