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Published 31 Jan 2025, 10:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Maritime Mile Design Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT40.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Mar 2025awarded 2 Jun 2025
Awarded to Atkins Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NAC require a Lead Designer with a multidisciplinary consultancy service for the design and administration of civil works in relation to the public realm improvements along Irvine Harbourside, known as the Maritime Mile. The service will cover RIBA stages 2-4 from Outline Concept onwards, and also includes roles of a Principal Designer and Contract Administrator for construction works as stated in the Construction Design and Management (CDM) 2015 regulations. The Council is seeking a team that’s experienced in delivering high quality public streets and spaces with appropriate design qualifications.

The total budget for the capital works is estimated at 6m GBP.

The following terms conditions of contract apply:

NEC4 Professional Services Contract (June 2017) – Pricing Option A, NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms and NAC Exit Terms & Conditions. Please refer to PCS-Tender to access the documentation.

CPV: Construction consultancy services · Design consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NAC are looking to develop the next phase of the destination development project in…AwardedPublished value£250,000

NAC are looking to develop the next phase of the destination development project in Irvine known as the Great Harbour (GH), comprising of three activity hubs along the Harbourside and connections between them with public realm improvements, known as Maritime Mile (MM). The project is supported by Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) investment and seeks to promote the area as a tourism destination for Irvine and the wider Ayrshire Coast.

NAC require a Lead Designer with a multidisciplinary consultancy service for the design and administration of civil works in relation to the public realm improvements along Irvine Harbourside, known as the Maritime Mile.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “general” turnover of 500000GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.

    Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

    Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP in respect of each claim, without the limit to the number of claims. www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance 10M GBP in respect of each claim, without the limit to the number of claims.

    Professional Indemnity Insurance 2M GBP with an aggregate limit of 5M GBP

    Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance 5M GBP in respect of each and every claim without limit to the number of claims

    A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. The examples provided must demonstrate successful completion of similar projects including design and management of multidisciplinary design team. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is between 5M GBP and a maximum of 7M GBP. 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 should 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.

    Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

    Bidders will be required to confirm that their managerial staff have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

    The minimum educational and professional qualifications required shall be those officially recognised by the relevant governing body for the specific profession, ensuring compliance with UK regulations and allowing the individual to lawfully carry out their duties; as a minimum educated to a degree level or equivalent in their rele…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Jan 2025, 10:57 GMT
Last source update
27 Aug 2025, 14:23 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
NAC/5201
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051622
Classification (CPV)
Construction consultancy servicesDesign consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04da74 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Delivery of the contract is location specific. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders 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. (SC Ref:808434)

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
Submission deadline
11 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Mar 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 14:23 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025
  1. Deadline moved to 11 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
    20 Feb 2025, 10:26 GMT
    +7 days · was 4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    27 Aug 2025, 14:23 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.24 Mar 202511 Mar 2025+7 d

Extension Granted

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £149,1951 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Atkins Limited£149,195 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 051622-2025-NAC/5201-1 · Atkins Limited

    Signed
    2 Jun 2025
    Value
    £149,195
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.