Official UK procurement notice
Dargavel Burn Restoration Project - Developed & Technical Design Stages (RIBA 3 &4)
Authority: Green Action Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGreen Action Trust wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Consultant to deliver the Developed and Technical Design stages (RIBA 3 and 4) for the Dargavel Burn Restoration and Weir Removal Project. The commission may be extended to provide preparation and supervision of the RIBA 5 Works procurement and delivery stages respectively.
CPV: Engineering design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Consultant shall deliver Developed and Technical Designs (RIBA Stages 3 and 4),…
The Consultant shall deliver Developed and Technical Designs (RIBA Stages 3 and 4), producing a multidisciplinary, build-ready design based on the Concept Design (RIBA 2). Services will include delivering the river restoration Developed and Technical Designs (RIBA 3 and RIBA 4) incorporating biodiversity and landscape improvements, ecological and environmental assessments, flood modelling ensuring no increase in flood risk, meaningful stakeholder engagement, preparation of statutory consents (including EASR and Planning Permission), and the production of NEC4 tender documentation for the build stage (RIBA 5). Design will take into account all relevant constraints, most importantly contaminated land, flood risk and ecological sensitivities. Design decisions will be logged demonstrating that constraints and risks have been acceptably designed out of the final Technical Designs suitable for build.
Current funding allows for the procurement of services for Developed and Technical Designs (RIBA Stages 3 and 4) to allow for a Construction tender to be compiled. It is expected that the appointed Consultant may also support procurement and provide professional services during the construction phase (RIBA Stage 5), including NEC4 Principal Project Manager, Principal Designer, and Supervisor duties, together with ecological and geomorphological supervision.
An Indicative Scope of Services is included in Appendix 1 of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Overall, the Consultant's role is to take the project from Concept Design through to completion of Technical Design (RIBA 4), secure all necessary approvals and permissions, undertake required surveys and investigations, prepare works tender documentation, and support successful delivery through construction.
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- Suitability
Bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Authority reference
WEF_Dargavel_RIBA_3&4- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e7Find a Tender
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843159. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: This will be provided in Invitation to Tender documents and appendices shared to shortlisted applicants. (SC Ref:843159)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Sept 2026 → 31 Jan 2028 · 4 dates- Notice published39 days ago18 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Invitations to tender expectedin 38h30 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jan 2028, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Airdrie Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria