Official UK procurement notice
PS-25-251 - Ayrshire Innovation Park, Phase 3 – Construction of Industrial Units (PRJ0013527)
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ayrshire Engineering Park (AEP) project will contribute towards meeting current demand for new industrial space within East Ayrshire and Ayrshire, where there is a lack of high quality sites and premises that support the growth ambitions of a number of local Ayrshire companies.
This Phase (3) will comprise the construction of a range of different sized shell Industrial Units B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 with associated parking, service yards and landscape elements. These works will be delivered by separate contract under a Design & Build procurement approach and are anticipated to be undertaken concurrently with the works associated with Phases 2.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport · Construction work for industrial buildings · Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings · Industrial units construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
For the purpose of this Contract, all Electrical Subcontractors (including the Main Contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this Project must have Registration with either ‘NICEIC (Approved Contractor Scheme)’ or ‘SELECT (Approved Certifier of Construction Scheme)’ throughout the entire Contract period, and all Employees (including Employees of Electrical Subcontractors) must have appropriate trade certification.
For the purpose of this Contract, all Mechanical Subcontractors (including the Main Contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this Project must have Registration with either ‘B&ES Association (Member status)’ or ‘CIPHE (Member status)’ throughout the entire
Contract period, and all Employees of Mechanical Subcontractors must have appropriate trade certification.
For the purpose of this Contract, all Gas Sub-Contractors (including the Main Contractor if appropriate) must be on the current Capita Gas Safe Register of Gas Installers at a commercial level throughout the entire Contract period. It is also required by the authorities that any operative employed to do gas work will have to be reported to Capita, and their fees paid as stipulated.
For the purpose of this Contract, the company which will carry out the Solar Photovoltaic installation must be on the current Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) database of certified installers at the time of installation. It is also required by the Authority
that all microgeneration products used are MCS …
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Standing
The Council shall commission an independent third party business credit report from Creditsafe Business Solutions Ltd using the Company Registration number supplied by the Tenderer. Any Tenderer who does not meet the minimum threshold of a Credit Score of 30 out of 100 will have their submission regarded as a “Fail” and will not be considered further. Where a Tenderer receives a Credit Score of between 30-50 out of 100, the Council reserves the right to request further financial information to determine the risk to the Council. In the event that such additional measures are requested, the Council shall, in its sole discretion, determine the terms of those measures that it deems as acceptable. If Tenderers cannot provide measures to the satisfaction of the Council then their submission may be rejected.
Risk or Credit reports from other agencies will not be considered.
It is the Tenderers responsibility to ensure that all information held by Creditsafe is current and accurate when submitting their Tender. The Council will not enter into discussions with Tenderers who fail to ensure that their Creditsafe scores are accurate by the due submission date.
Insurances
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 insurances indicated below.
Public & Products Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Employers…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- Restricted 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
- 10 Dec 2025, 16:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 11:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f31dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:845044)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
30 Jan 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline269 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected224 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Notice published19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 11:19 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2026, 11:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Contracts Ltd | £12,155,347 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 094616-2026-1 · Clark Contracts Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Value
- £12,155,347
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Clark Contracts LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria