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Published 5 Mar 2025, 10:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme & Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement & Main Works Construction

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM92)
Published estimate£37,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 May 2025awarded 8 Aug 2025
Awarded to McLaughlin and Harvey Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme and Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and Main Works Construction

CPV: Construction consultancy services · Construction work · Flood-defences maintenance works · Flood-prevention works · Infrastructure works consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Dumfries and Galloway Council (“The Employer”) requires the services of a suitably…AwardedPublished value£37,500,000

Dumfries and Galloway Council (“The Employer”) requires the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Consultant to support the detailed design development of the Whitesands Project through Early Contractor Involvement, including the production of a Report to detail the proposed methodology, findings and considerations relating to the delivery of the Whitesands Project.

It is the Employer’s intention to appoint a single Consultant to deliver the ECI and the subsequent Main Works Construction through a two-stage process:

  • Stage 1 – Early Contractor Involvement (“ECI”)
  • Stage 2 – Main Works Construction (“Main Works”)

Stage 1 - Early Contract Involvement

The Consultant is required to provide construction-focused advice and expertise to be considered throughout the detailed design in support of Gateway 3 work. This includes collaborating with the Scheme designers to ensure constructability of the Scheme, attending detailed design workshops, optimising cost and efficiency, and offering Consultant insights pre-construction.

Stage 2 - Main Works Construction

The Council would expect the chosen supplier to lead on delivery of the Main Works Construction, with elements including, but not limited to:

  • Health and Safety Management (CDM 2015)
  • Site Planning and Management
  • Waste Management
  • Traffic Management
  • Planning and License Condition Discharge
Delivery: Scotland · Whitesands, Dumfries
Variant bids: not allowed
45000000 Construction work45246400 Flood-prevention works45246410 Flood-defences maintenance works71311300 Infrastructure works consultancy 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • 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.

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
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
5 Mar 2025, 10:57 GMT
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
Award evaluation window
27 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
DGCP-0313
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034007
Classification (CPV)
Construction consultancy servicesConstruction workFlood-defences maintenance worksFlood-prevention worksInfrastructure works consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9b1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:828849)

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
27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published196 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to active
    25 Apr 2025, 13:39 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    25 Apr 2025, 13:39 BST
  3. Deadline published: 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    25 Apr 2025, 13:39 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2025, 15:58 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £45,446,0591 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 2latest 8 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McLaughlin and Harvey Limited£45,446,059 †—Awarded
McLaughlin and Harvey Limited£37,500,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme & Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement & Main Works Construction · McLaughlin and Harvey Limited

    Signed
    8 Aug 2025
    Value
    £45,446,059
    Status
    active
    • Change Application of Regulation 72 to award Stage 2 – Main Works Construction, as this modification was expressly provided for within the original procurement documents and contract notice., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: As set out in the original procurement documentation and contract notice, and in accordance with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the Council intended to appoint a single supplier to deliver both the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase and the subsequent Main Works Construction through a two‑stage process. This modification pertains specifically to the award of Stage 2: Main Works Construction.

  • Contract 057453-2025-DGCP-0313-1 · McLaughlin and Harvey Limited

    Signed
    8 Aug 2025
    Value
    £37,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • McLaughlin & HarveyAwarded supplier 15 Trench Road, Mallusk, Newtownabbey, Scotland, BT36 4TYContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria