Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463383084
E-mail: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hie.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Arnish multi disciplinary Design Team
Reference number: FTS046
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contract has been AWARDED to provide a multi-disciplinary Design Team to prepare detailed plans for the proposed development and is capable of providing, as a minimum, Civil & Structural engineering services Architectural services, Mechanical & Electrical engineering services, Landscape consultancy services, Acoustic consultancy services and Sustainability/Whole Life Carbon Assessment services.
The contract has a start date of 15.9.2025 and an end date of 14.9.2026 plus 1 optional 6 month extension.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
642 290.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71250000
71220000
71312000
71334000
71313000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM64
Main site or place of performance:
Arnish
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is expected that these services will be required from September 2025 for an initial period of 12 months unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 6 months following the Initial Term.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Prompt Payment
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Cyber Security
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: pass/fail
Quality criterion: Management & Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Design Team
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Programme
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Risk Analysis
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Fair Work
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services particularly with regard to demand and budgetary availability or where HIE’s strategic focus changes as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This may result in amendments to requirements under the Framework, including but not limited to:
- removal of Services
- addition of new similar Services
- increasing or decreasing the Services
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators 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.
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 000-035197
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FTS046
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 18
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anderson Bell Christie Limited
382 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G4 9HT
UK
Telephone: +44 141339515
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 642 290.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 50 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Civil & Structural engineering services, Mechanical & Electrical engineering services, Sustainability/Whole Life Carbon Assessment services, Landscape consultancy services, Acoustic consultancy services
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been AWARDED. The figure used in 11.1.7 and V.2.4 includes an estimated GBP186,000 for HIE contingency/risk allowance.
(SC Ref:808528)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/10/2025