B714 Upgrading Construction
A Contract Award Notice
by NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Works)
- Duration
- 1.5 year (est.)
- Value
- £23M
- Sector
- CONSTRUCTION
- Published
- 16 Jan 2026
- Delivery
- To 10 Jul 2027 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
b714
2 buyers
- North Ayrshire Council Irvine
1 supplier
- Wills Bros Civil Engineering Motherwell
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-ayr...
Total Quantity or Scope
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.
Award Detail
| 1 | Wills Bros Civil Engineering (Motherwell)
|
Award Criteria
| Quality | 20.0 |
| PRICE | 80.0 |
CPV Codes
- 45233120 - Road construction works
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Other 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)
Reference
- FTS 003690-2026