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Torphins to Lumphanan Path Construction Works - Phase 1

Open United Kingdom Construction work

Buyer Aberdeenshire Council

29 days left

Key facts

Closes
13:00 (UTC)
Competition
Open race
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 31 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

30 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, below the EU threshold) give a median of 26 days, half of them between 20 and 30 days, based on 2,307 notices of the last two years.

This buyer usually gives 28 days (median of its last 20 calls for tender).

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The Aperlena Verdict

Open race

No supplier dominates: 24 different companies have won the last 39 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.

Based on 39 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.

Description

Construction of a shared use footpath / cycle path. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=845565. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. 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 included in the quality submission document - Volume 1 - Invitation to Tender Appendix 2 - Award Questionnaire. (SC Ref:845565)

Bid or no-bid?

Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.

  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    The register holds nothing on this. The official documents will.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Construction work.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    29 days left, 21 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    This buyer usually awards this kind of contract for between €65,090 and €196,460.

  6. In your favour:

    Do we know this buyer?

    24 different companies won the last 39 comparable contracts.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

Official source

Source: Public Contracts Scotland

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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 37 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

Median award
€127,808
Middle half of past awards
€65,090 to €196,460

Public Contracts Scotland publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.

Most recent awards

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

Aberdeenshire Council

United Kingdom

notices in the register
98
awards
71
awarded in total
€169.0M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
56
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
21%
of its calls state an estimated value
57%

Based on 71 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
R Davidson Joiners & Builders 9 €928,996 Oct 2026
KR Steel Services Ltd 4 €858,736 Jan 2026
KW Contractors Ltd 2 €2.7M Mar 2026
Alpha Projects 2 €898,722 Sep 2026
Hunter Construction (Aberdeen) Limited 2 €708,552 Aug 2026

Based on 39 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

5 open tenders right now

Market context

Public Contracts Scotland publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.

open now in Construction work
20,026
median open notice
€550,000

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Construction work

different companies won awards here
826
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
6%
buyers awarded contracts here
388

Based on 1,475 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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