Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
Contact person: Nicola Hainan
E-mail: nicolahainan@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
B714 Upgrading Construction
Reference number: NAC-5179
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45233120
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The upgrading of the B714 has been approved as part of a successful North Ayrshire Council (NAC) joint funding bid to the UK Government Funding. The B714 links the Trunk Road network from the A78 Sharphill Roundabout (Three Towns Bypass) to the A737, south of Dalry. NAC have been engaging with the Uk Government Department for Transport (DfT) regarding aspects of the Outline Business Case (OBC).
The terms and conditions for the contract will NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract & NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms.
The contract documents are available in the link below:
https://northayrshirecouncil-my.sharepoint.com/personal/williamtomelty_north-ayrshire_gov_uk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fwilliamtomelty_north-ayrshire_gov_uk%2FDocuments%2FTender%20Pack&ga=1
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
23 455 544.94
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45233120
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
Main site or place of performance:
b714
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The proposed scheme is an infrastructure improvement of the B714, primarily between Girthill Farm (located midway along the B714, between the Sharphill roundabout on the A78 and Dalry) and a new roundabout on Kilwinning Road to the north-west of the existing Hillend roundabout, as shown below.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-012918
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NAC/5179
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd
Maxim 3, Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral
Motherwell
ML1 4WQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1698479230
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 23 455 544.94
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:
Value of contract not suitable for lots.
Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.
Delivery of the contract is location specific.
Lots could potentially introduce a risk of discontinued employment for transferring employees.
Requires additional contract management resource which is not available.
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 BS OHSAS 18001 or 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:819958)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
UK
Telephone: +44 1563550024
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/01/2026