Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
E-mail: danielcampbell@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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
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
Flexible Advanced Industrial Unit (Design and Build) – Phase 2 of i3 Business Park
Reference number: NAC5235
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
North Ayrshire Council require to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to carry out the design and build of a flexible Advanced Industrial Unit as part of Phase 2 of the investment by the Ayrshire Growth Deal and local regeneration fund in the i3 Business Park.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
6 046 900.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
45210000
45211350
45213100
45213200
45213250
45213251
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Ayrshire Council require to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to carry out the design and build of a flexible Advanced Industrial Unit as part of Phase 2 of the investment by the Ayrshire Growth Deal and local regeneration fund in the i3 Business Park.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 14
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 12,093,800 GBP per year for the last 3 years
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
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 commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP
Third-party motor vehicle insurance = Yes
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.
Contractors All Risk Insurance = The full reinstatement value of the Works (100% of the contract sum), including materials and goods, plus 15% professional fees
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders must provide two examples that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract, as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last five (works) years. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.
Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts. References should be fully completed and signed by previous customers and must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last five (works) years. If any of the referees score less than two, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. If you submit more than two references, NAC will only evaluate the first two references provided.
Bidders should complete a separate experience / reference template for each experience example. Bidders should complete Section 1 Experience and then forward to the relevant customer/client to complete Section 2 Reference Proforma. The customer/client should return the completed template to the bidder and the bidder in turn will upload the fully completed template.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/07/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
27/11/2026
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/07/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:
Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.
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.
Tenderers must agree to accept the SBCC Design and Build Contract for use in Scotland (DB/Scot) 2016 edition, as supplemented by the preliminaries and NAC Model Form Additional Contract Terms as the contract will be let on these terms. Amendments to T&Cs will not be permitted after the tender return deadline. Any issues with the content must be communicated to NAC during the live tender period for consideration and to ensure fairness for all.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31667 . For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
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:
Community benefits will be required on a mandatory / voluntary basis for:
- Employment
- Employability & Skills
- SMEs
- TSOs
- Education
- Community Wish List (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist- application-form/)
(SC Ref:831300)
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
08/05/2026