Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Procurement Team, Carruthers House
Dumfries
DG1 2HP
UK
Contact person: Terri Trainor
Telephone: +44 3033333000
E-mail: Terri.Trainor@dumgal.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM92
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme & Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement & Main Works Construction
Reference number: DGCP-0313
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45246400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme and Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and Main Works Construction
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
37 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45246400
45246410
45000000
71311300
71530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM92
Main site or place of performance:
Whitesands, Dumfries
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Contract Award value is estimated using the previously published contract value of 37.5m GBP as this notice is for both Stage 1 - ECI and Stage 2 - Main Works Construction. This notice is subject to modification upon decision to proceed with Stage 2 if approval granted.
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 000-017035
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DGCP-0313
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
McLaughlin & Harvey
15 Trench Road, Mallusk
Newtownabbey
BT36 4TY
UK
Telephone: +44 2890342777
Fax: +44 2890342236
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 37 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:810484)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dumfries Sheriff Court
40 Buccleuch Street
Dumfries
DG1 2AN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/09/2025